/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.
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/r/animalid
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Can anyone tell me what species of iguana this is?
08:52 UTC
Identify rat or mouse--Florida
Hey, does anyone have an idea if this is a rat or mouse? It got into my house, possibly when a section of my roof fell in after the hurricanes. Just want to know what I'm dealing with here. 😅
06:57 UTC
San Diego, East County Mountains
No photo. Saw something walk by a tall window at night. All I saw was the butt and tail. It was 2.5-3x the height of a cat. Had a long (almost to the ground), fairly slender tail (so not a bobcat). Tail was at least partially striped toward, with a heavy dark section on the very end of the tail. Didn't get much of a view since I only saw it for a second in the dark, but it seemed like a normal tawny color, no other spots or stripes on the back end that I could see.
Anybody know what this could be? We have a bobcat on the property and coyotes, but from my understanding they don't have striped tails?
06:16 UTC
What bird is making this noise? Ottawa, Ontario
Sorry for the bad audio quality; it was pretty windy out. I feel like it’s important to note that this was taken back in June, not now in the winter time— it’s still just left me stumped. I live in a rural forested property
03:25 UTC
Kit Fox? Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Sorry in advance for the potato picture quality. Saw this guy running around at night. Was the size of a small dog
00:22 UTC
Black squirrel with gray lower body (enchanted rock in texas)
Im not too knowledgeable on black squirrels never seen one in the flesh til today. I just thought it was weird that it had a gray brown lower body and tail like a gray squirrel. Was wondering if he was a special sight? Cause I did see this same squirrel three times on the hike up enchanted rock around the same place with the same fur patterns
22:57 UTC
Saw this on tiktok and wanted to know what kind of bird it was.
22:55 UTC
Does anyone know what species of jellyfish this is???
I've been searching for hours yall(This is in UAE,Sharjah if it helps)
21:28 UTC
Is This a Rat or Possum? (Delaware. US)
I caught this on the ring last night and thought it was a possum, which I've seen off and on for years, but somebody else thought it was a rat. Does anyone know for sure?
Thanks.
21:21 UTC
What animal noise? Sydney, Australia, December
20:17 UTC
Which animal keeps pooping in food bowl?
During the winter we feed a feral cat that lives outside our house. Several times now I've come to find scat inside the empty food bowl. It's always this consistency and similar size (about the width of a quarter). Located in Northern Virginia, USA. I know we have opossums, fox, racoons, coyotes, squirrels, rats and feral cats in the neighborhood. I'm just curious who's being so disrespectful?
17:38 UTC
Angeles Crest National Forest
My brother and his partner sent me this, I’ve been helping them ID lots of wildlife because they are concerned. Looks canine to me, I’m going with coyote. They have a 6ft fence surrounding the property and don’t see a way in/out. The property backs up to the national forest.
17:10 UTC
What little critter?
In the snow outside Saint Paul, MN. All track sets looked roughly like this. Top to bottom roughly one inch, maybe a touch longer? No sign of a tail.
16:41 UTC
Found a mouse in my Maryland home, not sure which kind this is, I’m aware of house and deer mice but can’t tell… if anybody can help!!
15:51 UTC
bobcat?
Apologies for the poor photo quality- my coworker recorded this at the park we work at a couple summers ago. We're located in Michigan. I automatically thought bobcat but she looks a little odd compared to what I'd typically envision a bobcat to look like.
15:23 UTC
What deer is this and what killed it?
This is in the UK and deer do not have natural predators I am aware of. I saw no bones near the carcass at all.
14:46 UTC
What is this cute guy? Northwestern Virginia
Mink or weasel?
03:56 UTC
Any help identifying the sound?
Heard it in NE Philadelphia around midnight.
02:54 UTC
Caught off central coast CA
Friend says it's a mackerel but I'm unsure. Thank you for the help!
01:25 UTC
Is it actually a white tail deer
My dad got this pic of his friend’s son of a deer he hunted. The guy who got it says it’s a white tail deer, but the antlers and head look different from the white tail deer i’ve seen yet. Can anyone help?
01:07 UTC
(Alaska) Lynx on top of snowshoe hare?
I've never seen snowshoe hare tracks with such massive back feet before, and the visible toe pads also make me think of feline.
00:05 UTC