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Name Other names Status Description Location

Legendary or Mythological

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Amarok Discredited Giant wolf of Inuit mythology Arctic
Bunyip (legendary creature)/Unconfirmed Lake and cave animal Australia
Garou Loup Garou, Cajun werewolf Unconfirmed Wolf like creature US, Louisiana
Griffin Gryphon (different spelling) Unconfirmed, Mythical Chimera World-wide
Hitodama onibi, guǐ-huǒ, gwäe-fo Discredited Human Souls Japan
Kappa Gatarō, Kawako Unconfirmed, Mythical Bipedal Japan
Phoenix Unconfirmed, Mythical Legendary Bird Worldwide
Sirrush Mushrushu Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Africa, Ancient Babylon
Thunderbird Unconfirmed Giant bird North America
Unicorn Unconfirmed, Mythical Horse; originally based on Indian Rhinoceros or Oryx Europe

Extinct Animals That May Still Survive

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Prehistoric

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Arctodus simus Giant short-faced bear Extinct Giant grizzly bear Canada and USA
Deinotherium Extinct Herbivorous Mammal Africa
Elasmotherium Giant Rhinoceros Extinct Herbivorous Mammal Asia
Ennedi tiger Hadjel, Gassingram, Vossoko, Mourou N’gou, Mamaimé, Dilali, Saber-toothed cat Extinct Carnivorous Mammal Chad, Africa
Mylodon Extinct Giant Prehistoric Ground Sloth Southern Patagonian forests
Megalania prisca Giant Australian monitor lizard Extinct Reptile/Giant prehistoric Komodo Dragon Australia
Megalodon Carcharodon megalodon Extinct Giant Prehistoric Shark World’s Oceans

Historical

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Andean wolf Hagenbeck wolf, Andean mountain wolf, Dasycyon hagenbecki Extinct Canine High Andes
Bergman’s bear God bear; irkuiem Extinct Bear Asia
Caspian Tiger Persian Tiger Extinct Tiger Turkey
Dodo Extinct Flightless Bird Mauritius
Japanese Wolf Extinct Carnivorous Mammal Japan
Javan Tiger Indonesian Tiger Extinct Tiger Eastern Java
MacFarlane’s Bear Ursus inopinatus Extinct Carnivorous Mammal Canada
Marsupial Lion Thylacoleo, Thylacoleo carnifex Extinct Carnivorous marsupial mammal Australia
Moa Giant emu Extinct Giant Flightless Bird New Zealand
Steller’s Sea Cow Extinct Sea Animal Bering Strait
Thylacine Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf Extinct Carnivorous Marsupial Tasmania, Australia
Zanzibar Leopard Panthera pardus anersi Presumed Extinct Big cat Zanzibar

Undescribed Creatures ('True' Cryptids)

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"Hairy Humanoids" and Other Primates

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Agogwe Unconfirmed Small Bipedal Eastern Africa
Agta Kapre Discredited Primate, forest-dwelling hominid Visayas, Philippines
Almas Abnauayu, almosty, albasty, bekk-bok,
biabin-guli, golub-yavan, gul-biavan, auli-avan,
kaptar, kra-dhun, ksy-giik, ksy-gyik, ochokochi,
mirygdy, mulen, voita, wind-man, Zana
Unconfirmed Primate or hominid Asia/Caucasus
Ameranthropoides loysi De Loys’ ape Discredited - probable misidentification of a spider monkey Primate South America
Amomongo Negros ape Discredited Primate Negros, Philippines
Barmanou Unconfirmed Primate Middle East/Asia
Batutut Ujit Unconfirmed Hominid East Asia
Bigfoot Sasquatch, Skookum Unconfirmed Hominid or primate North America
Bili ape Bondo mystery ape Confirmed-Unverified Primate - Alleged variant population of Pan troglodytes Democratic Republic of Congo
Bukit Timah Monkey Man BTM Discredited Forest-dwelling hominid or primate Singapore
Ebu Gogo Homo Floresiensis Extinct Primate Flores, Indonesia
Fear liath Am Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, Greyman Unconfirmed Primate Scotland
Fouke Monster Boggy Creek Monster Unconfirmed Primate United States, Arkansas
Goatman The Maryland Goatman, Chevo Man Unconfirmed Bipedal United States, Wisconsin, Maryland, New York State
Grassman Kenmore Grassman, Ohio Grassman Unconfirmed Bigfoot-like Kenmore, Akron, Ohio, United States
'Gnomes' Discredited Small humanoid Argentina
Hibagon Hinagon Discredited Primate Japan
Homo gardarensis Discredited Hominid (acromegalic Homo sapiens?) Greenland
Kapre Agta Unconfirmed Primate, forest-dwelling hominid Philippines
Mande Barung Mande Burung, Indian Yeti Unconfirmed Humanoid North East India
Manananggal Unconfirmed Humanoid Philippines
Maricoxi Unconfirmed Primate South America
Mecheny Unconfirmed Primate Asia
Menehune Unconfirmed Primate United States, Hawaii
Minnesota Iceman Homo pongoides Unconfirmed Primate United States, Minnesota
Moehau The Hairy Moehau, The Moehau Monster Unconfirmed Primate New Zealand
MoMo Missouri Monster Discredited Primate United States, Missouri
Mono Grande Didi Unconfirmed Hominid South America
Muwa waray-waray, mawa Unconfirmed Primate, forest-dwelling hominid Eastern Samar, Philippines
Neo-Giant Unconfirmed Primate Worldwide
Người Rừng Forest People Unconfirmed Primate Vietnam
Nyalmo Unconfirmed Primate Asia
'Old Yellow Top' Unconfirmed Primate Canada
Orang-Bati Unconfirmed Bipedal Indonesia
Orang Mawas Mawa, Orang Dalam, hantu jerang gigi Unconfirmed Primate Malaysia
Orang Pendek Unconfirmed Primate, has been associated with Homo floresiensis Sumatra
Shug Monkey Unconfirmed Primate Europe
Skunk Ape Unconfirmed Primate United States, Florida
Tjutjuna Chuchunaa Unconfirmed Primate Russia
Tsul ’Kalu Unconfirmed Primate American West
Yeren Unconfirmed Primate (possible hominin) China
Yeti Abominable Snowman Unconfirmed Primate Asia (Himalayas)
Yowie Unconfirmed Primate Australia

Lake & Sea 'Monsters'

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Akkorokamui Unconfirmed Fish Japan; Thailand
Bear Lake Monster Discredited Lake animal Idaho/Utah (United States)
Bessie Discredited Lake animal Lake Erie, North America
Brosno dragon Discredited Lake animal Lake Brosno, Russia
Cadborosaurus willsi Caddy, “Cadborosaurus Unconfirmed Sea Animal Pacific Coast of North America
Champ Champtanystropheus Unconfirmed Lake Animal Lake Champlain, North America
Chessie (sea monster) Discredited Sea Animal Atlantic Coast of United States/ Chesapeake Bay
Con Rit Many-finned Sea Serpent, Cetacean Centipede, Great Sea-Centipede, Cetioscolopendra aeliana Unconfirmed Sea Animal Southeast Asia, coast of Algeria
Giglioli’s whale Amphiptera pacifica Unconfirmed Sea Animal Off Chile, Scotland and France (Mediterranean)
Globster Blob Usually rotted tissue from whales or basking sharks; often can't be confirmed as such Sea Animal carcass World’s Oceans
Gloucester Sea Serpent Unconfirmed; small carcass found was identified as Black Snake Sea serpent United States, Massachusetts
High-finned sperm whale Unconfirmed Cetacean Shetland Islands
[[Igopogo| Unconfirmed Lake Animal Lake Simcoe, Ontario
Iliamna Lake Monster Unconfirmed Lake Animal Lake Iliamna, Alaska
Inkanyamba Unconfirmed Lake Animal Africa
Isshii Issie Unconfirmed Lake Animal Japan
Kingstie Lake George Monster Discredited Lake Animal North America, Lake Ontario
Kusshii Unconfirmed Lake Animal Japan
Lagarfljóts Worm lagarfljóts ormurinn Unconfirmed Lake Animal Iceland
Lake Tahoe Monster Tahoe Tessie Discredited Lake Monster Nevada, United States
Lake Tianchi Monster Lake Chonji Monster Unconfirmed Lake Animal China
Lake Van Monster Monster of Lake Van Unconfirmed Lake Animal Turkey
Lake Worth monster Lake Worth Goatman, Texas Bigfoot Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal United States, Texas
Lariosauro Como Lake monster Unconfirmed Water reptile Italy
Loch Ness Monster 'Nessie', Nessiteras rhombopteryx Unconfirmed Lake Monster Loch Ness, Scotland
Mamlambo Unconfirmed Lake Animal South Africa
Manipogo Winnipogo Unconfirmed Lake Animal Lake Manitoba, Canada
Morag Unconfirmed Lake Animal Scotland
'Muckie' Unconfirmed Lake Animal Lakes of Killarney, Ireland
Muc-sheilch Unconfirmed Lake Animal Scotland
'Mussie' Unconfirmed Lake Animal Ontario, Canada
Nahuelito Unconfirmed Lake Animal Argentina
Ningen Unconfirmed Sea monster with human features Antarctic Ocean. Pacific Ocean near Japan.
Ogopogo N’ha·a·itk, Naitaka Unconfirmed Lake Animal Lake Okanagan, Canada
Phaya Naga Unconfirmed Lake Animal Laos, Thailand
Pinatubo lake monsters Descredited - groups of fish swarming together, seeming like an unknown creature Lake animal, giant eel Zambales, Philippines
'Pressie' Unconfirmed Lake Creature United States, Michigan
Rhinoceros Dolphin Unconfirmed Cetacean
Sea monk Discredited - misidentifications of known animals Sea Animal World’s Oceans
Great Sea Serpent Unconfirmed Sea Animal World’s Oceans
Selma Seljordsormen Unconfirmed Lake Animal Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway
Stronsay Beast 'Beast of Stronsa' Discredited - identified as basking shark carcass Sea Animal Orkney, Scotland
Turtle Lake Monster Unconfirmed Lake Monster Saskatchewan, Canada
'Willy' Unconfirmed Aquatic Creature Willoughby, VT, USA
'Wippy' 'Whippy' Unconfirmed Lake Monster Lake Massawippi, Canada
'Winnie' Unconfirmed lake monster Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
Zuiyō Maru carcass New Zealand Monster Identified as Basking shark carcass Christchurch coast of New Zealand

Other

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Burmese gray wild dog Discredited Canine Burma
Buru Extinct? Reptile or giant lungfish India
Burrunjor Arnhem Rex Unconfirmed Living Dinosaur Australia
Canvey Island Monster Proposed anglerfish or batfish Bipedal United Kingdom
Cat-fox Confirmed-Unverified Mammal Borneo
Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Republic of the Congo
Minhocão Unconfirmed Caecilian South America
Muhuru Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Kenya
Acinonyx jubatus guttatus Woolly cheetah Verified Big cat - alleged genetic variant of cheetah Africa
Adjule Kelb-el-khela Discredited Canine - phantom dog North Africa
Ahool Unconfirmed Flying animal Indonesia
Alan 'Owlman', 'Mothman' Discredited Flying animal, bird-man Philippines
Altamaha-ha Altie Unconfirmed River animal Georgia (US state) ([[United States][South Dakota Whetstone River])
Ayia Napa Sea Monster Sea beast, O filikos teras, Nappis Unconfirmed Cross of various prehistoric sea creatures Cyprus
Beast of Bodmin Moor Beast of Bodmin Unconfirmed Large Felid United Kingdom
Beast of Bray Road Michigan Dogman Discredited Carnivorous mammal Wisconsin (United States)
Beast of Busco Churubusco turtle; Oscar Discredited Reptile/dinosaur United States
Beast of Gévaudan Unconfirmed Carnivorous mammal France
Black Shuck Old shuck Discredited Carnivorous mammal Coast of East Anglia, England
Chupacabra Goat Sucker Unconfirmed Reptile/Mammal/Canine Mexico/Puerto Rico/Texas
Dahu Goat with limbs varying in length Unconfirmed Herbivorous Mammal France, Switzerland
Devil Bird Ulama Discredited Bird Sri Lanka
Dobhar-chu Carnivorous Mammal Discredited Ireland
Elwedritsche Unconfirmed Mammal Germany
Emela-ntouka Chipekwe, Irizima, Aseka-moke Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Republic of the Congo
Gazeka Discredited Mammal Papua New Guinea
Gambo Unconfirmed Sea Animal Africa
Giant anaconda Unconfirmed Giant snake South America
Giant Snake of Mt. Tsurugi Unconfirmed Reptile Japan
Huaychivo Discredited Carnivorous mammal Yucatan (Mexico)
Hyote Discredited Canine United States, Maryland
Jersey Devil Leeds Devil Unconfirmed Winged Mammal/Demon United States, esp. New Jersey
Kaijin Unconfirmed Sea Monster Japan
Kikiyaon Unconfirmed Carnivore Bird Africa
Kongamato Unconfirmed Pterosaur/Bird/Bat Kenya
Komodo Dragon Verified, possibility of large 30ft relatives unconfirmed Giant Monitor lizard Komodo islands
Kraken Giant Squid, Colossal Squid Verified, extreme sizes in length to 100s of meters unlikely Sea Animal World’s Oceans
Kting Voar Holy Goat, Snake-eating Cow, Khting Vor, Linh Duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis Discredited Herbivorous Mammal Vietnam, Cambodia

L

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Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp Lizard Man of Lee County Unconfirmed Bipedal United States, South Carolina
Lizard Men Draconian, Reptoid, Dinosauroid,Dragonoid Unconfirmed, Theoretical Bipedal Worldwide
Loveland Frog Loveland Lizard Unconfirmed Bipedal United States, Ohio
Lusca Unconfirmed Sea Animal World’s Oceans
Mahamba (giant crocodile) Unconfirmed Reptile Republic of the Congo
Maltese Tiger Blue Tiger Proposed tiger with abnormal coloration due to mutation Carnivorous Mammal China
Mapinguari Unconfirmed Herbivorous Mammal Amazon Rainforest
Mitla Fawcett’s zorro or Fawcett’s cat Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal Bolivia rainforest
Mngwa Nunda Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal Africa
Mokele Mbembe Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Republic of the Congo
Mongolian Death Worm Allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi Unconfirmed Worm-like animal Gobi Desert
Montauk Monster 'Mounty' Unconfirmed Possible partly decomposed and mutilated carcass of a raccoon or rodent; possibly a hoax Montauk, Long Island
Nandi Bear Chemosit,[1] Chimiset, Chimisit, Duba, Engargiya, Gadett, Ikimizi, Kerit, Kikambangwe, Kikomba, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, Sabrookoo, Shivuverre Possibly a hyena Carnivorous Mammal Africa
Ndendeki (giant turtle) Unconfirmed Reptile Republic of the Congo
Ngoima (giant monkey-eating Eagle) Unconfirmed Carnivore Bird Republic of the Congo
Ngoubou Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Cameroon
Nguma-monene Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Republic of the Congo
Olitiau Unconfirmed Winged Animal Cameroon
Owlman Cornish Owlman, The Owlman of Mawnan Unconfirmed Bird England
Ozark Howler Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal United States, Arkansas
Pizzly Verified Polar bear-Grizzly bear hybrid Rare in Alaska and Canada, also bred in zoos
Popobawa Unconfirmed Africa
Pope Lick Monster Unconfirmed Bipedal United States, Kentucky
Pukwudgie Unconfirmed Bipedal United States, Massachusetts
Queensland Tiger Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal Australia
Raijū Unconfirmed Lightning creature Japan
Rat king Unconfirmed Group of rats Europe
Renton River Beast Unconfirmed Humanoid United States/Pacific Northwest
Road Troll Discredited Humanoid United States
Ropen indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar Unconfirmed Flying animal/Pteradactyl Papua New Guinea
Ryugyo Unconfirmed Sturgeon like fish Japan
Salawa Seth, Salaawa Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal Egypt
Setontot Discredited Malaysia
Shunka Warakin Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal; wolf-like, boar-like, hyena-like American West (especially Montana)
Sigbin Unconfirmed Canine, Cat-fox, civet Philippines
Skvader Discredited Mammal Sundsvall, Sweden
Slow Down Unidentified sound Sea creature Pacific Ocean
Storsjöodjuret Unconfirmed Lake Animal Sweden
Sucuriju Gigante Giant Bull Eater; Giant Anaconda Unconfirmed Giant boa Amazonia
Takitaro Unconfirmed Giant fish Japan
Tatzelwurm Unconfirmed Reptile/Amphibian European Alps
Trinity Alps giant salamander Unconfirmed Salamander United States, California
Trunko Unconfirmed Sea Animal South Africa
Tsuchinoko Unconfirmed Reptile/Snake Japan
Veo Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal Indonesia
Waheela Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal Canada
Waitoreke Unconfirmed Carnivorous Mammal New Zealand
White Orca Albino Orca Verified Feb 23, 2008 near Kanaga Volcano Oceanic Mammal United States, Alaskan Waters
Wolpertinger Crisensus bavaricus Discredited Mammal Germany
Wucharia Unconfirmed Canine Danakil depression, Eritrea

Misc

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Appalachian Black Panther Unconfirmed All black Appalachian specides of large cat - Thousands of miles out of range for jaguars and hundreds for mountain lions (which have never been scientifically documented to exhibit melanism). Several sightings were confirmed domestic dogs. Mountain regions of Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia of the United States
Atmospheric Jellyfish Atmospheric beasts Unconfirmed; proposed as some UFO sightings Flying aquatic creature Upper atmosphere
'Bloop' Unconfirmed Gigantic creature/Unconfirmed sound South American southwest coast
British big cats Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, English lions
beast of Bodmin, Beast of Exmoor
Proposed escaped animals Carnivorous mammal Great Britain
Dover Demon Unconfirmed Bipedal, alien like United States, Massachusetts
Flatwoods Monster Green Monster, Braxton County Monster Unconfirmed Extraterrestrial United States, West Virginia
'Flying Rod' 'Sky Fish' Discredited Established as a camera illusion Worldwide
Mothman Indrid Cold, 'The Grinning Man' (Human form) Unconfirmed; originally connected with UFO reports Winged Bipedal United States, West Virginia
Phantom cats Alien Big Cats (ABCs) Proposed escaped animals Carnivorous Mammal Worldwide
Phantom kangaroo Proposed escaped animals Marsupials Various

Hoaxes

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Fur-bearing Trout Discredited Fish with hair North America
Hodag The Dag; Nasobatilus 'Tall Tale' Carnivorous Mammal/Lizard United States, Wisconsin
Hoop snake Discredited Reptile United States/Australia
Jackalope antelabbit, aunt benny, Wyoming thistled hare, stagbunny Discredited - hoax influenced by rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus Herbivorous Mammal North America
Kasai Rex Discredited; photograph is a pasted-up hoax Reptile/Dinosaur Africa
Row Discredited Reptile New Guinea