/r/animalid
This subreddit helps users identify animal species from pictures, videos, audio or calls, tracks, dens, scat, etc. All ID requests should include the animal's LOCATION (country, state, city, name of ocean or coast). This sub is NOT for identifying breed info for cats/dogs or identifying insects/parasites. Comments should be helpful or educational only, and advice should be legal and humane. Welcome!
Have a picture of an animal you need identified? Post it here and let the collective consciousness of reddit ID it for you!
It is best if you have a picture, if not, a good description. Provide a location if you have a picture or not.
Found an animal in trouble? Follow this link for instructions!
Rules
1. ID Posts Only
The primary purpose of all posts should be to identify the species of animal in a photo, video, or audio file. Other posts with no ID request will be removed.
2. Posts must have a location provided in the title!
State or province at least, or country if it's small enough to provide a similar level of geographic precision. It is also helpful to include the type of environment your animal is in; forest, suburb, near a lake or river, etc.
3. No "Bugs"
"Bug" in the colloquial sense of "terrestrial arthropod" - insects, arachnids, and other creepy crawlies. While these are animals, they're very abundant and require specialized knowledge. Post them in /r/whatsthisbug for better ID!
4. No Breed Requests
This group is for identifying an animal's species. Breed ID requests for domestic animals will be removed. Post them in /r/cats, /r/DoggyDNA, /r/IDmydog, or a subreddit dedicated to your animal's species.
5. No Violence or Animal Abuse
This group believes in respecting the dignity of nonhuman animals. Violent or abusive comments are not tolerated. In the event dispatching an animal is warranted a poster may be tactfully encouraged to seek a professional for humane euthanasia. Subsistence hunters are welcome here, but refrain from making comments that would be more appropriate for /r/hunting.
Included in this rule are posts with animals stuck in sticky traps or killed by your unsupervised outdoor pet (does not apply to barn cats or livestock guardian dogs).
6. Low-effort and sensationalist comments will be removed at moderator discretion.
This is primarily an educational subreddit. If your comment is a joke, meme, or includes words like "vicious" or "bloodthirsty" it is likely to be removed.
Related subreddits:
/r/animalid
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Found severed animal leg in backyard, what animal is it?
Found in suburban backyard in New Hampshire. Wondering what animal it was, and what could have done this?
02:08 UTC
Help Identifying Ferret-Badger
A news website has this adorable picture of a ferret-badger, but no credits or source. Could any of you help me identify the species? I suspect it may be a Formosan ferret-badger, but I'm sure there are others more qualified to identify this beauty. Thanks in advance! ~animalinfo
00:48 UTC
Animal / Bird Call Piney Woods N. of Houston, Woodlands/Conroe TX
Anyone?
Animal / Bird Call Piney Woods N. of Houston, Woodlands/Conroe TX
00:43 UTC
What is chasing the fox? Location: Connecticut
23:24 UTC
What's burrowing into our chicken coop? (UK)
No birds killed (or injured) but something is burrowing in.
19:22 UTC
Mustelid? Which one?Michigan Lower peninsula.
18:36 UTC
Lower peninsula of Michigan, thoughts?
Saw these 4 running through the woods while bow hunting. They seemed to love the creek.
18:36 UTC
What is this cute lil creature? - San Diego Ocean
Found this little thing in a tide pool. I think it squirted water at me, maybe from the black slit. Although that black slit kind of looks like an eye. What is it?
https://reddit.com/link/1ghcf80/video/ysx1n4pw2cyd1/player
United States, California, San Diego, Swami's Beach
18:32 UTC
Little guy almost walked into me during a hike, Marten or something else?
16:35 UTC
Found in garden what is this? (warning graphic image of animal remains)
Found this in the garden and got no idea what it could’ve been at all. Based in UK if that helps
15:20 UTC
Allegheny wood rat? (Central MD)
15:03 UTC
Northern VA skat
Found in the closed feed closet of large chicken coop. We live on a small farm in Northern Virginia, just outside of DC. No animals were harmed. No obvious entry points. Chicken wire goes 2 ft down around coop.
14:40 UTC
Coyote or red wolf
Southeast west virginia. There are both here, probably a 'yote but asking just to make sure
13:37 UTC
Which animal left this scat?? Cape Cod, USA
My best guess is a coyote or fox with the runs.. just because coyote are common around here but I really have no idea
13:26 UTC
What is roaming around our garden?
Can anyone identify the animal? Hope it’s easier to size next to a human footprint.
Location: Karnataka, India.
06:48 UTC
Mystery cat, northern MN
Hello all! I’m leaning domestic/feral cat, but it would have to be a big one. Mountain lion isn’t impossible, but one this size would be an absolute anomaly as there is no evidence of a breeding population in the state. Let me know what you think!
04:49 UTC
What’s this type of squirrel called?
location: Serbia, Belgrade sorry couldn’t get closer, they ran away feel free to give information and facts if you have too!
03:58 UTC
Is this a groundhog?
03:14 UTC
What's making that sound? It happens late at night in north of Belgium
23:07 UTC
Tail found in my yard possibly? (Georgia, USA)
I was alerted by my brother that he found what he thinks is a disembodied tail in the yard. I think it also looks like a tail, but surely there would be blood if that were the case? Any insight into this would be appreciated, thank you.
22:27 UTC
Help me identify dropping please :)
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