Dogs are famously the #1 favorite animal, but what about animals in different categories? Like, what are the scariest animals, or the cutest animals? We will have 10 top ten animal lists from various sources, so if you look it up and you get a different animal, that’s someone else’s opinion, or a different source. All sources will be listed at the end.
List # 1: Top Ten Pets from PetHelpful
Let’s start with some pet facts. 86.9 million homes in the U.S. own a pet. For context, that is 66% of the homes in the U.S. Americans love furry friends so much, they spent $136.8 billion on them in 2021. And if you want a dog, know that it annually costs an average of $1,533.
Number 10: Ferrets
Number 9: Poultry
Number 8: Saltwater Fish
Number 7: Horses
Number 6: Reptiles
Number 5: Birds
Number 4: Small Animals
Number 3: Freshwater Fish
Number 2: Cats
And number 1: Dogs! Dogs are the most favorite pet!
List # 2: Top Ten Arthropods
Arthropods are basically anything that people call a bug. The list comes from ThoughtCo.
Disclaimer: if you are an arachnophobe, I highly recommend not looking up images.
Number 10: Horseshoe Crab
Number 9: Jumping Spider
Number 8: Lesser Marbled Fritillary
Number 7: Ghost Crab
Number 6: Katydid
Number 5: Millipede
Number 4: Porcelain Crab
Number 3: Rosy Lobsterette
Number 2: Dragonflies
And Number 1: Ladybug! Ladybugs are the # 1 arthropod!
List # 3: Top Ten Deep Sea Creatures
Deep sea creatures. Some of the scariest animals to come across. To prepare you for this unlikely event, here are the top ten deep sea creatures. These creatures come from howstuffworks. Once again, an image warning.
Number 10: Sea Angel
Number 9: Deep Sea Anglerfish
Number 8: Sea Pig
Number 7: Giant Sea Spider
Number 6: Giant Isopod
Number 5: Frilled Shark
Number 4: Sea Cucumber
Number 3: Japanese Spider Crab
Number 2: Fangtooth Fish
And # 1: Pelican Eel! Pelican Eel is the # 1 Deep Sea Creature!
List # 4: Top Ten Unloved Animals
A lot of animals get love, but what about those who don’t?
Number 10: Dingo
Number 9: Chagos anemonefish
Number 8: Horrid ground weaver
Number 7: European pond turtle
Number 6: Pangolins
Number 5: Black legged kittiwake
Number 4: Silky shark
Number 3: Okapi
Number 2:Galapagos giant tortoise
And Number 1:Scottish wildcat! Scottish Wild is the # 1 Unloved Animal
List #5: Top Ten Rodents
Speaking of unloved, let’s move on to rodents. This one is a little different, it was difficult to find a top ten list, so this is a top 7. You choose 8, 9, 10.
Number 7: Naked mole rat
Number 6: Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine
Number 5: Mountain Beaver
Number 4: Malayan Giant Squirrel
Number 3: African Crested Rat
Number 2: Rakali
And Number 1: Capybara! Capybara is the # 1 Rodent!
List # 6: Top Ten Cutest Animals
Number 10: Pika
Number 9: Axolotl
Number 8: Red Panda
Number 7: Sugar Glider
Number 6: Galago
Number 5: Quokka
Number 4: Giant Panda
Number 3.:Rusty Spotted Cat
Number 2: Adélie Penguin
And # 1. Fennec Fox! Fennec Fox is the # 1 Cutest Animal!
List # 7: Top Ten Scariest Animals
We talked cute, now scary. We might also have some returning contenders. And a trigger warning.
Number 10: African Giant Millipede
Number 9: Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Number 8: Tarantula Hawk Moth (Trigger Warning!)
Number 7: Asian Giant Hornet (Trigger Warning!)
Number 6: Goliath Bird Eating Spider (Trigger Warning!)
Number 5: Emperor Scorpion
Number 4: Goliath Tigerfish
Number 3: Black Flying Fox
Number 2: Giant Marine Isopod
And Number 1: Japanese Spider Crab! The Japanese Spider Crab is the Scariest Animal!
List # 8: Top Ten Farm Animals
Time to head to the farm. It was hard to find a top ten, so we have a top nine.
Number 9: Pekin Duck
Number 8: Quail
Number 7: Rabbits
Number 6: Chickens
Number 5.: Goats
Number 4: Pigs
Number 3: Bees
Number 2: Cows
And Number 1: Other Poultry! Misc Poultry is the # 1 Farm Animal!
List # 9: Top Ten Extinct Animals
Lets rank some animals that didn’t live to now.
Number 10: West African Black Rhino
Number 9: Baiji White Dolphin
Number 8: Pyrenean Ibex
Number 7: Passenger Pigeon
Number 6: Tasmanian Tiger
Number 5: Stellers Sea Cow
Number 4: Great Auks
Number 3: Dodo
Number 2: Wooly Mammoth
And Number 1: The Saber-Toothed Tiger! The saber-toothed tiger is the # 1 Extinct Animal!
List # 10: Top Ten Endangered Animals
Now, what are some animals that need your support right now?
Number 10: Hawksbill Turtles
Number 9: Sumatran Orangutan
Number 8: African Forest Elephants
Number 7: Black Rhinos
Number 6: Yangtze Finless Porpoise
Number 5: Tapanuli Orangutan
Number 4: Mountain Gorillas
Number 3: Sunda Island Tiger
Number 2: Amur Leopard
Number 1: Javen Rhinos. Javen Rhinos are the # 1 Endangered Animal!
Resources: Top Ten pets statistics from Forbes Advisor, Cover Image is from The New Yorker, Top Ten Pets list from PetHelpful, Top Ten Arthropods list from ThoughtCo., howstuffworks, MBARI, The Guardian, Cool Green Science, Earth Rangers, Farmbrite, One Kind Planet, World Wildlife Fund