critters

felines

includes: house cats, lions, tigers, cheetahs, panthers

canids

includes: dogs, wild dogs, wolves, dingoes, dhole, african painted dogs, foxes

rodents

includes: mice, rats, guinea pigs, beavers, squirrels, capybara, porcupines, shrews, gerbils, hamsters, rabbits, chinchillas

reptiles

includes: lizards, gecko, chameleons, crocodiles, alligators, gharials, iguanas, bearded dragons, snakes, adders

amphibians

includes: frogs, toads

birds

marsupials and mustelids

includes: ferrets, possums, wombats, kangaroos, wallabies, weasels

equines

includes: horses, zebra

ungulates

includes: deer, antelope, moose, okapi, giraffe, donkeys, wildebeest, rams, caribou/reindeer

???

includes: anteater, hedgehogs, bears, prairie dogs, hyenas, mongoose, meerkats, raccoons, other weird 4-legged creatures

???

includes: hippos, rhinos, elephants, armadillos, pangolins

bugs

farm animals

includes: sheep, goats, cows, chickens, llamas

lives in trees or forests

includes: monkeys, orangutans, sloths, koalas, pandas

lives in caves

includes:bats, axoltl

aquatic animals

mammals

includes: seals, sea lions, penguins, platypus, echidna, whales, narwhals, walrus, dolphins, orcas, manatees, porpoise, (sea) turtles, otters

fish

includes: fish, sharks, rays, whale sharks, clownfish, koi fish, bass, tuna, sturgeon (I AM A STURGEON!!!), oarfish, paddlefish, lanternfish, angler fish, piranhas, flounder, remoras, eels, koi

crustaceans

includes: crabs, horseshoe crabs, lobster, shrimp, mantis shrimp, crawfish, hermit crab, krill, barnacles, deep sea isopods

other

includes: sea stars, coral (which is technically both a plant and animal), sea anemone, jellyfish, sea slugs, sea snakes, seahorses, snails/shells, squid, octopus, sea urchins