/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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Northern Wisconsin game Cam
00:51 UTC
What was for dinner on my hiking trail?
23:58 UTC
What is this?
20:30 UTC
What's this from
18:56 UTC
What creature made these small (around 1/8-inch) black/brown droppings and round wet-looking splotches inside my metal security cabinet? Kansas, USA suburban first-floor apartment closet
18:36 UTC
Bear or cougar or something else?
There was a lot of noise on the roof last night, and saw these prints in the morning. What animal could this be? The window is about 1.25 ft tall.
18:05 UTC
Anyone know what this little guy might be? Salamander?
Salamander? Found on dirt road in Ann Arbor, MI, next to a creek. It was still moving albeit slowly as it was bit dried out. used a leaf to put it closer to the creek. Hope it survives.
17:49 UTC
Need ID - Northern MN
Can anybody ID this animal located in northern MN? Our family can’t figure it out. Thanks in advance!
16:47 UTC
Marten P2
Since you all liked the cute guy last time here's another angle
16:26 UTC
Tracks Southern Spain.
About 5 cm from back to tip of toe. Southern Spain, next to a lake.
15:51 UTC
Northern edge of Adirondacks in NY state
15:37 UTC
Creatures swimming in Austin TX pool
14:45 UTC
Lizard ID?
Located in Texas, very cute but what is he?
14:38 UTC
Unknown cat sighting
Hi all,
Let me preface this entire post to say my neighbor sent me this video from behind our property. He has a depredation permit for deer, that is why he is running a scope at night in November.
Now, do you all think this is a feral cat? He says the video was taken from 300 yards and the animal is seen going through shin high grass.
We have rumors of panthers in our area. However, those rumors have been long standing and I don’t know that anyone has any tangible evidence.
Location - rural NC Piedmont
14:05 UTC
Florida Snake, almost stepped on it with Crocs.
Looks healthy...
12:20 UTC
From Australia
Can I get an id? Found this dude at my farm in Victoria, Australia
05:52 UTC
Is this bear poop? TN USA
Middle TN, used to live in east TN where bear scat wasn’t uncommon, and this sure looks suspicious…
04:10 UTC
What kind of duck is this
On Michigan State University’s campus in a group of mallards. It was quite a bit bigger than the other ducks, is this a released domestic duck or something else?
03:18 UTC
Middle TN Mountains
What do you guys think?
03:01 UTC
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