How many animals start with R?

36 of the 898 animals in Icillion start with R, for example Rabbit, Robin and Raven.

What is the longest name among animals that start with R?

The longest is “Red-bellied black snake” and the shortest is “Rat”.

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The full list of animals starting with R: 36 names, taken from the 898 answers to “Name an animal” in Icillion.

R is the 13th most common first letter in this list: 36 of the 898 animals (4%).
Shortest: “Rat”. Longest: “Red-bellied black snake”.
22 names have more than one word.
4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many animals start with R?: 36 of the 898 animals in Icillion start with R, for example Rabbit, Robin and Raven.
What is the longest name among animals that start with R?: The longest is “Red-bellied black snake” and the shortest is “Rat”.

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