There have been many times that I have been writing a poem and needed a list of animal names that rhymed with one another. To make it easier, I have collected the following list of rhyming animal names. Feel free to use these in your own animal poems.
- Alsatian / crustacean / dalmatian
- Auk / hawk
- Auks / fox / hawks / ox
- Baboon / loon / raccoon
- Bat / cat / gnat / rat
- Beagle / eagle
- Bear / hare / mare
- Beaver / retriever / weaver
- Bee / flea / manatee
- Buck / duck / geoduck
- Bug / pug / slug
- Calf / giraffe
- Camel / mammal
- Caribou / cockatoo / ewe / gnu / kangaroo / kinkajou / shrew
- Chick / tick
- Chinchilla / gorilla
- Clam / lamb / ram
- Cockatiel / eel / seal
- Cottontail / quail / snail / whale
- Cow / sow
- Crow / doe
- Deer / steer
- Dog / frog / hog / polliwog
- Drake / snake
- Eel / seal / teal
- Fawn / prawn / swan
- Ferret / parrot
- Fowl / owl
- Gander / salamander
- Germ / worm
- Goose / moose
- Grice / lice / mice
- Grouse / louse / mouse
- Guppy / puppy
- Hen / wren
- Hippopotamus / rhinoceros
- Jay / ray
- Lark / shark
- Lynx / minks / skinks
- Man / orangutan
- Mink / skink
- Mole / oriole / vole
- Moth / sloth
- Nag / stag
