Animals That Start With J, List With Pictures & Facts
Animals that start with J include mammals such as jackals, jackrabbits, jerboas, junglefowl and the jaguar; birds such as jaegers, jays, and juncos; fish such as the John Dory, and invertebrates such as the Jerusalem cricket and jumping spider.
On this page you’ll meet these and many other interesting animals beginning with J, together with pictures and facts on each animal.
Below many of the animals you’ll find links that you can follow for further information, pictures and videos.
Included in this list are individual species (e.g., the jaguar) and well-known groups of species (e.g., jackals) whose names begin with J. The scientific name and conservation status are provided for each of the individual species.
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Jabiru
Scientific name: Jabiru mycteria
Type of animal: Bird…