User:CFLeon/Sandbox
| Name | Other names | Status | Description | Location | |
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Legendary or Mythological[edit] |
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| Amarok | Discredited | Giant wolf of Inuit mythology | Arctic | ||
| Bunyip | (legendary creature)/Unconfirmed | Lake and cave animal | Australia | ||
| Garou | Loup Garou, Cajun werewolf | Unconfirmed | Wolf like creature | US, Louisiana | |
| Griffin | Gryphon (different spelling) | Unconfirmed, Mythical | Chimera | World-wide | |
| Hitodama | onibi, guǐ-huǒ, gwäe-fo | Discredited | Human Souls | Japan | |
| Kappa | Gatarō, Kawako | Unconfirmed, Mythical | Bipedal | Japan | |
| Phoenix | Unconfirmed, Mythical | Legendary Bird | Worldwide | ||
| Sirrush | Mushrushu | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Africa, Ancient Babylon | |
| Thunderbird | Unconfirmed | Giant bird | North America | ||
| Unicorn | Unconfirmed, Mythical | Horse; originally based on Indian Rhinoceros or Oryx | Europe | ||
Extinct Animals That May Still Survive[edit]Prehistoric[edit] |
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| Arctodus simus | Giant short-faced bear | Extinct | Giant grizzly bear | Canada and USA | |
| Deinotherium | Extinct | Herbivorous Mammal | Africa | ||
| Elasmotherium | Giant Rhinoceros | Extinct | Herbivorous Mammal | Asia | |
| Ennedi tiger | Hadjel, Gassingram, Vossoko, Mourou N’gou, Mamaimé, Dilali, Saber-toothed cat | Extinct | Carnivorous Mammal | Chad, Africa | |
| Mylodon | Extinct | Giant Prehistoric Ground Sloth | Southern Patagonian forests | ||
| Megalania prisca | Giant Australian monitor lizard | Extinct | Reptile/Giant prehistoric Komodo Dragon | Australia | |
| Megalodon | Carcharodon megalodon | Extinct | Giant Prehistoric Shark | World’s Oceans | |
Historical[edit] |
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| Andean wolf | Hagenbeck wolf, Andean mountain wolf, Dasycyon hagenbecki | Extinct | Canine | High Andes | |
| Bergman’s bear | God bear; irkuiem | Extinct | Bear | Asia | |
| Caspian Tiger | Persian Tiger | Extinct | Tiger | Turkey | |
| Dodo | Extinct | Flightless Bird | Mauritius | ||
| Japanese Wolf | Extinct | Carnivorous Mammal | Japan | ||
| Javan Tiger | Indonesian Tiger | Extinct | Tiger | Eastern Java | |
| MacFarlane’s Bear | Ursus inopinatus | Extinct | Carnivorous Mammal | Canada | |
| Marsupial Lion | Thylacoleo, Thylacoleo carnifex | Extinct | Carnivorous marsupial mammal | Australia | |
| Moa | Giant emu | Extinct | Giant Flightless Bird | New Zealand | |
| Steller’s Sea Cow | Extinct | Sea Animal | Bering Strait | ||
| Thylacine | Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf | Extinct | Carnivorous Marsupial | Tasmania, Australia | |
| Zanzibar Leopard | Panthera pardus anersi | Presumed Extinct | Big cat | Zanzibar | |
Undescribed Creatures ('True' Cryptids)[edit]"Hairy Humanoids" and Other Primates[edit] |
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| Agogwe | Unconfirmed | Small Bipedal | Eastern Africa | ||
| Agta | Kapre | Discredited | Primate, forest-dwelling hominid | Visayas, Philippines | |
| Almas | Abnauayu, almosty, albasty, bekk-bok, biabin-guli, golub-yavan, gul-biavan, auli-avan, kaptar, kra-dhun, ksy-giik, ksy-gyik, ochokochi, mirygdy, mulen, voita, wind-man, Zana |
Unconfirmed | Primate or hominid | Asia/Caucasus | |
| “Ameranthropoides loysi” | De Loys’ ape | Discredited - probable misidentification of a spider monkey | Primate | South America | |
| Amomongo | Negros ape | Discredited | Primate | Negros, Philippines | |
| Barmanou | Unconfirmed | Primate | Middle East/Asia | ||
| Batutut | Ujit | Unconfirmed | Hominid | East Asia | |
| Bigfoot | Sasquatch, Skookum | Unconfirmed | Hominid or primate | North America | |
| Bili ape | Bondo mystery ape | Confirmed-Unverified | Primate - Alleged variant population of Pan troglodytes | Democratic Republic of Congo | |
| Bukit Timah Monkey Man | BTM | Discredited | Forest-dwelling hominid or primate | Singapore | |
| Ebu Gogo | Homo Floresiensis | Extinct | Primate | Flores, Indonesia | |
| Fear liath | Am Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, Greyman | Unconfirmed | Primate | Scotland | |
| Fouke Monster | Boggy Creek Monster | Unconfirmed | Primate | United States, Arkansas | |
| Goatman | The Maryland Goatman, Chevo Man | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, Wisconsin, Maryland, New York State | |
| Grassman | Kenmore Grassman, Ohio Grassman | Unconfirmed | Bigfoot-like | Kenmore, Akron, Ohio, United States | |
| 'Gnomes' | Discredited | Small humanoid | Argentina | ||
| Hibagon | Hinagon | Discredited | Primate | Japan | |
| “Homo gardarensis” | Discredited | Hominid (acromegalic Homo sapiens?) | Greenland | ||
| Kapre | Agta | Unconfirmed | Primate, forest-dwelling hominid | Philippines | |
| Mande Barung | Mande Burung, Indian Yeti | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | North East India | |
| Manananggal | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | Philippines | ||
| Maricoxi | Unconfirmed | Primate | South America | ||
| Mecheny | Unconfirmed | Primate | Asia | ||
| Menehune | Unconfirmed | Primate | United States, Hawaii | ||
| Minnesota Iceman | “Homo pongoides” | Unconfirmed | Primate | United States, Minnesota | |
| Moehau | The Hairy Moehau, The Moehau Monster | Unconfirmed | Primate | New Zealand | |
| MoMo | Missouri Monster | Discredited | Primate | United States, Missouri | |
| Mono Grande | Didi | Unconfirmed | Hominid | South America | |
| Muwa | waray-waray, mawa | Unconfirmed | Primate, forest-dwelling hominid | Eastern Samar, Philippines | |
| Neo-Giant | Unconfirmed | Primate | Worldwide | ||
| Người Rừng | Forest People | Unconfirmed | Primate | Vietnam | |
| Nyalmo | Unconfirmed | Primate | Asia | ||
| 'Old Yellow Top' | Unconfirmed | Primate | Canada | ||
| Orang-Bati | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Indonesia | ||
| Orang Mawas | Mawa, Orang Dalam, hantu jerang gigi | Unconfirmed | Primate | Malaysia | |
| Orang Pendek | Unconfirmed | Primate, has been associated with Homo floresiensis | Sumatra | ||
| Shug Monkey | Unconfirmed | Primate | Europe | ||
| Skunk Ape | Unconfirmed | Primate | United States, Florida | ||
| Tjutjuna | Chuchunaa | Unconfirmed | Primate | Russia | |
| Tsul ’Kalu | Unconfirmed | Primate | American West | ||
| Yeren | Unconfirmed | Primate (possible hominin) | China | ||
| Yeti | Abominable Snowman | Unconfirmed | Primate | Asia (Himalayas) | |
| Yowie | Unconfirmed | Primate | Australia | ||
Lake & Sea 'Monsters'[edit] |
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| Akkorokamui | Unconfirmed | Fish | Japan; Thailand | ||
| Bear Lake Monster | Discredited | Lake animal | Idaho/Utah (United States) | ||
| Bessie | Discredited | Lake animal | Lake Erie, North America | ||
| Brosno dragon | Discredited | Lake animal | Lake Brosno, Russia | ||
| “Cadborosaurus willsi” | Caddy, “Cadborosaurus” | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | Pacific Coast of North America | |
| Champ | “Champtanystropheus” | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Champlain, North America | |
| Chessie (sea monster) | Discredited | Sea Animal | Atlantic Coast of United States/ Chesapeake Bay | ||
| Con Rit | Many-finned Sea Serpent, Cetacean Centipede, Great Sea-Centipede, Cetioscolopendra aeliana | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | Southeast Asia, coast of Algeria | |
| Giglioli’s whale | “Amphiptera pacifica” | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | Off Chile, Scotland and France (Mediterranean) | |
| Globster | Blob | Usually rotted tissue from whales or basking sharks; often can't be confirmed as such | Sea Animal carcass | World’s Oceans | |
| Gloucester Sea Serpent | Unconfirmed; small carcass found was identified as Black Snake | Sea serpent | United States, Massachusetts | ||
| High-finned sperm whale | Unconfirmed | Cetacean | Shetland Islands | ||
| [[Igopogo| | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Simcoe, Ontario | ||
| Iliamna Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Iliamna, Alaska | ||
| Inkanyamba | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Africa | ||
| Isshii | Issie | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Japan | |
| Kingstie | Lake George Monster | Discredited | Lake Animal | North America, Lake Ontario | |
| Kusshii | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Japan | ||
| Lagarfljóts Worm | lagarfljóts ormurinn | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Iceland | |
| Lake Tahoe Monster | Tahoe Tessie | Discredited | Lake Monster | Nevada, United States | |
| Lake Tianchi Monster | Lake Chonji Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | China | |
| Lake Van Monster | Monster of Lake Van | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Turkey | |
| Lake Worth monster | Lake Worth Goatman, Texas Bigfoot | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | United States, Texas | |
| Lariosauro | Como Lake monster | Unconfirmed | Water reptile | Italy | |
| Loch Ness Monster | 'Nessie', Nessiteras rhombopteryx | Unconfirmed | Lake Monster | Loch Ness, Scotland | |
| Mamlambo | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | South Africa | ||
| Manipogo | Winnipogo | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Manitoba, Canada | |
| Morag | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Scotland | ||
| 'Muckie' | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lakes of Killarney, Ireland | ||
| Muc-sheilch | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Scotland | ||
| 'Mussie' | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Ontario, Canada | ||
| Nahuelito | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Argentina | ||
| Ningen | Unconfirmed | Sea monster with human features | Antarctic Ocean. Pacific Ocean near Japan. | ||
| Ogopogo | N’ha·a·itk, Naitaka | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Okanagan, Canada | |
| Phaya Naga | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Laos, Thailand | ||
| Pinatubo lake monsters | Descredited - groups of fish swarming together, seeming like an unknown creature | Lake animal, giant eel | Zambales, Philippines | ||
| 'Pressie' | Unconfirmed | Lake Creature | United States, Michigan | ||
| Rhinoceros Dolphin | Unconfirmed | Cetacean | |||
| Sea monk | Discredited - misidentifications of known animals | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans | ||
| Great Sea Serpent | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans | ||
| Selma | Seljordsormen | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway | |
| Stronsay Beast | 'Beast of Stronsa' | Discredited - identified as basking shark carcass | Sea Animal | Orkney, Scotland | |
| Turtle Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake Monster | Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| 'Willy' | Unconfirmed | Aquatic Creature | Willoughby, VT, USA | ||
| 'Wippy' | 'Whippy' | Unconfirmed | Lake Monster | Lake Massawippi, Canada | |
| 'Winnie' | Unconfirmed | lake monster | Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire | ||
| Zuiyō Maru carcass | New Zealand Monster | Identified as Basking shark carcass | Christchurch coast of New Zealand | ||
Other[edit] |
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| Burmese gray wild dog | Discredited | Canine | Burma | ||
| Buru | Extinct? | Reptile or giant lungfish | India | ||
| Burrunjor | Arnhem Rex | Unconfirmed | Living Dinosaur | Australia | |
| Canvey Island Monster | Proposed anglerfish or batfish | Bipedal | United Kingdom | ||
| Cat-fox | Confirmed-Unverified | Mammal | Borneo | ||
| Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Republic of the Congo | ||
| Minhocão | Unconfirmed | Caecilian | South America | ||
| Muhuru | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Kenya | ||
| Acinonyx jubatus guttatus | Woolly cheetah | Verified | Big cat - alleged genetic variant of cheetah | Africa | |
| Adjule | Kelb-el-khela | Discredited | Canine - phantom dog | North Africa | |
| Ahool | Unconfirmed | Flying animal | Indonesia | ||
| Alan | 'Owlman', 'Mothman' | Discredited | Flying animal, bird-man | Philippines | |
| Altamaha-ha | Altie | Unconfirmed | River animal | Georgia (US state) ([[United States][South Dakota Whetstone River]) | |
| Ayia Napa Sea Monster | Sea beast, O filikos teras, Nappis | Unconfirmed | Cross of various prehistoric sea creatures | Cyprus | |
| Beast of Bodmin Moor | Beast of Bodmin | Unconfirmed | Large Felid | United Kingdom | |
| Beast of Bray Road | Michigan Dogman | Discredited | Carnivorous mammal | Wisconsin (United States) | |
| Beast of Busco | Churubusco turtle; Oscar | Discredited | Reptile/dinosaur | United States | |
| Beast of Gévaudan | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | France | ||
| Black Shuck | Old shuck | Discredited | Carnivorous mammal | Coast of East Anglia, England | |
| Chupacabra | Goat Sucker | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Mammal/Canine | Mexico/Puerto Rico/Texas | |
| Dahu | Goat with limbs varying in length | Unconfirmed | Herbivorous Mammal | France, Switzerland | |
| Devil Bird | Ulama | Discredited | Bird | Sri Lanka | |
| Dobhar-chu | Carnivorous Mammal | Discredited | Ireland | ||
| Elwedritsche | Unconfirmed | Mammal | Germany | ||
| Emela-ntouka | Chipekwe, Irizima, Aseka-moke | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Republic of the Congo | |
| Gazeka | Discredited | Mammal | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Gambo | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | Africa | ||
| Giant anaconda | Unconfirmed | Giant snake | South America | ||
| Giant Snake of Mt. Tsurugi | Unconfirmed | Reptile | Japan | ||
| Huaychivo | Discredited | Carnivorous mammal | Yucatan (Mexico) | ||
| Hyote | Discredited | Canine | United States, Maryland | ||
| Jersey Devil | Leeds Devil | Unconfirmed | Winged Mammal/Demon | United States, esp. New Jersey | |
| Kaijin | Unconfirmed | Sea Monster | Japan | ||
| Kikiyaon | Unconfirmed | Carnivore Bird | Africa | ||
| Kongamato | Unconfirmed | Pterosaur/Bird/Bat | Kenya | ||
| Komodo Dragon | Verified, possibility of large 30ft relatives unconfirmed | Giant Monitor lizard | Komodo islands | ||
| Kraken | Giant Squid, Colossal Squid | Verified, extreme sizes in length to 100s of meters unlikely | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans | |
| Kting Voar | Holy Goat, Snake-eating Cow, Khting Vor, Linh Duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis | Discredited | Herbivorous Mammal | Vietnam, Cambodia | |
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| Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp | Lizard Man of Lee County | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, South Carolina | |
| Lizard Men | Draconian, Reptoid, Dinosauroid,Dragonoid | Unconfirmed, Theoretical | Bipedal | Worldwide | |
| Loveland Frog | Loveland Lizard | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, Ohio | |
| Lusca | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans | ||
| Mahamba (giant crocodile) | Unconfirmed | Reptile | Republic of the Congo | ||
| Maltese Tiger | Blue Tiger | Proposed tiger with abnormal coloration due to mutation | Carnivorous Mammal | China | |
| Mapinguari | Unconfirmed | Herbivorous Mammal | Amazon Rainforest | ||
| Mitla | Fawcett’s zorro or Fawcett’s cat | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Bolivia rainforest | |
| Mngwa | Nunda | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Africa | |
| Mokele Mbembe | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Republic of the Congo | ||
| Mongolian Death Worm | Allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi | Unconfirmed | Worm-like animal | Gobi Desert | |
| Montauk Monster | 'Mounty' | Unconfirmed | Possible partly decomposed and mutilated carcass of a raccoon or rodent; possibly a hoax | Montauk, Long Island | |
| Nandi Bear | Chemosit,[1] Chimiset, Chimisit, Duba, Engargiya, Gadett, Ikimizi, Kerit, Kikambangwe, Kikomba, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, Sabrookoo, Shivuverre | Possibly a hyena | Carnivorous Mammal | Africa | |
| Ndendeki (giant turtle) | Unconfirmed | Reptile | Republic of the Congo | ||
| Ngoima (giant monkey-eating Eagle) | Unconfirmed | Carnivore Bird | Republic of the Congo | ||
| Ngoubou | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Cameroon | ||
| Nguma-monene | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Republic of the Congo | ||
| Olitiau | Unconfirmed | Winged Animal | Cameroon | ||
| Owlman | Cornish Owlman, The Owlman of Mawnan | Unconfirmed | Bird | England | |
| Ozark Howler | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | United States, Arkansas | ||
| Pizzly | Verified | Polar bear-Grizzly bear hybrid | Rare in Alaska and Canada, also bred in zoos | ||
| Popobawa | Unconfirmed | Africa | |||
| Pope Lick Monster | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, Kentucky | ||
| Pukwudgie | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, Massachusetts | ||
| Queensland Tiger | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Australia | ||
| Raijū | Unconfirmed | Lightning creature | Japan | ||
| Rat king | Unconfirmed | Group of rats | Europe | ||
| Renton River Beast | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | United States/Pacific Northwest | ||
| Road Troll | Discredited | Humanoid | United States | ||
| Ropen | indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar | Unconfirmed | Flying animal/Pteradactyl | Papua New Guinea | |
| Ryugyo | Unconfirmed | Sturgeon like fish | Japan | ||
| Salawa | Seth, Salaawa | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Egypt | |
| Setontot | Discredited | Malaysia | |||
| Shunka Warakin | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal; wolf-like, boar-like, hyena-like | American West (especially Montana) | ||
| Sigbin | Unconfirmed | Canine, Cat-fox, civet | Philippines | ||
| Skvader | Discredited | Mammal | Sundsvall, Sweden | ||
| Slow Down | Unidentified sound | Sea creature | Pacific Ocean | ||
| Storsjöodjuret | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Sweden | ||
| Sucuriju Gigante | Giant Bull Eater; Giant Anaconda | Unconfirmed | Giant boa | Amazonia | |
| Takitaro | Unconfirmed | Giant fish | Japan | ||
| Tatzelwurm | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Amphibian | European Alps | ||
| Trinity Alps giant salamander | Unconfirmed | Salamander | United States, California | ||
| Trunko | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | South Africa | ||
| Tsuchinoko | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Snake | Japan | ||
| Veo | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Indonesia | ||
| Waheela | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Canada | ||
| Waitoreke | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | New Zealand | ||
| White Orca | Albino Orca | Verified Feb 23, 2008 near Kanaga Volcano | Oceanic Mammal | United States, Alaskan Waters | |
| Wolpertinger | “Crisensus bavaricus” | Discredited | Mammal | Germany | |
| Wucharia | Unconfirmed | Canine | Danakil depression, Eritrea | ||
Misc[edit] |
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| Appalachian Black Panther | Unconfirmed | All black Appalachian specides of large cat - Thousands of miles out of range for jaguars and hundreds for mountain lions (which have never been scientifically documented to exhibit melanism). Several sightings were confirmed domestic dogs. | Mountain regions of Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia of the United States | ||
| Atmospheric Jellyfish | Atmospheric beasts | Unconfirmed; proposed as some UFO sightings | Flying aquatic creature | Upper atmosphere | |
| 'Bloop' | Unconfirmed | Gigantic creature/Unconfirmed sound | South American southwest coast | ||
| British big cats | Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, English lions beast of Bodmin, Beast of Exmoor |
Proposed escaped animals | Carnivorous mammal | Great Britain | |
| Dover Demon | Unconfirmed | Bipedal, alien like | United States, Massachusetts | ||
| Flatwoods Monster | Green Monster, Braxton County Monster | Unconfirmed | Extraterrestrial | United States, West Virginia | |
| 'Flying Rod' | 'Sky Fish' | Discredited | Established as a camera illusion | Worldwide | |
| Mothman | Indrid Cold, 'The Grinning Man' (Human form) | Unconfirmed; originally connected with UFO reports | Winged Bipedal | United States, West Virginia | |
| Phantom cats | Alien Big Cats (ABCs) | Proposed escaped animals | Carnivorous Mammal | Worldwide | |
| Phantom kangaroo | Proposed escaped animals | Marsupials | Various | ||
Hoaxes[edit] |
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| Fur-bearing Trout | Discredited | Fish with hair | North America | ||
| Hodag | The Dag; Nasobatilus | 'Tall Tale' | Carnivorous Mammal/Lizard | United States, Wisconsin | |
| Hoop snake | Discredited | Reptile | United States/Australia | ||
| Jackalope | antelabbit, aunt benny, Wyoming thistled hare, stagbunny | Discredited - hoax influenced by rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus | Herbivorous Mammal | North America | |
| Kasai Rex | Discredited; photograph is a pasted-up hoax | Reptile/Dinosaur | Africa | ||
| Row | Discredited | Reptile | New Guinea |