Animals - Monster Manual (2025)

Animals

This appendix provides stat blocks for animals of the Beast type-along with many of their gigantic or mythologized kin-in alphabetical order. Most represent versions of animals that exist (or existed) in the real world. You can find descriptions of these creatures in dictionaries or other educational sources, or you might create new roles for them in your D&D worlds.

Use these stat blocks to represent the creatures they're named for or other similar creatures. For example, the Panther stat block can also represent a mountain lion, while the Giant Goat stat block might represent a buffalo. Any of these stat blocks might also serve as fantastical animals with distinctive names and cosmetic details unique to your D&D adventures.

  • Allosaurus
  • Ankylosaurus
  • Ape
  • Archelon
  • Baboon
  • Badger
  • Bat
  • Black Bear
  • Blood Hawk
  • Boar
  • Brown Bear
  • Camel
  • Cat
  • Constrictor Snake
  • Crab
  • Crocodile
  • Deer
  • Dire Wolf
  • Draft Horse
  • Eagle
  • Elephant
  • Elk
  • Flying Snake
  • Frog
  • Giant Ape
  • Giant Badger
  • Giant Bat
  • Giant Boar
  • Giant Centipede
  • Giant Constrictor Snake
  • Giant Crab
  • Giant Crocodile
  • Giant Eagle
  • Giant Elk
  • Giant Fire Beetle
  • Giant Frog
  • Giant Goat
  • Giant Hyena
  • Giant Lizard
  • Giant Octopus
  • Giant Owl
  • Giant Rat
  • Giant Scorpion
  • Giant Seahorse
  • Giant Shark
  • Giant Spider
  • Giant Squid
  • Giant Toad
  • Giant Venomous Snake
  • Giant Vulture
  • Giant Wasp
  • Giant Weasel
  • Giant Wolf Spider
  • Goat
  • Hawk
  • Hippopotamus
  • Hunter Shark
  • Hyena
  • Jackal
  • Killer Whale
  • Lion
  • Lizard
  • Mammoth
  • Mastiff
  • Mule
  • Octopus
  • Owl
  • Panther
  • Piranha
  • Plesiosaurus
  • Polar Bear
  • Pony
  • Pteranodon
  • Rat
  • Raven
  • Reef Shark
  • Rhinoceros
  • Riding Horse
  • Saber-Toothed Tiger
  • Scorpion
  • Seahorse
  • Spider
  • Swarm of Bats
  • Swarm of Insects
  • Swarm of Piranhas
  • Swarm of Rats
  • Swarm of Ravens
  • Swarm of Venomous Snakes
  • Tiger
  • Triceratops
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex
  • Venomous Snake
  • Vulture
  • Warhorse
  • Weasel
  • Wolf

Deer (stat block)

Dire Wolf
Dire Wolf

Dire Wolf (stat block)

Draft Horse (stat block)

Elephant
Elephant

Elephant (stat block)

Eagle (stat block)

Elk (stat block)

Flying Snake (stat block)

Frog (stat block)

A giant ape defends its territory from giant bats
A giant ape defends its territory from giant bats

Giant Ape (stat block)

Giant Badger (stat block)

Giant Bat (stat block)

Giant Boar
Giant Boar

Giant Boar (stat block)

Giant Centipede (stat block)

Giant Constrictor Snake (stat block)

Giant Crab (stat block)

Giant Crab
Giant Crab

Giant Crocodile (stat block)

Giant Eagle (stat block)

Giant Elk (stat block)

Giant Fire Beetle (stat block)

Giant Frog (stat block)

Giant Goat
Giant Goat

Giant Goat (stat block)

Giant Hyena (stat block)

Giant Lizard (stat block)

Giant Lizard
Giant Lizard

Giant Octopus (stat block)

Giant Owl (stat block)

Giant Rat (stat block)

Giant Seahorse (stat block)

Giant Scorpion (stat block)

Giant Shark (stat block)

Giant Spider (stat block)

Giant Squid (stat block)

Giant Squid
Giant Squid

Giant Toad (stat block)

Giant Venomous Snake (stat block)

Giant Vulture (stat block)

A gnome rogue distracts a hive of giant wasps while Sheila the thief sneaks by
A gnome rogue distracts a hive of giant wasps while Sheila the thief sneaks by

Giant Wasp (stat block)

Giant Weasel (stat block)

Giant Weasel
Giant Weasel

Giant Wolf Spider (stat block)

Giant Wolf Spider
Giant Wolf Spider

Goat (stat block)

Hawk
Hawk

Hawk (stat block)

Hippopotamus (stat block)

Hunter Shark (stat block)

Aquatic animals swim alongside a druid exploring the sea
Aquatic animals swim alongside a druid exploring the sea

Hyena (stat block)

Jackal (stat block)

Killer Whale (stat block)

Lion
Lion

Lion (stat block)

Lizard (stat block)

Mammoth (stat block)

Mastiff (stat block)

Mule (stat block)

Octopus
Octopus

Octopus (stat block)

Owl
Owl

Owl (stat block)

Panther (stat block)

Piranha (stat block)

Plesiosaurus (stat block)

Polar Bear (stat block)

Pony (stat block)

Pteranodon (stat block)

Rat (stat block)

An adventurer underestimates the extent of a tavern's giant rat infestation
An adventurer underestimates the extent of a tavern's giant rat infestation

Raven (stat block)

Reef Shark (stat block)

Rhinoceros (stat block)

Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros

Riding Horse (stat block)

Saber-Toothed Tiger (stat block)

Scorpion (stat block)

Scorpion
Scorpion

Seahorse (stat block)

Spider (stat block)

Swarm of Bats (stat block)

Swarm of Insects (stat block)

Swarm of Piranhas (stat block)

Swarm of Rats (stat block)

Swarm of Ravens
Swarm of Ravens

Swarm of Ravens (stat block)

Swarm of Venomous Snakes (stat block)

Tiger (stat block)

Triceratops (stat block)

Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tyrannosaurus Rex

Tyrannosaurus Rex (stat block)

Venomous Snake (stat block)

Vulture (stat block)

Warhorse (stat block)

Weasel (stat block)

Wolf (stat block)

Inhabitants of the rain forest answer a druid's summons
Inhabitants of the rain forest answer a druid's summons