
The last of this list of animals that begin with the letter i is the Indian Rhinoceros. Indian rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros unicornis) This squirrel lives in India and Sri Lanka, where it makes small nests with grass and tree branches. They weigh 100 grams and eat mainly fruit and nuts. The Indian palm squirrel is also known as the three-striped palm squirrel thanks to its distinctive white markings along its back. Indian Palm Squirrel ( Funambulus palmarum) hey feed mainly on rabbits, but also hunt birds, amphibians and small mammals. Iberian Lynx ( Lynx Pardinus)Īnother animal beginning with i due to its native land, the Iberian lynx is a type of wild cat which inhabits forests and woodlands of the Iberian Peninsula. Both of their ears are small, but they have a characteristic elongated snout. They have semi-long hair which can be of variable colors between black, gray, white and red. The Irish Wolfhound is one of various wolfhound breeds and measures an average 75 cm at the withers. Irish wolfhound ( Canis lupus familiaris) They love to bask in the sun and live in various bodies of water including rivers, marshes and ponds. Their shell can have varying colors of reddish brown or even yellow on it. The second Indian turtle on our list of animals beginning with i, the Indian black turtle is not always black. Indian black turtle ( Melanochelys trijuga) The species is currently endangered, in a large part due to habitat destruction and population isolation. This is bad for conservationists who want to monitor population numbers, but the upside is that poachers also have the same difficulty locating the animal.


This makes it a very difficult animal to find. The Indochinese tiger is a subspecies of tiger found on the Asian continent, specifically in isolated forests or in mountainous areas.

While we have provided our list of 15 animals that start with i, we want to share some bonus animals in this last section: Indochinese tiger ( Panthera tigris corbetti)
