Given the importance of other animals to humans, whether as predators, pests, food, workers or companions, it is unsurprising that science fiction creators would imagine many fictional animal species. Worms are a particular favorite.
List
A
- Aenocampus - James L. Cambias's novel A Darkling Sea
- Anakapotamos (crocodyliform) - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel p. 186
- Aubergine Radiate - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel p. 181
- Axehead (skeggoxus cyannus) - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel
B
- Banshees - Avatar 2009 film
- Bantha - Star Wars universe
- Regulan bloodworms - Star Trek universe
- Bronto - Robert J. Mendenhall's short story "Murder on Centauri" in David Conyers et al.'s collection Extreme Planets
- Bubocephale - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel
C
- Centaurian Sparklebear - Robert Kroese's novel Starship Grifters, p. 189
- Coelusha limax (space slug) - Jennifer Foehner Wells's novel Fluency
- cracx - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel
- Cylindrodaptes - James L. Cambias's novel A Darkling Sea, Pp. 285-288
D
- Deest - Robert Randall's novel The Shrouded Planet, p. 12
E
- Eelbirds of Regulus V - Star Trek universe
- Energy Spider - Star Wars universe
F
- F-Lion - Max Brooks's novel World War Z
- Flat Cat - Robert A. Heinlein's novel The Rolling Stones
- Friza - Richard Paul Russo's novel Inner Eclipse
G
- Glimmermoth - James Lovegrove's novel World of Fire, p. 181
- Goobie (pseudo-tarsier) - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel p. 200
- Gwildwanki - Robert Kroese's short story "The Yanthus Prime Job"
H
- Hloordian Rock Worm - Robert Kroese's novel Starship Grifters
- Hugl - Robert Randall's novel The Shrouded Planet, p. 17
I
- Irradigator - Robert Kroese's novel Starship Grifters
K
- Kangasaur - G. David Nordley's novel To Climb a Flat Mountain
L
- Lava Worm - Star Wars universe
- Lizard-spiders - Robert Kroese's fantasy novel Disenchanted, p. 145
M
- Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka - "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka" episode of South Park, June 10, 1998.
- Megabat - G. David Nordley's novel To Climb a Flat Mountain
- Mo'Hair (genetically modified species) - Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy
- Moleworm - John Lovegrove's novel World of Fire
- Mongolian Death Worm
- Montjak's besora - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel, p. 60
- Mugato - Star Trek universe
- Musgovore - Ben Jeapes's novel Phoenicia's World
N
- Nartolian Ice Grubs - Robert Kroese's novel Starship Grifters
P
- Pavonosaurus Rex - Charles E. Gannon's novel Fire With Fire, p. 97
- Pigoon (genetically modified species) - Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy
- Porak - Richard Paul Russo's novel Inner Eclipse
Q
- Quirta (avian) - Richard Paul Russo's novel Inner Eclipse
R
- Rigelian Ox - Star Trek universe
S
- Sarlacc (plural Sarlacci) - Star Wars universe
- Scroach (dromopoda alighigieriensis) - John Lovegrove's novel World of Fire
- Silter - Richard Paul Russo's novel Inner Eclipse
- Singspiders - John Lovegrove's novel World of Fire
- Skeggoxus cyannus (axehead) - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel
- Slig - Dune universe
- Slint (three sexes) - Paul McAuley's Into Everywhere, p. 129
- Sniper-Sloth - Guy Immega's short story "Super-Mother Earth" in David Conyers et al., eds.s collection Extreme Planets
- space slug (Coelusha limax) - Jennifer Foehner Wells's novel Fluency
- Spice Weasel - Futurama
- Spider Puppy (Pseudocanis hexapoda hesperae) - Robert A. Heinlein's novel Starman Jones
- Spider-wolves - Robert Kroese's fantasy novel Disenchanted, p. 145
T
- Tiberian Bat - Star Trek universe
- Towfin - James L. Cambias's novel A Darkling Sea
- Tribble (Polygeminus grex) - The Trouble With Tribbles episode of Star Trek: The Original Series
V
- Varanid - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel
- Volent - L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s novel The One-Eyed Man, p. 117
W
- Wolf-lizard - Robert Kroese's fantasy novel Disenchanted, p. 145
Mutants
- Mutton Vindaloo Beast - Red Dwarf BBC television series
Links
External Links
- No, THESE are history’s Greatest Monsters Abby Ohlheiser. Washington Post. October 27. 2014.
- What is Sentience?