Magical creature

Magical creature may refer to:

• A legendary creature, a mythological or folkloric creature
• A fairy or demon

A magical beast or magical animal may refer to:

• An animal deity
• An animal spirit
• A cryptid, a creature or plant whose existence has been suggested but is unrecognized by scientific consensus and often regarded as highly unlikely
• A familiar spirit, supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic
• A power animal, a broadly animistic and shamanic concept
• A shapeshifter such as a werewolf
• A totemic animal

Fiction

• Magical beast (Dungeons & Dragons), a class of monster in the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons
• Magical creatures (Harry Potter) in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe
• A Book of Magical Beasts, a collection of fairy tales by Ruth Manning-Sanders