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5 of the Most Important Creatures in Harry Potter
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For all identified magical creatures which existed in the wizarding world.
Beasts

Fawkes the phoenix
- Acromantula[1]
- Alizor of Westacottus
- Ashwinder[1]
- Augurey[1]
- Basilisk[1]
- Bicorn
- Billywig[1]
- Blast-Ended Skrewt[2][3]
- Bowtruckle[1]
- Briar Toad
- Bundimun[1]
- Centaur[1]
- Chimaera[1]
- Chizpurfle[1]
- Chupacabra[4]
- Clabbert[1]
- Coco Rumsey Catcher
- Cocoon Spider
- Crup[1]
- Daraliznof Freaazer
- Demiguise[1]
- Diricawl[1]
- Double-ended Newt[5]
- Doxy[1]
- Dragon[1]
- Dragon toad
- Dugbog[1]
- Erkling[1]
- Erumpent[1]
- Fairy[1]
- Fenny Snake
- Fire crab[1]
- Fire slug
- Firedrake[4]
- Firetrail Snail
- Flailtail Snail
- Flesh-Eating Slug
- Flobberworm[1]
- Flying Seahorses[5]
- Fwooper[1]
- Ghoul[1]
- Giant Albino Rat
- Giant Black Spider
- Giant Dung Beetle[7]
- Giant Orange Snail
- Giant Purple Toad[5]
- Giant Rat (species)
- Giant Spider
- Giant Squid[5]
- Gigantic serpent
- Glow Bug[7]
- Glumbumble[1]
- Gnome[1]
- Golden Snidget[1]
- Graphorn[1]
- Griffin[1]
- Grindylow[1]
- Gringwart Goff
- Hidebehind[1]
- Hinkypunk[8]
- Hippocampus[1]
- Hippogriff
- Hodag
- Hoo-hoo
- Horklump
- Horned Serpent
- Horned slug
- Imp
- Imperial Dragonfly
- Jackalope
- Jarvey
- Jobberknoll
- Kappa
- Kelpie
- Knarl
- Kneazle
- Large spider
- Leprechaun
- Lethifold
- Leucrotta
- Limax
- Lobalug
- Mackled Malaclaw
- Manticore
- Marmite
- Matagot
- Merpeople
- Miraf Leldendi
- Moke
- Mooncalf
- Mortis Bat
- Murtlap
- Muskrill
- Nazzle Mumph
- Niffler
- Nogtail
- Nundu
- Occamy
- Oni
- Panic Spider
- Phoenix
- Pixie
- Plague Rat
- Plimpy
- Pogrebin
- Porlock
- Puffskein
- Pygmy Kraken
- Qilin
- Quintaped
- Ramora
- Red Cap
- Re'em
- Runespoor
- Salamander
- Sea serpent
- Selma
- Shelliferous Drogodflikerous
- Shrake
- Six-legged panda pig
- Snallygaster
- Sphinx
- Spitting snake
- Streeler
- Swooping Evil
- Tebo
- Three-Headed Dog
- Three toed tree toad
- Thunderbird
- Troll (formerly being)
- Trollcleg
- Trollwig
- Unicorn
- Valcore
- Vampyr Mosp[3]
- Wampus cat
- Water dragon parasite[4]
- Werewolf
- White River Monster
- Wide-mouth toad
- Winged horse
- Wyvern
- Yeti
- Zouwu[4]

An Acromantula
Beings
- Giant
- Goblin
- Hag[1]
- Half-breed
- House-Elf
- Human
- Pukwudgie
- Troll (formerly)
- Vampire[1]
- Veela
- Werewolf[1]
Spirits
Non-Beings
Spirit-Beings
Imaginary/mythical/not proven real
- Aquavirius Maggot
- Blibbering Humdinger
- Crumple-Horned Snorkack
- Dabberblimp
- Exploding Snabberwitch
- Gulping Plimpy
- Heliopath
- Hydra
- Moon Frog
- Nargle
- Skin-walker
- Umgubular Slashkilter
- Weetimorousbeastie
Unknown classification
- Abarimon (possibly: Beast, Being)
- Albino bloodhound (possibly: Beast)
- Blind-worm (possibly: Beast)
- Blood-Sucking Bugbear (possibly: Beast, Non-Being)
- Bogeyman (possibly: Beast, Non-Being)
- Cherub (possibly: Beast, Being, imaginary)
- Cobra Lily (most likely Beast)[15]
- Cockatrice (most likely Beast)[16]
- Crazed Capybara (most likely Beast)
- Curupira (possibly: Being, Beast)
- Dough Creature (possibly: Beast)
- Dukuwaqa (possibly: Beast, Being)
- Dwarf (possibly: Being, Beast)[17]
- Fanged gerbil (most likely Beast)
- Fire-breathing chicken (most likely Beast)[18]
- Flitterby (most likely Beast)
- Flying pig (most likely Beast)
- Frog-Rabbit (possibly: Beast)
- Genie (possibly: Beast, Being, Spirit)
- Giant grub (most likely Beast)
- Giant storm petrel (most likely Beast)[19]
- Gigantic white worm (possibly: Beast, imaginary)
- Gorgon (possibly: Beast, Being)[20]
- Grim (possibly: Spirit, Non-Being)
- Harpy (possibly: Beast, Being, imaginary)
- Homo amphibia (possibly: Beast, Being)
- Hydra (possibly: Beast, imaginary)
- Inferius (possibly: Living Dead or Beast like the zombie)[21]
- Infant Demonic (possibly: Being, Beast)
- Kraken (possibly: Beast)
- Magical pig (possibly: Beast)
- Marble Gargoyle (Trading Card) (possibly: Beast, Spirit, Non-Being, imaginary)
- Michigan Dogman (possibly: Being, imaginary)
- Mummy (possibly Living Dead, Beast, Being)
- Ogre (possibly: Being, Beast)
- Poisonous duck (possibly: Beast)
- Pukwudgie (possibly: Being, Beast)[22]
- Purple Rabbit (most likely Beast)
- Rougarou (possibly: Beast, Being)
- Sasabonsam (possibly: Beast, Being)
- Sasquatch (possibly: Being, Beast)
- Sandstone Gargoyle (possibly: Spirit, Non-Being, imaginary)[15]
- Sprite (possibly: Beast, Spirit)
- Wildflower sprite (possibly: Beast, Spirit)
- Tent-fox (possibly: Beast)
- Transforming rabbit (most likely Beast)
- Wood Nymph (possibly: Beast, Being, Spirit)
- Wrackspurt (possibly: Beast, Being, Spirit)
- Zombie (possibly: Beast, Being)[23]
Below is the list of non-magical animals used in the Wizarding World. These animals have some magical properties, are used as pets, used in potions or are present in the Folio Bruti.
- Bat
- Cat
- Chicken (animal)
- Crow
- Dog
- Dragonfly
- Frog
- Leech
- Newt
- Owl
- Peacock
- Pheasant
- Rat
- Rabbit
- Raven
- Slug
- Snail
- Snake
- Spider
- Toad
- Tropical bird
- Wasp
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24 (Rita Skeeter's Scoop)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 3 (On the Case) - Defence Against the Dark Arts Lesson "Chameleon Ghoul"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
- ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - "Registry: Exploration"
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Sir Cadogan" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ghosts" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Boggart" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Castelobruxo" at Wizarding World
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14 (Cornelius Fudge)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 7 (The Ministry of Magic)
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Mahoutokoro" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Inferi" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Pottermore - The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection