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