r/animalid is a subreddit with 338k members. The community frequently discusses animal, animal identification, bird, scat, and poop, and the most common flair used is 🐍 🐸 herps: snake, turtle, lizard 🐍 🐸, 🐀 🐇 unknown rodent/lagomorph 🐇🐀, 🐠 🐙 fish & friends 🐙 🐠, 🐺 🐶 canine: coyote/wolf/dog 🐶 🐺, and 🦁 🐯 🐻 mystery critter 🐻 🐯 🦁.
This subreddit helps users identify animal species from pictures, videos, audio or calls, tracks, dens, scat, etc. All ID requests should include the animal's LOCATION (country, state, city, name of ocean or coast). This sub is NOT for identifying breed info for cats/dogs or identifying insects/parasites. Comments should be helpful or educational only, and advice should be legal and humane. Welcome!
Popular Topics in r/animalid
#1
Animal
148 posts
#2
Animal Identification
41 posts
#3
Bird
35 posts
#4
Scat
30 posts
#5
Poop
19 posts
#6
Coyote
18 posts
#7
Lizard
16 posts
#8
Snake
15 posts
#9
Mouse
14 posts
#10
Wolf
13 posts
Flair Used in r/animalid
#1
🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸
: "Tortoise [South Florida]"
63 posts
#2
🐀 🐇 UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH 🐇🐀
: "What is this animal? [Indiana]"
33 posts
#3
🐠 🐙 FISH & FRIENDS 🐙 🐠
: "animal eggs! [Asheville North Carolina]"
16 posts
#4
🐺 🐶 CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG 🐶 🐺
: "What animal is this? [gaithersburg, Maryland state, USA]"
15 posts
#5
🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁
: "I know the frog is a bullfrog, but what creature is it eating? [British Columbia]"
15 posts
#6
🐦 🦢 BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID 🐦 🦢
: "[Minneapolis MN] what kind of bird is this? I thought it was a pigeon at first but it reminds me of a sandpiper. It has red feathers around its eyes and was highly protective of its nest (on some rocks in the parking lot) it’s hot out so I put a bowl of water nearby"
13 posts
#7
🦦 🦡 MUSTELID: WEASEL/MARTEN/BADGER 🦡 🦦
: "What is this animal in the tree of my backyard in [Orangeville, Ontario]?"
12 posts
#8
🐯🐱 UNKNOWN FELINE 🐱🐯
: "What kind of cat? [Southern California]"
7 posts
#9
🦌🫎🐐 UNGULATES: DEER, ELK, GOAT 🐐🫎🦌
: "Is this a deer or what? [Virginia]"
5 posts
#10
🆘 ⚠️ ?? ANIMAL IN TROUBLE ?? ⚠️ 🆘
: "Is this groundhog rabid? [Mechanicsville, Virginia]"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/animalid
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Last updated: May 31, 2026