Animals

Some species of animals inhabiting Westeros are very similar to Pleistocene megafauna of Earth or even historical animals.

• Auroch (wild ox, large relatives of the bull, frequently used as a symbol of size, strength, and stupidity)
• Badger
• Bat
• Bear
• Bear, Black
• Bear, Cave
• Blackbird
• Bloodfly (found in the east, pests of the Dothraki waste)
• Boar (wild pigs, found in forests)
• Butterfly
• Camel (found in the east)
• Cat
• Cattle
• Cave Fish (found in the east)
• Chicken
• Cod
• Courser (light warhorse)
• Crab
• Crow
• Deer
• Deer, Red
• Deer (Hart)
• Destrier (heavy warhorse)
• Dog (various)
• Dolphin
• Donkey
• Dragonfly
• Dray (heavy horse)
• Duck
• Eagle
• Eagle, Sea
• Elephant (found in the east)
• Elk
• Elk, Great (found in the east)
• Elkhound
• Falcon
• Flying fish
• Fox, Black
• Fox, White
• Frog
• Garron (light horse)
• Goat
• Goat, Wild
• Goose
• Goshawk
• Gull
• Gyrfalcon
• Hare
• Hart
• Hart, White (extremely rare, its appearance may herald an omen)
• Hawk
• Hedgehog
• Heron
• Herring
• Horse (various)
• Hrakkar (White Lion, found in the east)
• Kite (found in the east)
• King Crab
• Lamprey
• Lantern Bug
• Lemur (found in the east)
• Lion
• Lion, Cave
• Lizard-lion (massive, swamp-dwelling reptiles found in the Neck, alligators or crocodiles)
• Lobster
• Magpie
• Mastiff
• Merlin
• Mockingbird
• Mole
• Monkey (found in the east)
• Moose
• Mouse
• Mouse-pig (found in the east)
• Mule
• Nightingale
• Octopus (found in the east)
• Otter
• Owl, Horned
• Owl, White
• Ox (found in the east)
• Palfrey (light horse)
• Parrot (found in the east)
• Partridge
• Peacock (found in the east)
• Peregrine
• Pig
• Pigeon
• Pike, River
• Pony
• Puff Fish (found in the east)
• Quail
• Rabbit
• Rat
• Raven (used by Maesters to carry messages between castles, sometimes imitate human speech like parrots)
• Rounsey (heavy horse)
• Sable
• Salmon
• Sand steed
• Scorpion (found in the east)
• Seal
• Shadowcat (large predatory cats with black fur and white stripes native to mountainous regions whose pelts are prized)
• Sheep
• Sheepdog
• Silverfish
• Snail
• Snake (various)
• Snake, Water
• Snow Shrike
• Sparrow
• Spider
• Squirrel
• Squirrel, Black
• Stag
• Stinging Fly (found in the east)
• Stot (heavy horse)
• Swan, Black
• Tiger (found in the east)
• Tiger, Spotted (found in the east)
• Toad
• Trout
• Turkey
• Turtle
• Weasel
• Whitefish
• Wildcat
• Wolf
• Wolf (Red Waste, found in the east)
• Wolfhound
• Wolverine
• Zorse (zebra, found in the east)

Fabled Animals

• Basilisk (of Yi Ti)
• Bear, Snow
• Direwolf** (much larger and stronger than regular wolves reaching the size of a pony when fully grown, almost never seen south of the Wall)
• Dragons (ferocious, magical creatures brought to the continent by the Targaryens, died out over one hundred years ago and thought extinct by the people of Westeros)
• Elk, Giant
• Firewyrm
• Kraken, Giant (huge squids able to pull down whaling ships)
• Mammoth (found north of the Wall, used as mounts by Giants)
• Manticore (found on islands of the Jade Sea, look like scarabs when folded, faces are malign and vaguely human, poisonous sting that is fatal to humans)
• Unicorn (found on Skagos)
• Walking Lizard
• Walrus
• Whale (also called leviathans, found in the east)
• White Raven (with black eyes, bred in the Citadel, rare; often seen as an omen)
• White Hart (rare, older male deer; often seen as an omen)
• Pale Lizards (of Mereen)
• Wyvern

Mythical Creatures

• Centaur
• Children of the Forest
• Demon
• Firelion
• Gargoyle
• Ghoul
• Giant
• Griffon
• Grumkin
• Hydra
• Merling (and Merman)
• Snark
• Sphinx
• Warg (or Skinchanger)