List of Fauna

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This is a list of Fauna known to exist (or have existed) in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. This list applies to creatures of the Materium. For those of the Immaterium, see List of Warp Entities.

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A

Animal Image Notes
Acidic Bullworm[1] A monstrous creature of the Sump in Necromunda's Underhive. Described as "big, scary, and pink" with the ability to devastate entire communities. Denizens are to beware whenever the ground shakes, heralding its coming.[1][Trivia]
Aethexe[2a] Aethexe.jpg
Aereb-beetle[134a]
Albino sump-spiders[3] Sump beast in Necromunda's Underhive[3]
Ambull[4c] AmbullXenology.jpg
Anahig[5a]
Antlerdon[6b]
Arthromite Duneskuttler[7] Duneskuttler2023.jpg
Arachnospilatext-middle[Help] Arachnospila.jpg
Arachno-ursid[8d] Beast able to put up a notable fight again an Armiger Knight.[8d]
Archaeosaur[9] Archeosaur.jpg
Argrax[10a]
Armidillian Plate Lizard[11b]
Ash Clams[12b]
Auct[13g] Auct.jpg
Auroch[6b]

B

Animal Image Notes
Baleen[14] Extinct. A type of cetacean that lived on ancient Terra[14]
Balethrox[15] Extinct species.[15]
Ball sprite[16b]
Barraguana[138]
Basemekanic[17]
Bazoom Ape[18] BazoomApe.jpg
Beremoth[19a]
Blackback Viper[2b]
Blindsnake[20]
Bloodlouse[21]
Bluntshark[22a]
Bouncer[4c]
Borthod[23]
Bovian[24] Livestock farmed in the Imperium.[24]
Bovine[25]
Brachiosaurtext-middle[Help]
Bruul Parasite[26c] Bruul Parasite.jpg
Bullshark[27]

C

Animal Image Notes
Camelid[28a] Camelid racing is common on Atoma Prime. Dung is described as "nutty".[28a]
Camelopard[29]
Camule[143a]
Canid[30] Canid.jpg
Caradoch[134a]
Carniv[31d]
Carnivorous Sand Clam[4a][4c][4d] Carnivorous Sand Clam.jpg
Carnodon[32] Carnodon.jpg
Carnosaurtext-middle[Help]
Carrion Bats[12c]
Caryatid[33] Caryatid.jpg
Catachan Barking Toad[34] Toad-big.jpg
Catachan Devil[4b] CDArt.jpg
Catachan Face-Eater[4e] Faceeater.JPG
Catachan Shrike[35]
Cephalopoda[36] Squid[36]
Cervus[8b] An antlered creature that sometimes dies when said antlers get trapped in the thick underbrush of a forest.[8b]
Chelontext-middle[Help]
Chem-Beasttext-middle[Help]
Chemdog[37]
Chiaro Ash Croakertext-middle[Help] Chiaro Ash Croaker.jpg
Cisor[38a]
Clawed Fiend[39] ClawedFiendXenology.jpg
Clawgibbon[40]
Coilthorntext-middle[Help]
Corpse-Crawler[41c]
Crawler[4e] Crawler.jpg
Crimson Stinger[42c]
Crotalid[26d] Crotalid.jpg
Cruorian War Beast[19d] Cruorian War Beast.jpg
Csith[43]
Cthellean Cudbear[4f] Cthellean.JPG
Cthellean Jumping-jelly[4m]
Cthellan electrogenesis squid[44] Egg sacs are used to create Mindscrambler Grenades.[44]
Cuchlain[5b]

D

Animal Image Notes
Daymoth[143b]
Deer[45]
Demi-pach[46] Imperial livestock[46]
Devilcat[47a][47b]
Devil Leech[48]
Diablodon[26e]
Dinosaur[4f]
Djemja Falak[13e] Falak.jpg
Doppelgangrel[49c]
Dragon[47d]
Dragon Hornet[42c]
Drakebat[50]
Drakon[51]
Dustback Helamitetext-middle[Help] Dustbackhelamite2022.jpg
Dusk Stalker[41a]
Dweller in the Heights[42a]

E

Animal Image Notes
Elephant[52] Described as a "very large creature". Said to be larger than bikes, dreadnoughts, and landspeeders and thus, easier to aim and hit at range than the aforementioned smaller vehicles.[52]

F

Animal Image Notes
Face-Eaters[12e]
Faolchu[53]
Fanged dome-crawler[3] Sump beast in Necromunda's Underhive[3]
Fedridian Althak[13d] Althak.jpg
Fen skulk[54]
Felid[55] Imperial Cat Nobility RT.jpg Various creatures with cat-like traits. Some with confirmed Terran ancestors.[55]
Fenksworld Pit Thing[19e]
Fenrisian Wolf[56] Fenrisian Wolf.jpg
Ferro-beast[4f][4g] Ferro-beast.jpg
Fire Scorpion[13f] FireScorpion.jpg
Fire worm[16a]
Flashcat[28b]
Flatworm[135] Flatforms are found at the bottom of Cirian V's mostly lifeless world-spanning ocean. Hundreds of metres long, they have clusters of limbs on each segmented portion of their long bodies. They snake across the muddy sea floor, many mile below the surface. They consume phosphorescent cloud of plankton.[135]
Flat-crab[6a]
Fluff beast[4l]
Fruit-wasp[57b]
Fyre Drake[58]

G

Animal Image Notes
Garralisk[142] KroyleMini.jpg
Gatorex[59]
Geldwhal[137] A species of whale, native to Fenris.[137]
Ghazal[143c]
Ghost Phage[26c]
Ghor'vash[132b] A creature hunted by Aeldari and known for being dangerous in melee.[132b]
Giant[49a]
Giant Reptile
Giant beetles[60]
Giant Spiders[12a] Edge Spider.jpg
Gloomhaunt[19f] Gloomhaunt.jpg
Glotfly[28c]
Goat[47d]
Gorebeast[61] Gorebeast.jpg
Great Barking Toad of Catachan[62]
Great Beasts of Caliban[63]
Great Knarloc[64] DoWDCGrKnarloc.jpg
Great White Bear[58]
Greater malkavan constrictor[8e] An enormous serpent whose body can be as thick as a barrelhead. Also referred to as grox-stranglers, some are known man-eating. The massive snake has armoured, purple eyes.[8e]
Greely Worm[28c]
Grendel (Xenos)[65]
Grontock[24] Livestock farmed in the Imperium.[24]
Grox[41c] Grox.JPG Common (but dangerous) livestock farmed in the Imperium.[41c]
Grundloper[66]
Gula[67]
Gyrfalkon[68b]
Gyrinx[42b]

H

Animal Image Notes
Haemovore[69]
Helspider[39]
Heretic-Ant[70]
Horse[4h]
Hunting Lizardtext-middle[Help]

I

Animal Image Notes
Ice Troll[71]
Ice Whaletext-middle[Help]
Ice Wolf[139]
Ice Wyrm[58]
Icrotic Slime[12e] Icrotic Slime 2007 Necromunda Scenario Competition Results - Good Well Hunting.jpg
Imhis[72]

J

Animal Image Notes
Jalpida[73]
Janusian Lacerax[74] Janusian Lacerax.jpg
Jurnaome Beetle[134b]

K

Animal Image Notes
Kalamandratext-middle[Help] Lone-spear.jpg
Kalathrax Fiendtext-middle[Help] Kalathrax Fiend.jpg
Khaïdesi Haemovore[75]
Khimerix[76a] Khimerax.jpg
Khymera[39] Khymera.jpg
Klohawk[68a]
Knarloc[77b] KrootRider.jpg
Fenrisian Kraken[49d]
Kroothawk[13a]
Kroot Hound[26b] Kroothound DWMX.jpg
Krootox[26a] Krootox equipped with the Kroot gun..jpg

L

Animal Image Notes
Lamin[78b]
Land Sharktext-middle[Help]
Larisel[57a]
Lashworms[12e]
Lesser Barking Toad of Catachan[79]
Lion[55] A type of large felid from ancient Terra that is seen in various Imperial iconography.[55]
Loxodont[143c]

M

Animal Image Notes
Magmakin[80] Magmakin.jpg
Mahish[5a]
Mastodon[81]
Maw-fluke[19g] Maw–fluke.jpg
Meat-bird[82]
Megadon[83a] Exodite.jpg
Megarachnid[84]
Megasaur[39]
Megascarab[143b]
Meridian razor slug[85]
Mica-dragon[86]
Milliasaur[12c]
Mimic[4i] Mimic.jpg
Mink[47b]
Mist-beast[87]
Mowa[143d]
Mrofth[134a]
Mudeel[88]
Mukaali[77a] TallarnRider.jpg Used as a mount by Tallarn Desert Raiders.[77a]
Multi-headed tox serpent[3] Sump beast in Necromunda's Underhive[3]
Murder-pedes[76b]

N

Animal Image Notes
Nal-grub[57b]
Nautiline[140]
Necromundan Giant Rats[12d] GiantRat.jpg
Netherworms[89]
Nightwing[41b]

O

Animal Image Notes
Ogrefly[143b]
Orkeosaurustext-middle[Help] EpicOrkeosaurus.jpg
Osedex[19c]
Ovigortext-middle[Help]
Owl[90]

P

Animal Image Notes
Peacock[136] A creature whose feathers have been used as plumes for a hat in M41, and often referenced in idiomatic expression for confident individuals, particularly Fulgrim and the Emperor's Children
Pancake amoeba[4l]
Pech'ratext-middle[Help]
Pentaranttext-middle[Help] Pentarant.jpg
Phantine[91]
Phelynxtext-middle[Help] Phelynx.jpg
Phaex-firebird[134b]
Phyrr Cat[19b] PhyrrCats.jpg
Physokermetext-middle[Help] Physokerme.jpg
Pig[143c]
Pitcrab[28c]
Plasmic Medusae[92] Plasmic stellaezoa Plasmic stellaezoa are large creatures that have been observed moving in groups within the void. They're larger than a voidship and will explode on contact with a vessel.[92]
Porcine[25]
Psi-grub[93]
Ptera-squirrel[4j] Ptera-squirrel.jpg
Pterosaur[94]

Q

Animal Image Notes
Quarian[95]

R

Animal Image Notes
Rad-wolf[96]
Rat[97]
Rat-bird[31a]
Rat-crab[22b]
Razorcrab[28d]
Razorhook[98]
Razorwing[39] RazorwingClean.jpg
Red-crested forkbill[31c]
Rhorkasa[99]
Rift Sharktext-middle[Help]
Ripper Jacks[12c]
Ripper Whip[19x] Ripper Whip.jpg
Rippy-fish[4j]
Ripsaw Scuttler[41x]
Roc[100]
Rockrat[101]
Rust Decapod[10c][10d]
Rust vultures[76b]

S

Animal Image Notes
Sabre-toothed Nostraman lion[102]
Sabre-wolf[41b]
Sand-mite[103a]
Sand Tiger[104a]
Sap-fly[57c]
Sap-wasp[31c]
Saurian Carnosaur[41b]
Sauropod[141]
Scald-shark[105]
Scorathian Armpit Louse[11a]
Scrag-Bear[106]
Scuttlehagtext-middle[Help]
Serrian Redrake[107]
Shaderaven[108]
Shoggy[31b]
Shudderwormtext-middle[Help]
Sicklefang[109] A type of great felid[109]
Silkava Gar[110] Silkava Gar.jpg
Simivulpa[38b]
Sinophian Boreworm[19h]
Skargaul[41d]
Skeeter fly[31c]
Skin Taker of Fedrid[19i]
Skinwing[105]
Sky Reaver[10b]
Skywhale[78a]
Slopjaw[13c]
Slowtail[103b]
Sludge Jellies[12d]
Smelt-Rat[41e]
Smog spider[111] Large arachnids that live in the Smog-Deeps of Ascension City on Vorlese.[111]
Snarl-cat[112]
Species x-10198.rk[104b] Also known as the Savages of Orn.[104b]
Spider-rat[31c]
Spined Rhodoxtext-middle[Help] Spined Rhodox.jpg
Spiralhorn[46] Imperial livestock[46]
Squig[13b] SquigXenology.jpg Orkoid species with many different subtypes.[13b]
Squiggoth[113] Big Squiggoth.jpg
Spinewyrm[114]
Stalkerhound[8c]
Star-shark[133]
Stenchbeast of Strank[19j]
Stormbear[47c]
Stragali Stalkertext-middle[Help] Stragali Stalker.jpg
Struthids[115]
Suathi[132a] An animal herded by Aeldari.[132a]
Sump Barnacle[28d]
Sumpkroc[116] Sumpkroc.jpg
Sump Leech[28e]
Sunworm[4k] Sunworm.jpg

T

Animal Image Notes
Tardigrade[117] Large animals that feed in swampy algae fields. Their watery, flavourless meat is considered a delicacy.[117]
Tarmite[16c]
Terrorax[104c]
Theratryx[10b]
Thermovore[105]
Thlak[5a]
Thornmaw[104d] A floating hunter in the shape of a tear-srop; a mass of exposed flesh, sharp mandibles, and rending teeth.[104d]
Thirstwater[118]
Threadneedle Worms[93]
Thunderhorn[119] Megafauna of Dennar IV[119]
Thylograe[120] dangerous alien[120]
Tiger[55] A type of large felid from ancient Terra that is seen in various Imperial iconography.[55]
Toxic Dweller[10d]
Traki[121]
Tusk Bison[46]

U

Animal Image Notes
Ursid[8a]
Underfangtext-middle[Help]
Urgrox[119] Megafauna of Dennar IV[119]
Uropyghast[122] Native to the Necrontyr's homeworld, probably extinct.[122]
Ursaloth[54]

V

Animal Image Notes
Vapour Rat[123]
Vapourwyrm[124]
Vashkadon[66]
Vein Worm[70]
Verdikine[125] A meat animal eaten by Imperials. Served during feasts alongside Grox meat.[125]
Verthin[38c]
Void-Cacaradon[126]
Void-dragon[127]
Void Kraken[104e]
Void Whale[49b] VoidWhale.jpg
Vorpus Sabrefang[128] Extinct.[128]

W

Animal Image Notes
Warboar[129] Boarboy-old-mini.jpg
Warp Spider (creature)[83b]
Whipper[42c]
Wrath-badger[58]
Wuzzit Mud Demon[130] Wuzzit Mud Demon.jpg
Wypnotoad[1] Said to be one of the most feared creatures in all the Galaxy[1]
Wyvach[131]
WyvachArt.jpg

X

Animal Image Notes
Xothic Blood Locust[19k] Xothic Blood Locust.jpg

Trivia

  • The name and description of the Acidic Bullworm is a referenced to the Alaskan Bull Worm from the Spongebob Squarepants cartoon.[1]

See also

Sources