r/animalid is a subreddit with 347k members. The community frequently discusses animal, animal identification, bird, scat, and poop, and the most common flair used is 🐍 🐸 herps: snake, turtle, lizard 🐍 🐸, 💩💩 scat id request 💩💩, 🦁 🐯 🐻 mystery critter 🐻 🐯 🦁, 🐀 🐇 unknown rodent/lagomorph 🐇🐀, and 🐦 🦢 birds / waterfowl id 🐦 🦢.
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 🐍 🐸
: "What kind of snake is this? Is it venomous? I thought it was dead when I touched it outside my cabin in [Thailand]"
19 posts
#2
💩💩 SCAT ID REQUEST 💩💩
: "[germany] Scat identification help"
12 posts
#3
🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁
: "What is this animal ? [Straffort, Missouri] Found on a farm"
11 posts
#4
🐀 🐇 UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH 🐇🐀
: "Massive rabbit in backyard? [Oregon]"
9 posts
#5
🐦 🦢 BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID 🐦 🦢
: "What is this egg? [England]"
9 posts
#6
🔊🔊 AUDIO ID REQUEST 🔊🔊
: "What animal makes this call [near parry sound Ontario/Killbear provincial park]"
8 posts
#7
🐠 🐙 FISH & FRIENDS 🐙 🐠
: "Starfish? [Carolina Beach, NC]"
5 posts
#8
🦉 🦅 BIRD OF PREY 🦅 🦉
: "What kind of Bird ist that? [Lower Saxony]"
4 posts
#9
🐾🐾 TRACKS ID REQUEST 🐾🐾
: "Is this a bear print? [ Tennessee, USA]"
3 posts
#10
🐺 🐶 CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG 🐶 🐺
: "Dog or Coyote? [Ontario, Canada]"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/animalid
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Last updated: July 7, 2026