Can You Name All of These Animals That Start With Vowels?

By: Gavin Thagard
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can You Name All of These Animals That Start With Vowels?
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About This Quiz

A, E, I, O, U: those are the five vowels that make up the alphabet, which consists of 26 letters in total, the remaining letters being consonants. Do you know which animals were named by using the five vowels as a starter? This quiz will give you the chance to find out just that. 

When thinking about animals that start with a specific letter, it might seem difficult to name only those that begin with a vowel. That's such a small fraction of the alphabet, after all. Luckily, there are millions of species of animals on the planet Earth, and no letter of the alphabet was spared when naming them. 

Of course, that doesn't mean there aren't some difficult names on this quiz. Not many of these animals will be easy to identify. From rare reptiles to the many species of antelope, this quiz is filled with animals that you don't see on a daily basis. 

Are you up for the challenge of identifying these animals whose names begin with a vowel? Here's your opportunity to see for yourself.

When you're ready to test your animal naming knowledge out, fire up this quiz and see if you're the animal expert that you claim you are! 

Owl
Alan Tunnicliffe Photography / Moment / Getty Images
What is the name of this nocturnal bird?
Ibis
Albatross
Eagle
Owl
electric eel
Wiki Commons by National Institute of Ecology
Found in both salt water and freshwater, can you identify this fish?
Atlantic cod
Eel
Anglerfish
Arapaima
Buffalo
Enn Li Photography / Moment / Getty Images
Do you know the name of this commonly hunted animal?
Elephant
Alpaca
African buffalo
Impala

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Ape
Pixabay / skeeze
A tailless primate, which animal is this?
Ape
Uakari
Orca
Earwig
Alligator
Copyright (C) Arto Hakola. All rights reserved / Moment / Getty Images
What's the name of this swamp lurker?
Iguana
Alligator
Oyster
Otter
Anteater
Peter Schoen / Moment / Getty Images
Recognized by their long mouth, what's the name of this animal?
Otter
Earwig
Opossum
Anteater

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Armadillo
Tom Brakefield/Photodisc/Getty Images
This mammal has a bad reputation for running out into the road. What is it?
Opossum
Armadillo
Otter
Emperor penguin
Golden eagle in sky
Anton Petrus / Moment / Getty Images
Which predator of the sky do you see here?
Umbrellabird
Ibis
Ostrich
Eagle
elephant
sutiporn somnam/Moment/Getty Images
Recognized by its large tusk, what's the name of this animal?
Ostrich
Elephant
Orca
Alpaca

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Bull Ant
Shutterstock
This little critter might be searching for food if you run across it. What is it?
Ant
Earwig
Odonate
Orthoptera
Orangutan
Ben Hutchins Photography / Moment / Getty Images
A mammal that prefers to hang out in the trees, can you name this creature?
Uakari
Orangutan
Ostrich
Olm
Green iguana
Stan Tekiela Author / Naturalist / Wildlife Photographer/Moment/Getty Images
Do you know the name of this reptile?
Earwig
Eland
Iguana
Emu

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Elk
Feng Wei Photography/Moment/Getty Images
Can you identify this member of the deer family?
Impala
Okapi
Elk
Eland
Octopus
Shutterstock
Do you remember what this eight-armed animal is called?
Otter
Orca
Octopus
Anglerfish
Orca
Chase Dekker Wild-Life Images/Moment/Getty Images
Do you know this member of the dolphin family?
Orca
Oyster
Otter
Anglerfish

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Akita
Trio Images/Photodisc/Getty Images
What breed of dog is this?
Akita
Airedale Terrier
Affenpinscher
Australian Shepherd
Ostrich
Anup Shah/Digital Vision/Getty Images
What's the name of this flightless bird?
Eland
Ostrich
Emu
Earwig
Aardvark
Martin Harvey / Image Source / Getty Images
This African native uses its long snout to find food. What is it?
Alpaca
Okapi
Oryx
Aardvark

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Ocelot
Picture by Tambako the Jaguar/Moment Open/Getty Images
Can you identify this wild cat?
Emu
Olm
Ocelot
Akita
Otter
Jouko van der Kruijssen / Moment / Getty Images
Known for its playful behavior, can you recall the name of this animal?
Opossum
Otter
Emu
Emperor penguin
Alpaca
Steve Clancy Photography / Moment / Getty Images
A member of the camelid family, what animal is this?
Okapi
Eland
Alpaca
Oryx

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opossum
Thomas J Peterson/Photographer's Choice RF/Getty Images
Do you recognize this animal that you might find tearing through your garbage?
Odonate
Uguisu
Opossum
Ox
Anaconda
Wiki Commons By Fernando Flores
The heaviest snake on the planet, what animal do you see here?
Anaconda
African puff adder
Eyelash viper
Ikaheka snake
Oyster
shutterstock
You might find this animal to be a delicious snack. What is it?
Oyster
Arapaima
Aphid
Odonate

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Emu
Wiki Commons by Benjamint444
One of the largest birds on earth, what's the name of this animal?
Uguisu
Emu
Ibis
Arapaima
Anglerfish
Wiki Commons by NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory
This deep-sea creature is known as what?
Anglerfish
Oyster
Emperor penguin
Arapaima
Impala
n/a
Can you identify this species of antelope?
Impala
Eland
Oryx
Alpaca

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Earwig
Dave Brenner / Moment Open / Getty Images
Can you identify this ancient insect?
Aphid
Earwig
Odonate
Ulysses butterfly
Umbrellabird
Wiki Commons by Francesco Veronesi
Part of the genus Cephalopterus, what bird is this?
Ostrich
Uguisu
Umbrellabird
Emu
Ox
Shutterstock
Do you know what to call this domesticated bovine?
Ibis
Uguisu
Ox
Arapaima

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Agama
Wiki Commons by Chris_huh
This colorful lizard goes by what name?
Odonate
Agama
Aphid
Ibis
Giant eland
Nino H. Photography/Moment Open/Getty Images
Can you identify this African antelope?
Uromastyx
Affenpinscher
Ox
Eland
Uakari
Wiki Commons by Evgenia Kononova
Do you recognize this South American primate?
Okapi
Emu
Indri
Uakari

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Okapi
Jupiterimages / PHOTOS.com / Getty Images Plus
What do you call this forest giraffe?
Ox
Ibis
Eland
Okapi
East African oryx
Adria Photography / Moment / Getty Images
A species of antelope, do you know what animal this is?
Eland
Indri
Oryx
Uguisu
Olm
Wiki Commons by 芳蘭 徐芳蘭
This salamander is fully aquatic. Do you recognize it?
Arowana
Arapaima
Anglerfish
Olm

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Indri
Wiki Commons by SurreyJohn
What do you call this member of the lemur family?
Indri
Ibis
Aphid
Uromastyx
Affenpinscher
Yvonne Van der Horst / Moment / Getty Images
What's the name of this dog breed?
Airedale terrier
Afghan hound
American foxhound
Affenpinscher
Addax
Pixabay / skeeze
Do you know which species of antelope this is?
Eland
Oryx
Impala
Addax

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Edible Frog
Wiki Commons by Grand-Duc
Known for rarely leaving a water source, what animal is this?
Edible frog
Oriental fire-bellied toad
American bullfrog
Andean marsupial tree frog