Animal Names in Russian

Animals always deliver as a nice topic of conversation to get some small talk going. Watching cat videos in Russian is just one of many more reasons to learn all basic animal names in Russian. For even more animals, take a look at our learning resources for Russian at the end of the page.

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20 Common Animal Names in Russian
Animal Related Words in Russian
Mammals in Russian
Birds in Russian
Insects in Russian
Marine Animals in Russian

20 Common Animal Names in Russian

English	Russian
dog in Russian	(F) собака (соба́ка - sobáka)
cow in Russian	(F) корова (коро́ва - koróva)
pig in Russian	(F) свинья (свинья́ - svin'já)
cat in Russian	(F) кошка (ко́шка - kóshka)
sheep in Russian	(F) овца (овца́ - ovcá)
horse in Russian	(F) лошадь (ло́шадь - lóshad')
monkey in Russian	(F) обезьяна (обезья́на - obez'jána)
bear in Russian	(M) медведь (медве́дь - medvéd')
fish in Russian	(F) рыба (ры́ба - rýba)
lion in Russian	(M) лев (ле́в - lév)
tiger in Russian	(M) тигр (ти́гр - tígr)
elephant in Russian	(M) слон (сло́н - slón)
mouse in Russian	(F) мышь (мы́шь - mýsh')
pigeon in Russian	(M) голубь (го́лубь - gólub')
snail in Russian	(F) улитка (ули́тка - ulítka)
spider in Russian	(M) паук (пау́к - paúk)
frog in Russian	(F) лягушка (лягу́шка - ljagúshka)
snake in Russian	(F) змея (змея́ - zmejá)
crocodile in Russian	(M) крокодил (крокоди́л - krokodíl)
tortoise in Russian	(F) черепаха (черепа́ха - cherepáha)

Animal Related Words in Russian

English	Russian
animal in Russian	(N) животное (живо́тное - zhivótnoe)
mammal in Russian	(N) млекопитающее (млекопита́ющее - mlekopitájushhee)
bird in Russian	(F) птица (пти́ца - ptíca)
insect in Russian	(N) насекомое (насеко́мое - nasekómoe)
reptile in Russian	(F) рептилия (репти́лия - reptílija)
zoo in Russian	(M) зоопарк (зоопа́рк - zoopárk)
vet in Russian	(M) ветеринарный врач (ветерина́рный вра́ч - veterinárnyj vrách)
farm in Russian	(F) ферма (фе́рма - férma)
forest in Russian	(M) лес (ле́с - lés)
river in Russian	(F) река (река́ - reká)
lake in Russian	(N) озеро (о́зеро - ózero)
desert in Russian	(F) пустыня (пусты́ня - pustýnja)

Mammals in Russian

English	Russian
panda in Russian	(F) панда (па́нда - pánda)
giraffe in Russian	(M) жираф (жира́ф - zhiráf)
camel in Russian	(M) верблюд (верблю́д - verbljúd)
wolf in Russian	(M) волк (во́лк - vólk)
zebra in Russian	(F) зебра (зе́бра - zébra)
polar bear in Russian	(M) белый медведь (бе́лый медве́дь - bélyj medvéd')
kangaroo in Russian	(M) кенгуру (кенгуру́ - kengurú)
rhino in Russian	(M) носорог (носоро́г - nosoróg)
leopard in Russian	(M) леопард (леопа́рд - leopárd)
cheetah in Russian	(M) гепард (гепа́рд - gepárd)
donkey in Russian	(M) осел (осё́л - osjól)
squirrel in Russian	(F) белка (бе́лка - bélka)
bat in Russian	(F) летучая мышь (лету́чая мы́шь - letúchaja mýsh')
fox in Russian	(F) лиса (лиса́ - lisá)
hedgehog in Russian	(M) еж (ё́ж - józh)
otter in Russian	(F) выдра (вы́дра - výdra)

Birds in Russian

English	Russian
duck in Russian	(F) утка (у́тка - útka)
chicken in Russian	(F) курица (ку́рица - kúrica)
goose in Russian	(M) гусь (гу́сь - gús')
owl in Russian	(F) сова (сова́ - sová)
swan in Russian	(M) лебедь (ле́бедь - lébed')
penguin in Russian	(M) пингвин (пингви́н - pingvín)
ostrich in Russian	(M) страус (стра́ус - stráus)
raven in Russian	(M) ворон (во́рон - vóron)
pelican in Russian	(M) пеликан (пелика́н - pelikán)
flamingo in Russian	(M) фламинго (флами́нго - flamíngo)

Insects in Russian

English	Russian
fly in Russian	(F) муха (му́ха - múha)
butterfly in Russian	(F) бабочка (ба́бочка - bábochka)
bee in Russian	(F) пчела (пчела́ - pchelá)
mosquito in Russian	(M) комар (кома́р - komár)
ant in Russian	(M) муравей (мураве́й - muravéj)
dragonfly in Russian	(F) стрекоза (стрекоза́ - strekozá)
grasshopper in Russian	(M) кузнечик (кузне́чик - kuznéchik)
caterpillar in Russian	(F) гусеница (гу́сеница - gúsenica)
termite in Russian	(M) термит (терми́т - termít)
ladybird in Russian	(F) божья коровка (бо́жья коро́вка - bózh'ja koróvka)

Marine Animals in Russian

English	Russian
whale in Russian	(M) кит (ки́т - kít)
shark in Russian	(F) акула (аку́ла - akúla)
dolphin in Russian	(M) дельфин (дельфи́н - del'fín)
seal in Russian	(M) тюлень (тюле́нь - tjulén')
jellyfish in Russian	(F) медуза (меду́за - medúza)
octopus in Russian	(M) осьминог (осьмино́г - os'minóg)
turtle in Russian	(F) черепаха (черепа́ха - cherepáha)
starfish in Russian	(F) морская звезда (морска́я звезда́ - morskája zvezdá)
crab in Russian	(M) краб (кра́б - kráb)

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Animal Names in Russian

20 Common Animal Names in Russian

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