There’s no doubt when we say that an animal kingdom is a large group of millions of species of animals. With each day, there are thousands of new species that are being discovered every year.
No matter what size or shape or way of life they lead, they have various things in common. Their bodies comprise of cells and they have muscles and nerves with the help of which they respond swiftly to the world around them.
Alphabetical List of Animals That Start With I
If you feel interested to know the names of animals that live in this world, check out the list below. We have segregated the animals according to their names that start with ‘I’. Keep reading to know more.
I’iwi
- Latin name: Vestiaria coccinea.
- Type: Bird
- Diet: (herbivore, flesh eater or omnivore).
- Size: around 5 – 6 inches in length (generally length 15 cm).
- Weight: 16-20 gram.
I’iwi is pronounced as ee-EE-vee. It’s an individual from the Drepanidinae, the Hawaiian Honeycreepers, and is known as perhaps the most marvelous Hawaiian bird. The I’iwi, similar to the peak, stands apart with their radiant red tone.
They were once found on all of the six biggest forested islands in the Hawaiian chain yet are vanishing quickly on the lower-height islands of Molokai and O’ahu.
Ibis
- Scientific Name: Threskiornithidae.
- Type: Bird
- Diet: Omnivore
- Size (H): 50cm – 65cm (19.7in – 25in).
- Wing Span: 80cm – 120cm (32in – 47in).
- Weight: 0.3kg – 2kg (0.6lbs – 4lbs).
- Life expectancy: 8 – 15 years.
Ibis are for the most part entirely friendly birds that assemble in enormous groups both to take care of and to discover an accomplice during the mating season.
In spite of their moderately huge size, numerous types of ibis rest in the shade of the trees and not on the ground.
Ibex
- Latin name: Capra
- Type: warm-blooded animal.
- Diet: herbivore
- Normal life expectancy: The ibex can live roughly 20 years in nature.
- Size: 3 1/2 ft (76-106 cm) tall at the shoulder.
Weight: the male weigh is around 180 pounds/Females will associate with a large portion of the size of the guys.
The ibex is an assortment of wild goats; they are creatures of mountain environments. Ibexes can be found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Himalayas.
Ibexes are appropriate to the mountain’s natural surroundings; they are and light-footed and they know their steps. This empowers them to ascend the precarious rough mountainsides. They by and large travel in little crowds of around twelve ibexes.
Icefish
- Latin name: Leucosoma chinensis.
- Type: fish
- Diet: omnivore
- Normal life expectancy: The assessed age range is 1–5 years for guys and 1–4 years for females.
- Size: Not more than 15 centimeters (6 inches) in length.
- Weight: A most extreme load of 2kg.
Icefish are astounding fish that live in the Southern sea, they are for the most part found around Antarctica. Icefish can endure frosty temperatures from – 2 to 4 degrees Celsius (28.4 to 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit).
These fish presumably couldn’t endure elsewhere, since they’ve burned through a large number of years adjusting to this freezing cold water.
Impala
- Scientific Name: Aepyceros melampus.
- Type: Mammal
- Diet: Herbivore
- Size: 28 to 36 inches tall
- Weight: 100 to 135 pounds.
- Life expectancy: 12 years.
- Environment: Savanna and light forest.
Impalas are armada sprinters who can jump distances of up to 33 feet (10 meters). They utilize this strategy to get away from hunters and now and again, evidently, essentially to interest themselves.
The impala can likewise address brambles and different issues by taking off somewhere in the range of 10 feet (3 meters) noticeable all around. Regularly, a running impala will basically hop over anything in its way.
Iguana
- Type: Reptile
- Diet: Omnivore
- Normal life expectancy in the wild: 20 years.
- Size: 6.6 ft (2 m).
- Weight: 11 lbs (5 kg).
- Maximum speed: 35km/h (21mph).
- Way of life: Solitary.
Green, or normal, iguanas are among the biggest reptiles in the Americas, averaging around 6.5 feet (2 meters) in length and weighing around 11 pounds (5 kilograms).
Iguanas’ heavy form gives them an awkward look, however, they are quick and deft ashore. They have solid jaws with well-honed teeth and sharp tails, which make up a large portion of their body length and can be utilized as whips to drive off hunters.
Indri
- Latin name: Indi Indri
- Type: vertebrate
- Diet: Herbivore
- Normal life expectancy: is somewhere in the range of 20 and 40 years.
- Weight: It gauges 6 – 7.5 kg (13 – 17 lb.).
- Size: The indri has a head and body length of in excess of 60 cm (24″) and a tail length of just around 5 cm (around 2″).
The indri is the biggest and most intense primate on Madagascar. Indris are generally dynamic during the daytime since this is their taking care of time.
They can yell and sing melodies that are heard in excess of 2 km (1.25 miles) away. The melodies sound similar to whale tunes.
Imperial Eagle
- Latin name: Falconiformes.
- Type: Bird
- Diet: Carnivore.
- Size: up to 7 1/2 ft – 228 cm.
- Weight: 2.5–4.5 kilograms (5.5–9.9 lb.).
Imperial eagles are enormous flying predators that are dispersed all through southeastern Europe and western Asia.
Most imperial eagles relocate to north-eastern Africa and Asia in the colder time of year. Right now, the magnificent falcon is quite possibly the most undermined species on the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN’s) red rundown.
Iriomote Cat
- Latin name: Prionailurus Iriomotensis.
- Type: vertebrate
- Diet: omnivore
- Size: around one a half to two feet in length (barring tail).
- Stature at shoulders is 25 cm (10 in), tail length midpoints 16–45 cm.
- Weight: Around 12 pounds/midpoints 3–7 kg.
This is the most extraordinary and most wonderful feline, called the Iriomote Cat, it tends to be discovered distinctly on the Japanese island called Iriomote island.
The Iriomote Cat has advanced to live in this specific island’s environment for centuries. This delightful feline is currently an imperiled species with a populace include of under 100 on the planet.
Isopod
- Latin name: Isopoda
- Type: fish
- Diet: omnivore
- Normal life expectancy: The life expectancy of the Isopod is a couple of years. 3 to 4 years max.
- Size: Most isopods are little, under 1⁄2 in. (1.27 cm).
- Group name: Group.
Isopods are otherwise called pillbugs. Isopods can fold into a little dim ball that looks very much like a pill. They can live in practically any climate.
There are around 10,000 types of isopods. Isopods are scavengers; they are the removed family members of crabs and shrimps.