Name Animals That Start With X

Xerus are squirrels commonly known.

Name animals that start with x. What are some animals that start with x. X ray tetra also known as the x ray fish xanthippe s shrew a shrew in kenya tanzania xantic sargo a fish in the grunt family xantus becard a bird in mexico central america xantus leaf toed gecko a lizard xantus murrelet a small seabird xantus s hummingbird a hummingbird in baja california xavier s greenbul a central african song bird xeme an arctic gull xestus sabretooth blenny a fish also known as the xestus fangblenny. The closely related animals include the streaked xenops plain xenops and slender billed xenops. For those of you who just heard the name of this animal for the first time may not expect that x rey tetra is one type of fish.

The third group is the xerus which refers to a genus in sciuridae. Globally very few animal names begin with x. Xenarthrans members of xenarthra also all have a low metabolism which means that their bodies don t use a great deal of energy. Fish that have the latin name pristella maxillaris is also often called the golden pristella tetra.

There aren t many animals that start with x so we ve included the xenarthra a group of mammals comprising anteaters sloths and armadillos. X ray tetra is a widely distributed and adaptable fish found in the amazon and orinoco basins. Xenarthra means strange joints. The other group is known as xenops a genus in the furnariidae family.

The name refers to the unique joints of the spinal cords of members of the group. We can therefore include a group of animals which start with x such as the xenarthra a superorder of placental mammals which comprise of the armadillos anteaters and the sloths.