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Animals That Start With W

Browse 21 animals that start with W in WARN’s free wildlife-guide library. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more each open a sourced guide. This is not a catalogue of every species whose English name begins with W.

  • 21 sourced guides whose common name starts with W
  • 2 in an IUCN threatened category on this letter
  • Full A to Z of the library is /animals-a-z/ — this URL is one letter
See the W list Full animals A to Z

In brief

This is WARN’s list of animals that start with W — 21 sourced wildlife guides from the wagtail to the wren. 2 of those guides sit in an IUCN threatened category (Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable). The list is WARN’s published library, not a census of every W-animal on Earth. WARN funds partners in 17 countries; overlap with a range is geography, not a letter grant.

By the WARN Research & Conservation TeamChecked against IUCN Red List & CITES sourcesLast updated

21

W guides

2

IUCN threatened on this letter

491

Guides in the full A to Z

26

Letters with WARN guides

Threatened counts follow each guide’s IUCN category (Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable). Group guides may use a status label when one badge would mislead. This is not a census of all animals.

Who should skip this

This is not the right page if you want

  • A complete list of every animal on Earth that starts with W. WARN currently publishes 21 guides for this letter, not a zoological census.
  • To look an animal up by any letter. That encyclopaedia is animals A to Z.
  • To adopt a dog or cat into your home. WARN does not rehome pets — that is shelter directory.
  • A named animal with photo updates. Symbolic adoption is symbolic adoption; monthly sponsorship is sponsor.
  • To donate without browsing this letter. That is donate or appeals.
  • Gift Aid or a UK charity receipt from WARN — that is registration status.

How to use the animals that start with W list

Stay on this page to scan WARN’s 21 wildlife guides whose common name starts with W. Confirm you want a sourced species guide, not a local pet. Then open a name, read the IUCN context, and give at donate if you also want to fund partner-led rescue.

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    Confirm you want this letter

    Stay here if you searched “animals that start with W” or need Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more. If you wanted every letter, open animals A to Z. If you wanted a rescue shelter for dogs near you, stop and open shelter directory.

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    Scan the named guides

    The table lists each common name, scientific name and IUCN label from the guide. Counts are WARN guides, not species in nature.

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    Open the sourced wildlife guide

    Each name opens a wildlife guide with facts, IUCN context, habitat, threats and FAQs. Group guides say when one Red List badge would mislead.

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    Give if you want to fund rescue

    This letter page is an encyclopaedia, not a checkout. Use donate or pick an appeal that matches the animal you just read about. You do not get a named animal. Gift Aid is not available.

This letter versus A to Z

Use this URL for one letter. Use the A to Z to search the whole library. Use a species guide when you already have the name.

Animals that start with W versus the A to Z versus a species guide
FeatureThis W pageAnimals A to ZSpecies guide
Best if you wantNames that start with WThe full library by any letterFacts on one animal
How many listed21 WARN guides491 guidesOne species (or group)
CheckoutNo — use donateBelow the indexSticky bar / appeal if one exists
Census of natureNoNoNo

What animals start with W?

Animals that start with W, in WARN’s library, are Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more. There are 21 sourced wildlife guides on this URL. The heading matches the search; the inventory matches the guides.

The query family is “animals that start with W”. This URL exists so that query has its own page, instead of a hash on animals A to Z. Other letters have the same pattern at animals that start with A through animals that start with Z.

Sorting uses the common name. Scientific names still appear in the table. Wagtail is first on this letter because of English spelling, not because it is more important than Wren.

How many animals start with W?

WARN currently publishes 21 wildlife guides whose common name starts with W. 0 are listed as Critically Endangered. 2 sit in an IUCN threatened category.

Those numbers count WARN guides, not life on Earth. A group guide still occupies one slot. When WARN publishes another W-animal, the count on this page will move.

The A to Z hub at animals A to Z holds 491 guides across the alphabet. This letter is 21 of that library.

Is this every animal that starts with W?

No. This page indexes 21 WARN guides, not every species whose English name begins with W. Missing from the list means the guide is not published yet — not that the animal does not exist.

Search engines still send “list of animals that start with W” to pages like this. The honest answer is the count on the page. IUCN has assessed tens of thousands of animal species; this site publishes a curated, sourced subset.

For the full WARN index, use animals A to Z. For extinct animals WARN has covered, use extinct animals.

Does WARN rescue animals that start with W?

Not as a letter. Many of these guides are educational. WARN funds rescue and conservation partners across 17 countries. Each W-guide notes where WARN is, and is not, currently active.

A heading that implied every listed animal has a WARN field team would be a lie. Reading a guide is free either way. If you want to fund partner-led work, that is donate or appeals.

You do not get a named wagtail from a gift. Entry-tier gifts pool across the programme.

How are animals that start with W sourced?

Each guide’s facts are checked against the sources on that page — IUCN Red List and CITES where status and trade listings apply. This letter page does not invent counts the guides do not support.

Do not treat a letter heading as an IUCN assessment. The assessment lives on the species page. Editorial standards, corrections and AI disclosure live at editorial standards.

Markdown twins of this letter sit at animals that start with w.md for answer engines.

Animals that start with W

21 WARN guides whose common name starts with W. The IUCN label is copied from the guide — not a letter-wide badge.

WARN wildlife guides that start with W
Common name Scientific name IUCN status
Wagtail Motacillidae — family including Motacilla wagtails and Anthus pipits Family overview — pied and grey wagtails common; yellow wagtail declined as breeding bird
Wallaby Notamacropus spp. (and allied genera) Varies by species — most Least Concern (IUCN); some Near Threatened, Vulnerable or Endangered
Walrus Odobenus rosmarus Vulnerable (IUCN, 2021)
Warthog Phacochoerus africanus (Gmelin, 1788) Least Concern (IUCN, 2016)
Wasp Order Hymenoptera, suborder Apocrita (excluding ants and bees) — over 100,000 described species Group page — the vast majority of species are solitary, tiny and unassessed
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Least Concern globally; rapidly declining in the UK
Weasel Mustela nivalis Least Concern (IUCN, 2016 assessment)
Weta Deinacrida spp. and related genera — family Anostostomatidae Varies by species — several giant weta are threatened; heaviest insects by mass
Whale Infraorder Cetacea — ~90 species of baleen and toothed whales Varies by species (Least Concern to Critically Endangered)
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828) — family Rhincodontidae Endangered — the largest fish alive, and a filter feeder
White Tiger Panthera tigris tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) — a colour morph, not a subspecies Not a species or subspecies — a captive-bred colour morph with no conservation status
Wild Boar Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758) Least Concern (IUCN)
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Least Concern (IUCN)
Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823) Least Concern (IUCN, 2016)
Wolf Canis lupus (Linnaeus, 1758) and related subspecies Least Concern globally (IUCN); regional populations vary
Wolf Spider Family Lycosidae — over 2,900 described species worldwide Family page — most species unassessed; widespread generalists are common
Wolverine Gulo gulo Least Concern (IUCN)
Wombat Family Vombatidae (Vombatus ursinus, Lasiorhinus latifrons, Lasiorhinus krefftii) Varies by species: Common Wombat — Least Concern (IUCN 2024); Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat — Critically Endangered (IUCN 2015)
Woodpecker Picidae Varies by species; most Least Concern
Working Donkey Equus africanus asinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Domesticated — Not Evaluated (wild ancestor Critically Endangered)
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) — family Troglodytidae Least Concern — Britain's commonest breeding bird by territory count; vulnerable to hard winters

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Animals That Start With W: frequently asked questions

What animals start with W?
In WARN’s wildlife-guide library, animals that start with W include Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more. There are 21 sourced guides on this page. Open a name for IUCN status, habitat, behaviour and FAQs. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
How many animals start with W?
WARN currently publishes 21 wildlife guides whose common name starts with W. 2 are in an IUCN threatened category. That is a library count, not a census of species. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
Is this a complete list of animals that start with W?
No. This URL lists 21 WARN guides. If an animal is missing, WARN has not published that guide yet — not proof it does not exist. Thin letters stay thin rather than inventing extra names. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
Are animals that start with W endangered?
2 of the 21 W-guides sit in an IUCN threatened category (Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable). 0 are Critically Endangered. Status is a species fact. There is no letter-wide endangered badge. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
Does WARN work with every animal that starts with W?
No. Many W-guides are educational. WARN funds partners in 17 countries. Each guide says where WARN is, and is not, active. A letter heading is not a grant. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
How do I open an animal that starts with W?
Use the table on this page. Each row is a common name, scientific name and IUCN label linking to wildlife guides. Wagtail is the first W-guide in English alphabetical order; Wren is the last. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
Where is the full animals A to Z?
The encyclopaedia of all 491 WARN wildlife guides is animals A to Z. This URL is only letter W. Other letters use the same pattern, for example animals that start with A and animals that start with Z. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
Can I adopt an animal that starts with W?
Not into your home. WARN does not rehome pets. Local adoption is shelter directory. Symbolic adoption of a species WARN actually funds is symbolic adoption. A gift after reading Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more is a donation, not ownership. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
Are the facts on this W list sourced?
Yes. Each wildlife guide cites IUCN Red List and CITES where those datasets apply, plus the references on that page. This letter index does not add unsourced extra W-animals to look complete. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
Is a gift after reading animals that start with W Gift Aid eligible?
No. Gift Aid is only available to UK registered charities. World Animal Rescue Network is a registered global not-for-profit animal welfare organisation, not a registered charity. International donors should check their own local rules. Full detail is at registration status. You still receive a payment receipt from donate.
Should I post parcels to help animals that start with W?
Please donate money at donate instead, unless a named partner has asked for a specific item in writing. Parcels from Britain usually arrive late and cost more than buying locally. This letter page is not a shipping desk. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
Why is this list sorted by common name?
Because the search is “animals that start with W”, which is an English-spelling job. Wagtail is under W even if the URL slug looks different. Scientific names are in the table so students can still copy the binomial. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
How do I donate after reading animals that start with W?
This page has no checkout form. Open donate or an appeal that matches the animal you read. Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay. You do not get a named wagtail. Cancel a monthly gift any time. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.
What is the difference between this page and a species guide?
This URL is a letter index. A species guide such as wagtail is the full facts page for one animal. Use this list to find the name; use the guide for IUCN status, habitat, threats and FAQs. Wagtail, Wallaby, Walrus, Warthog and 17 more sit in WARN’s published wildlife-guide library, not a zoological census. Open the named guide for IUCN context, habitat, behaviour and sourced FAQs. WARN is a UK community interest company, not a Charity Commission charity, so Gift Aid is not available.

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