Animals

Articles about animal species, behavior and classification.

Articles in this category: 2824 Updated: April 29, 2026 Page 16 / 59

Crane (bird)

Crane (bird): overview, biology, distribution, and conservation

Crane fly

Crane fly (Tipulidae): appearance, life cycle and ecological role

Craniata

Crappie

Craugastoridae

Craugastoridae: Neotropical direct-developing frogs

Crayfish

Crayfish: freshwater crustaceans, biology, diversity, and human uses

Creodont

Creodont

Crepidophryne

Crepidophryne — highland toads of Costa Rica and Panama

Crest (feathers)

Crested penguin

Crested penguin (genus Eudyptes)

Crested quetzal

Cricket (insect)

Crinkle-collared manucode

Crinoidea

Cristatusaurus

Cristatusaurus — an Early Cretaceous spinosaurid from West Africa

Crocodile

Crocodile: biology, behavior, evolution and human interactions

Crocodilia

Crocodilia

Crocodilia: biology, evolution, and ecological role

A comprehensive overview of crocodilians (order Crocodilia): their classification, anatomy, fossil origins, behaviour, ecological importance, and conservation challenges.

Crocodylomorph

Cross River gorilla

Crossbill

Crossbill (genus Loxia): the cone‑feeding finches with crossed bills

Crotalinae

Crotalus

Crotalus — genus of rattlesnakes

Crotalus enyo

Crotalus ruber

Crotalus ruber (Red Diamond Rattlesnake)

Crow

Crow (Genus Corvus): Description, behavior, distribution and cultural role

Crown-of-thorns starfish

Crustacean

Cryolophosaurus

Cryolophosaurus — Early Jurassic theropod from Antarctica

Cryptobranchoidea

Cryptoclidus

Cryptoclidus — a medium-sized plesiosaur of the Middle Jurassic

Cub

Cuban solenodon

Cuckoo

Cuckoo bee

Cucujiformia

Cucujiformia: infraorder of plant-associated beetles

Culex

Curl-crested manucode

Curl‑crested manucode (Manucodia comrii)

Currawong

Currawong (Strepera): an overview of the Australasian passerine

Cuscus

Cuscus: an overview of the arboreal marsupial

Cuttlefish

Cuvier's beaked whale

Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)

Cuvier's dwarf caiman

Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)

Cycloramphinae

Cycloramphinae: a subfamily of Neotropical frogs

Cymbospondylus

Cymothoa exigua

Cymothoa exigua — the tongue‑eating louse

Cynodont

Cynognathus

Cynognathus — a wolf-sized cynodont of the Triassic

Cyprinidae

Cyprinidae: the carp and minnow family