2-syllable Animals that start with P

List of 2-syllable Animals that start with P

1

Panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

A black-and-white bear that subsists almost entirely on bamboo despite a carnivore's digestive system, and the international symbol of wildlife conservation.

2

Pika

Ochotona princeps (American pika) and related species

A small, round-eared relative of rabbits that lives on rocky mountain slopes and alpine meadows — unlike its rabbit relatives, it does not hibernate but instead spends summer frantically collecting and drying grasses and wildflowers into hay piles for winter; its distinctive high-pitched call echoes across talus slopes.

3

Puma

Puma concolor

The Americas' most widely distributed large cat — known also as cougar, mountain lion, and panther — a powerful, adaptable solitary hunter that ranges from the Canadian Yukon to Patagonia.