Ark: Survival Evolved All Animals Guide

Discover everything you need to know about all animals guide in Ark: Survival Evolved and how to tame them.

Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved are essential for survival as they can become your ally if tamed. They can make your progression very smooth as they all come with unique abilities. Based on their categories, you need to tame the best ones to make them your companions. For example, animals like bugs and spiders can inflict poison damage on the enemies that can deal damage over time. Creatures help you stay alive and can make collecting resources more effective. You can also breed animals to create stronger versions for combat or farming. They can increase your survivability, whether you require a fighter, farmer, transporter, or defender. In this guide, we’ll discuss all animals in Ark: Survival Evolved along with their diet, behavior, and benefits.

Animals Overview in Ark: Survival Evolved

Animals in Ark: Survival Evolved play a crucial role in survival, combat, and exploration. They are categorized into distinct groups based on their abilities, taming, and behavior.  Some creatures are utilized in combat, defense, and resource gathering. Reptiles are more aggressive and powerful, so you can tame them to use in intense combat. Birds are a type of creatures that allow you to traverse the world quickly.

While some fishes are essential for underwater exploration and combat. Taming the animals is important in the game, so you can make them your companions. Animals come with a specific behavior that affects how they interact with players. Most of them are passive, neutral, aggressive, territorial, and skittish. Animals with passive behavior will not attack you, neutral ones will fight back if attacked, aggressive animals will attack on sight, and territorial animals will attack you if you get too close.  

All Types and Species of Animals Listed

Here are the animals available in Ark: Survival Evolved.

Name	Diet	Temperament	Tameable	Rideable	Breedable
Achatina	Herbivore	Passive	Yes	No	Yes
Acrocanthosaurus	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Allosaurus	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Amargasaurus	Herbivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ammonite	Bottom Feeder	Passive	No	No	No
Andrewsarchus	Omnivore	Opportunistic	Yes	Yes	Yes
Anglerfish	Carnivore	Opportunistic	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ankylosaurus	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Araneo	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Archaeopteryx	Carnivore	Fearful	Yes	No	Yes
Argentavis	Carnivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arthropluera	Carrion-Feeder	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Astrocetus	Carnivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	No
Astrodelphis	Carnivore	Curious	Yes	Yes	Yes
Attack Drone	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	No
Aurochs	Herbivore	Reactive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Baryonyx	Piscivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Basilisk	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	No
Basilosaurus	Piscivore	Passive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Beelzebufo	Carnivore	Languorous	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bloodstalker	Sanguinivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brontosaurus	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Broodmother Lysrix	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	No	No
Bulbdog	Herbivore	Passive	Yes	No	Yes
Carbonemys	Herbivore	Defensive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Carcharodontosaurus	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Carnotaurus	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Castoroides	Herbivore	Friendly	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chalicotherium	Herbivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cnidaria	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	No	No
Coelacanth	Omnivore	Reactive	Yes	No	No
Compy	Carnivore	Curious	Yes	No	Yes
Crystal Wyvern	Carnivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Crystal Wyvern Queen	Unknown	Aggressive	No	No	No
Daeodon	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Deathworm	Carnivore	Extremely Territorial	No	No	No
Defense Unit	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	No
Deinonychus	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	Yes	Yes
Desert Titan	Unknown	Highly Aggressive	Yes	Yes	No
Desert Titan Flock	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	No
Desmodus	Sanguivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dilophosaur	Carnivore	Territorial	Yes	No	Yes
Dimetrodon	Carnivore	Reactive	Yes	No	Yes
Dimorphodon	Carnivore	Reactive	Yes	No	Yes
Dinopithecus	Omnivore	Aggressive in large groups, Skittish in small groups	No	No	Yes
Diplocaulus	Piscivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Diplodocus	Herbivore	Naive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dire Bear	Omnivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Direwolf	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dodo	Herbivore	Oblivious	Yes	No	Yes
Doedicurus	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dragon	Unknown	Aggressive	No	No	No
Dung Beetle	Coprophagic	Neutral	Yes	No	No
Dunkleosteus	Carnivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Eel Minion	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	No
Electrophorus	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	Yes
Enforcer	Unknown	Reactive	No	Yes	No
Equus	Herbivore	Loyal	Yes	Yes	Yes
Eurypterid	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	No	No
Featherlight	Omnivore	Passive	Yes	No	Yes
Fenrir	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	Yes	No
Ferox	Omnivore	Reactive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fjordhawk	Omnivore	Calculating	Yes	No	Yes
Forest Titan	Unknown	Highly Aggressive	Yes	Yes	No
Gacha	Omnivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gacha	Omnivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gallimimus	Herbivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gasbags	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Giant Bee	Herbivore	Territorial	Yes	No	No
Giant Monarch Butterfly	Carnivore	Neutral	Yes	Yes	Yes
Giant Queen Bee	Herbivore	Territorial	Yes	No	No
Giganotosaurus	Carnivore	Angry	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gigantopithecus	Herbivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Glowbug	Unknown	Passive	No	No	No
Glowtail	Carnivore	Passive	Yes	No	Yes
Griffin	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	No
Hesperornis	Piscivore	Flippant	Yes	No	Yes
Hyaenodon	Carnivore	Opportunistic	Yes	No	Yes
Ice Titan	Unknown	Highly Aggressive	Yes	Yes	No
Ice Wyvern	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	Yes	No
Ichthyornis	Piscivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	Yes
Ichthyosaurus	Carnivore	Curious	Yes	Yes	Yes
Iguanodon	Herbivore	Reactive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Insect Swarm	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	No	No
Jerboa	Herbivore	Cowardly	Yes	No	Yes
Jug Bug	Herbivore	Passive	No	No	No
Kairuku	Piscivore	Friendly	Yes	No	Yes
Kaprosuchus	Carnivore	Patient	Yes	Yes	Yes
Karkinos	Omnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	No
Kentrosaurus	Herbivore	Short-Tempered	Yes	No	Yes
King Titan	Unknown	Highly Aggressive	No	No	No
Lamprey	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	No
Leech	Sanguinivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	No
Leedsichthys	Piscivore	Defensive	No	No	No
Liopleurodon	Sweet Tooth	Elusive	Yes	Yes	No
Lymantria	Herbivore	Evasive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lystrosaurus	Herbivore	Loyal	Yes	No	Yes
Maewing	Omnivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Magmasaur	Omnivore	Territorial	No	Yes	Yes
Mammoth	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Managarmr	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manta	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manticore	Unknown	Aggressive	No	No	No
Mantis	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mega Mek	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No
Megacerops	Herbivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Megachelon	Omnivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Megalania	Carnivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Megaloceros	Herbivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Megalodon	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Megalosaurus	Carnivore	Nocturnally Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Meganeura	Carnivore	Reactive	No	No	No
Megapithecus	Unknown	Aggressive	No	No	No
Megatherium	Omnivore	Neutral	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mek	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No
Mesopithecus	Omnivore	Skittish	Yes	No	Yes
Microraptor	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	Yes
Morellatops	Herbivore	Defensive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mosasaurus	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Moschops	Omnivore	Cowardly	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nameless	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	No	No
Noglin	Unknown	Aggressive	Yes	No	No
Onyc	Omnivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	Yes
Otter	Piscivore	Friendly	Yes	No	Yes
Overseer	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	No
Oviraptor	Carnivore	Skittish	Yes	No	Yes
Ovis	Herbivore	Stupid	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pachy	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pachyrhinosaurus	Herbivore	Evasive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Paraceratherium	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Parakeet Fish School	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	No	No
Parasaur	Herbivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pegomastax	Herbivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	Yes
Pelagornis	Piscivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Phiomia	Herbivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Phoenix	Flame Eater	Elusive	Yes	Yes	No
Piranha	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	No
Plesiosaur	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Procoptodon	Herbivore	Reactive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pteranodon	Carnivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pulmonoscorpius	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Purlovia	Carnivore	Patient	Yes	No	Yes
Quetzal	Carnivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Raptor	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ravager	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reaper	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	No
Rex	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rock Drake	Carnivore	Territorial	No	Yes	Yes
Rock Elemental	Minerals	Extremely Territorial	Yes	Yes	No
Rockwell	Unknown	Aggressive	No	No	No
Rockwell Node	Unknown	Aggressive	No	No	No
Rockwell Prime	Unknown	Aggressive	No	No	No
Roll Rat	Herbivore	Neutral	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sabertooth	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sabertooth Salmon	Carnivore	Evasive, Aggressive when attacked	Yes	No	No
Sarco	Carnivore	Patient	Yes	Yes	Yes
Scout	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	No
Seeker	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	No	No
Shadowmane	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shinehorn	Herbivore	Passive	Yes	No	Yes
Sinomacrops	Insectivore	Reactive	No	No	Yes
Snow Owl	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spino	Carnivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stegosaurus	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Summoner	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	No
Tapejara	Carnivore	Skittish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tek Stryder	Unknown	Docile	Yes	Yes	No
Terror Bird	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Therizinosaur	Herbivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Thorny Dragon	Carnivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Thylacoleo	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Titanoboa	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	No	No
Titanomyrma	Carnivore	Short-Tempered	No	No	No
Titanosaur	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	No
Triceratops	Herbivore	Docile	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trilobite	Carnivore	Evasive	Yes	No	No
Troodon	Carnivore	Nocturnally Aggressive	Yes	No	Yes
Tropeognathus	Piscivore	Neutral	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tusoteuthis	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Velonasaur	Carnivore	Territorial	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vulture	Carrion-Feeder	Defensive	Yes	No	Yes
Woolly Rhino	Herbivore	Friendly	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyvern	Carnivore	Aggressive	No	Yes	Yes
Yutyrannus	Carnivore	Aggressive	Yes	Yes	Yes

How many animals are there in ARK: Survival Evolved?

Ark: Survival Evolved offers 194 creatures, including dinosaurs, prehistoric animals, and mythical creatures. You can capture and tame creatures in this survival RPG. These creatures are divided into different categories. Some of them are flying creatures, swimming creatures, land creatures, and bosses. There are 194 different species and 303 variants, totaling 498 distinct creatures across the different ARKs. You can find them while exploring the world. Taming them allows you to make them your companion which can help you in several tasks. These animals act as predators, prey, or passive creatures. While some are aggressive and others are neutral or harmless. Some creatures come with unique abilities such as Megalania that can climb walls. These creatures surround a wide array of classifications, such as:

• Invertebrates
• Dinosaurs
• Mammals
• Birds
• Reptiles
• Fish
• Fantasy Creatures

How to tame animals in Ark: Survival Evolved?

Taming the animals in Ark: Survival Evolved allows you to use creatures for travel, combat, gathering, and more. The game offers different methods of taming based on the type of creature.

Knockout Taming

This process is used for dinosaurs and aggressive creatures. You need to knock out the creatures and feed them food until they’re tamed. You can see a bar for “Torpidity” on the creature stats. Your main goal is to deplete this bar before reducing the dinosaur health bar. Once done, the animal will become tranquilized. This allows you to proceed with the taming process, so add the food to your inventory. You can use several weapons for additional torpidity damage. Club is a straightforward weapon that you can use to tame the animals. This is a melee weapon, allowing you to tackle the creature in close range.

We don’t highly recommend this weapon as it doesn’t deal much torp damage to knock out the animals. You can either use a Tranq arrow that can deal good torp damage. Get narcotics to craft the Tranq arrows. Make sure you’re at level 6 to make this weapon. Collect Necroberries and craft Mortar and Pestle. You need to add Narcoberries and Spoiled Meat to the Mortar and Pestle. This allows you to make the Narcotic that you need to make a Tranq arrow. You can get access to the engram for Stone Arrows at level 21.

Get Narcotic and Stone Arrow and start crafting Tranq Arrow from the crafting tab. Get the Nacroberries and add them to your inventory. You can forcefully let the animal eat the Nacroberries. You need to first make sure if the animal is a herbivore or carnivore. Fish can only eat fish, so you must consider what food that specific animal prefers. Lower-level carnivores will require less meat. Scorpions will require Spoiled Meat to tame. Once you get your weapon, food, Nacroberries, you can tame the animals.

Keep in mind that you don’t need to kill the creature. Make sure your stamina is full as they can attack you as well. Can use the Bolas to tame the creatures, allowing you to immobilize them. You can then deal damage with the club to lower its health pool. Wait for the taming bar to fill before the Unconscious bar reduces. Add the food from your inventory to its inventory. However, the taming bar will not fill if you choose the incorrect food. Once the animal starts waking up, you must feed it the Narcoberries or the narcotic.

Passive Taming

This method is only for taming the Herbivores and special creatures. You need to approach it and feed it manually. Place the food in the far-right slot of your hotbar and get closer to the creature carefully. Press the LMB on the Feed button when prompted. You need to wait for the creature to get hungry again and repeat until tamed. Gacha can feed stone and Equus feed Rockarrots, but you’re required to ride it while taming. The food you feed to the creature is akin to knocking it unconscious with a violent tame.

Fish Basket Non-Violent Taming

Several dinosaurs must be tamed with unique methods. You can use Fish Basket to tame certain aquatic creatures. It requires time for the basket to set up. Use it to capture and tame smaller creatures. The creatures that you tame using the Fish Basket are force-tamed, but they act weirdly than the normal tamed creatures.

Temporary Taming

Most creatures are Temporary Taming or commandable. You can instantly tame creatures by opening the console and typing admincheat forcetame.

Turret Taming

For certain creatures, you need to damage their head using a turret weapon. Turrets themselves are immobile and the most effective one is the Cannon. This weapon deals high damage, making your process of taming faster.

Benefits of Animals in Ark: Survival Evolved

Taming animals grants a wide range of benefits to the players. Different creatures have unique purposes as you can use them in combat, transportation, resource gathering, and base defense. Here are the benefits of animals in Ark: Survival Evolved.

• Some animals have unique skills that provide specific perks. Animals like Argentavis reduce the weight of metal and Otter can carry multiple artifacts.
• You can use tamed animals to harvest resources.
• Dung Beetles can be used to convert feces into fertilizer and oil.
• Items placed in a tamed creature’s inventory usually take much longer to spoil
• You can use the tamed animals to defend your property while you are offline.
• Some creatures are good fighters, so you can use them in combat to defeat the animals.
• You can use the taming creatures to make farming resources much faster and more efficient.
• Creatures that can fly allow you to fast travel across land and air.
• Most animals provide food, fertilizer, and farming support.

FAQs about Ark: Survival Evolved All Animals Guide

How many animals are available in Ark: Survival Evolved?

Ark: Survival Evolved offers 194 creatures, including dinosaurs, prehistoric animals, and mythical creatures.

Can you tame the animals in Ark: Survival Evolved?

Yes, you can tame the animals in Ark: Survival Evolved which allows you to use creatures for travel, combat, and gathering.

Which is the best weapon to deal Tranq damage in Ark: Survival Evolved?

You can either use a Tranq arrow that can deal good torp damage. Get narcotics to craft the Tranq arrows.

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