Homes of Animals | 180 Animals and Their Homes

Homes of animals meet the need to protect them from cold, heat, rain, and attacks of enemies. The basic need for living objects is shelter, and we name it home.

There are different names for the homes of various animals and birds. In this part, we will see the names of the homes of animals.

Names for Animals and their Homes

Here is a list of animals and their homes. That is the name of the animal shelter.

You will get the list of homes of birds as well as persons in the related topics. In this topic, we will see the names of animal shelters.

Do you know?

1. The horse’s home name is ‘stable.’
2. The rabbit’s home name is ‘burrow.’
3. The sheep home name is ‘fold.’
4. The lion’s home name is the ‘den.’
5. The spider’s home name is ‘web.’
6. The duck’s home name is ‘water.’
7. The monkey’s home name is ‘tree.’

The home of the

• pig is called a sty.
• dog is called a kennel.
• cat is called a cattery.

Where do animals live?

• A cow lives in a shed. That is, a cow home is called a shed.
• Cows and sheep live in pens. (Pen is the enclosed area surrounding a shed.)
• The hen shelter’s name is coop. Chicken lives in the coop.

List of animals and their homes

Here is a list of animals and the names of places where they live.

Have a look-

Sr. Number	Animal	Home
1	Aardvark	burrow, den
2	African Elephant	open and wooded savannas, desert, forest
3	African Penguin	rocky ocean islands in Africa
4	Alligator	nest
5	American bison	river valleys, prairies, and plains
6	Anaconda	burrow swamps, marshes, and slow-moving streams
7	Angelfish	Slow-moving water
8	Ant	anthill
9	Antelope	forests, savannas, wetlands, and deserts of sub-Saharan Africa.
10	Ape	logging, nest
11	Armadillo	burrow
12	Badger	hole, Sett
13	Bat	roost, cave
14	Bear	den, cave, large forest
15	Beaver	lodge beavery, lodge, burrow
16	Beluga Whale	Arctic Ocean
17	Bee	hive, aviary
18	Beetle	land (tunnel)
19	Bison	national parks, state parks, and reserves
20	Black Bear	den, crevice, underground burrows, tree roots, hollow trees, brush piles, or open-ground beds
21	Blue Whale	ocean, polar waters
22	Brown Bear	mountain woodlands, forest, ice fields
23	Buffalo	barn, byre, pasture, stable
24	Bull	cattle shed
25	Camel	desert
26	Capybara	densely forested areas near water bodies
27	Cat	cattery, lair, den, cage
28	Cattle	barn, byre, pasture, stable
29	Chameleon	rain forests and deserts of Africa
30	Cheetah	safari, savanna
31	Chimpanzee	tree
32	Chicken	coop
33	Cobra	forests, bamboo thickets, mangrove swamps, high-altitude grasslands, and rivers
34	Cocker Spaniel	kennel
35	Cockroach	homes, sewers, privies
36	Coelacanth	caves, crevices
37	Corgi	home
38	Cow	shed, pen
39	Coyote	den, tree, stumps, old burrows
40	Crab	burrow in the sand or mud
41	Crocodile	nest
42	Dalmatian	home
43	Deer	grasslands
44	Dhole	underground den, old burrows
45	Dingo	den, rabbit holes, caves, hollow logs
46	Doberman	kennel
47	Dog	kennel
48	Dolphin	dolphinarium
49	Donkey	stable, barn, shed
50	Dormouse	nest, tree, rock, burrow, abandoned beehives
51	Dragonfly	pond, streams, lakes, and wetlands.
52	Dugong	sea
53	Echidna	burrow
54	Elephant	jungle, dip-wad, nest
55	Elk	forest, forest edges, mountainous regions
56	Ferret	burrow, cage
57	Fish	water aquarium, vivary, pond
58	Fly	loft cracks, crevasse
59	Fox	den, burrow, hole, lair
60	Frog	pond, froggery, ranarium
61	Gazelle	arid regions, or areas with low rainfall
62	Gecko	houses, trees, deserts, mountains
63	Gerbil	burrow, tunnel, gerbilarium
64	Giraffe	safari, savanna, grasslands, open woodlands
65	Goat	pen, locker
66	Goldfish	Aquarium, slow-moving waters, areas with low oxygen and muddy water, pond
67	Gorilla	nest, jungles of Africa, dense forests, swamps, mountainous regions
68	Grasshopper	field, grassland
69	Greyhound	kennel
70	Grouse	nest
71	Guinea Pig	hutch, cage
72	Guppy	Aquarium, streams, ponds, small pools of water
73	Hamster	cage
74	Hare	farm
75	Hedgehog	nest, shallow burrow
76	Hermit Crab	shell
77	Hippopotamus	riverbanks
78	Honeybee	hive
79	Hornet	hive
80	Horse	stable, mew, stall
81	Hyena	den
82	Iguana	trees, canopy
83	Impala	grassland and woodland edges
84	Jackal	savannas, grasslands, forests, woodlands, deserts, wetlands
85	Jaguar	den
86	Jellyfish	ocean, warm water, cold water
87	Kangaroo	hollow tree
88	Koala	eucalyptus tree
89	Komodo Dragon	lair, Indonesian islands of Komodo
90	Ladybug	tree trunks and under large rocks, cracks, crevices, tree bark
91	Lemming	holes in the ground, burrow which is tunnelled into snow
92	Lemur	tree
93	Leopard	Lair, safari, savanna
94	Lion	den
95	Lizard	house
96	Llama	hut
97	Lobster	bottom of the ocean, caves, and crevices of rocky reefs
98	Lynx	dense woodland, rock crevices, caves, or thick tangles of fallen trees and brush
99	Man	house
100	Mantis	nest
101	Meerkat	burrow
102	Millipede	soil with decaying litter
103	Mole	burrow, fortress, tunnel
104	Moose	moosey land
105	Mongoose	den
106	Monkey	tree
107	Mosquito	nest
108	Mouse	nest, hole
109	Mule	barn
110	Octopus	den
111	Opossum	den
112	Orangutan	tree
113	Otter	holt, hole, couch, lodge
114	Oyster	rock, piers, older shells in salty coastal water
115	Panda	den, bamboo tree
116	Pangolin	Burrow, hollow tree
117	Panther	lair
118	Parrot fish	sea
119	Patas monkey	savanna
120	Penguin	rookery, penguinery
121	Pig	cote, pen, sty
122	Pika	burrow, crevice
123	Platypus	burrow
124	Polar Bear	den, hole, burrow
125	Porcupine	burrow, hollow trunk
126	Porpoise	sea, aquarium
127	Possum	tree, forest
128	Potto	Dense tropical rain forest
129	Prairie Dog	complex burrow below ground
130	Quail	covey
131	Rabbit	burrow, hutch, hole
132	Raccoon	tree, hollow den, burrow
133	Rat	nest, hole
134	Rattlesnake	den
135	Red Fox	den
136	Reindeer	forest
137	Rhinoceros	savannah, mud wallow, rain forest, shade tree, grassland
138	Rook	rookery, nest
139	Salmon	river, ocean
140	Scorpion	burrow
141	Seahorse	coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds, and estuaries
142	Seal	rookery
143	Sealion	nest, rookery
144	Serval	African savannas
145	Sheep	fold, pen cote
146	Shark	sea
147	Shrimp	ocean, lakes, streams
148	Skunk	den
149	Sloth	canopy
150	Snail	shell, snailery
151	Snake	den, burrow, ophidarium, snakery
152	Spadefoot toad	Sandy region, burrow
153	Spider	web
154	Squirrel	drey or dray
155	Starfish	sea grass, tidal pools, kelp beds, rocky shores, and coral reefs
156	Stingray	shallow coastal waters of temperate seas
157	Swallow	nest
158	Takin	Asian mountain, bamboo thicket
159	Tapir	lair
160	Termite	mound, termitarium
161	Tiger	den, lair
162	Toad	burrow
163	Tortoise	burrow
164	Toucan	nest
165	Trout	run
166	Turkey	roost
167	Turtle	nest, sea
168	Viper	hole, burrow
169	Wallaby	hollow tree
170	Walrus	ice-covered northern waters of Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Russia
171	Wasp	nest
172	Whale	ocean
173	Wildebeest	woodlands and grassy plains
174	Wolf	den, lair
175	Wombat	burrow
176	Woodchuck	burrow
177	Woodlouse	under rocks and stone, in the cold, dark soil
178	Wren	nest
179	Yak	hill, mountain, barn
180	Zebra	jungle, safari, veldts

Houses of animals / Animal house names

See the animal house names here-

1. Aardvark house name is burrow, den.
2. African Elephant house name is open and wooded savanna, desert, forest.
3. African Penguin house name is rocky ocean island in Africa.
4. Alligator house name is nest.
5. American bison house name is river valley, prairie, and plain.
6. Anaconda house name is burrow swamp, marsh, and slow-moving stream.
7. Angelfish house name is slow-moving water.
8. Ant house name is anthill.
9. Antelope house name is forest, savanna, wetland, and desert of sub-Saharan Africa.
10. Ape house name is logging, nest.
11. Armadillo house name is burrow.
12. Badger house name is hole, Sett.
13. Bat house name is roost, cave.
14. Bear house name is den, cave, large forest.
15. Beaver house name is lodge beavery, burrow.
16. Beluga Whale house name is Arctic Ocean.
17. Bee house name is hive, aviary.
18. Beetle house name is land (tunnel).
19. Bison house name is national park, state park, and reserve.
20. Black Bear house name is den, crevice, underground burrow, tree roots, hollow tree, brush pile, or open-ground bed.
21. Blue Whale house name is ocean, polar waters.
22. Brown Bear house name is mountain woodland, forest, ice field.
23. Buffalo house name is barn, byre, pasture, stable.
24. Bull house name is cattle-shed.
25. Camel house name is desert.
26. Capybara house name is densely forested area near water body.
27. Cat house name is cattery, lair, den, cage.
28. Cattle house name is barn, byre, pasture, stable.
29. Chameleon house name is rain forest and desert of Africa.
30. Cheetah house name is safari, savanna.
31. Chimpanzee house name is tree.
32. Chicken house name is coop.
33. Cobra house name is forest, bamboo thicket, mangrove swamp, high-altitude grassland, and river.
34. Cocker Spaniel house name is kennel.
35. Cockroach house name is home, sewer, privy.
36. Coelacanth house name is cave, crevice.
37. Corgi house name is home.
38. Cow house name is shed, pen.
39. Coyote house name is den, tree, stump, old burrow.
40. Crab house name is burrow in the sand or mud.
41. Crocodile house name is nest.
42. Dalmatian house name is home.
43. Deer house name is grassland.
44. Dhole house name is underground den, old burrow.
45. Dingo house name is den, rabbit hole, cave, hollow log.
46. Doberman house name is kennel.
47. Doghouse name is kennel.
48. Dolphin house name is dolphinarium.
49. Donkey house name is stable, barn, shed.
50. Dormouse house name is nest, tree, rock, burrow, abandoned beehive.
51. Dragonfly house name is pond, stream, lake, and wetland.
52. Dugong house name is sea.
53. Echidna house name is burrow.
54. Elephant house name is jungle, dip-wad, nest.
55. Elk house name is forest, forest edge, mountainous region.
56. Ferret house name is burrow, cage.
57. Fish house name is water aquarium, vivary, pond.
58. Fly house name is loft crack, crevass.
59. Fox house name is den, burrow, hole, lair.
60. Frog house name is pond, froggery, ranarium.
61. Gazelle house name is arid region, or areas with low rainfall.
62. Gecko house name is house, tree, desert, mountain.
63. Gerbil house name is burrow, tunnel, gerbilarium.
64. Giraffe house name is safari, savanna, grassland, open woodland.
65. Goat house name is pen, locker.
66. Goldfish house name is aquarium slow-moving water, areas with low oxygen and muddy water, pond.
67. Gorilla house name is nest, jungle of Africa, dense forest, swamp, mountainous region.
68. Grasshopper house name is field, grassland.
69. Greyhound house name is kennel.
70. Grouse house name is nest.
71. Guinea Pig house name is hutch, cage.
72. Guppy house name is aquarium stream, pond, small pool of water.
73. Hamster house name is cage.
74. Hare house name is farm.
75. Hedgehog house name is nest, shallow burrow.
76. Hermit Crab house name is shell.
77. Hippopotamus house name is riverbank.
78. Honeybee house name is hive.
79. Hornet house name is hive.
80. Horse house name is stable, mew, stall.
81. Hyena house name is den.
82. Iguana house name is tree, canopy.
83. Impala house name is grassland and woodland edge.
84. Jackal house name is savanna, grassland, forest, woodland, desert, wetland.
85. Jaguar house name is den.
86. Jellyfish house name is ocean, warm water, cold water.
87. Kangaroo house name is hollow tree.
88. Koala house name is eucalyptus tree.
89. Komodo Dragon house name is lair, Indonesian island of Komodo.
90. Ladybug house name is tree trunk, large rock, crack, crevice, tree bark.
91. Lemming house name is hole in the ground, burrow which is tunnelled into snow.
92. Lemur house name is tree.
93. Leopard house name is lair, safari, savanna.
94. Lion house name is den.
95. Lizard house name is house.
96. Llama house name is hut.
97. Lobster house name is bottom of the ocean, cave, and crevice of rocky reef.
98. Lynx house name is dense woodland, rock crevice, cave, or thick tangle of fallen tree and brush.
99. Man house name is house.
100. Mantis house name is nest.
101. Meerkat house name is burrow.
102. Millipede house name is soil with decaying litter.
103. Mole house name is burrow, fortress, tunnel.
104. Moose house name is moosey-land.
105. Mongoose house name is den.
106. Monkey house name is tree.
107. Mosquito house name is nest.
108. Mouse house name is nest, hole.
109. Mule house name is barn.
110. Octopus house name is den.
111. Opossum house name is den.
112. Orangutan house name is tree.
113. Otter house name is holt, hole, couch, lodge.
114. Oyster house name is rock, pier, older shell in salty coastal water.
115. Panda house name is den, bamboo tree.
116. Pangolin house name is burrow, hollow tree
117. Panther house name is lair.
118. Parrot fish house name is sea.
119. Patas monkey house name is savanna.
120. Penguin house name is rookery, penguinery.
121. Pig house name is cote, pen, sty.
122. Pika house name is burrow, crevice.
123. Platypus house name is burrow.
124. Polar Bear house name is den, hole, burrow.
125. Porcupine house name is burrow, hollow trunk.
126. Porpoise house name is sea, aquarium.
127. Possum house name is tree, forest.
128. Potto house name is dense tropical rainforest.
129. Prairie doghouse name is complex burrow below ground.
130. Quail house name is covey.
131. Rabbit house name is burrow, hutch, hole.
132. Raccoon house name is tree, hollow den, burrow.
133. Rat house name is nest, hole.
134. Rattlesnake house name is den.
135. Red Fox house name is den.
136. Reindeer house name is forest.
137. Rhinoceros house name is savannah, mud wallow, rain forest, shade tree, grassland.
138. Rook house name is rookery, nest.
139. Salmon house name is river, ocean.
140. Scorpion house name is burrow.
141. Seahorse house name is coral reef, mangrove, sea grass bed, and estuary.
142. Seal house name is rookery.
143. Sealion house name is nest, rookery.
144. Serval house name is African savanna.
145. Sheep house name is fold, pen, cote.
146. Shark house name is sea.
147. Shrimp house name is ocean, lake, stream.
148. Skunk house name is den.
149. Sloth house name is canopy.
150. Snail house name is shell, snailery.
151. Snake house name is den, burrow, ophidarium, snakery.
152. Spadefoot toad house name is sandy region, burrow.
153. Spider house name is web.
154. Squirrel house name is drey or dray.
155. Starfish house name is sea grass, tidal pool, kelp bed, rocky shore, and coral reef.
156. Stingray house name is shallow coastal water of temperate sea.
157. Swallow house name is nest.
158. Takin house name is Asian mountain, bamboo thicket.
159. Tapir house name is lair.
160. Termite house name is mound, termitarium.
161. Tiger house name is den, lair.
162. Toad house name is burrow.
163. Tortoise house name is burrow.
164. Toucan house name is nest.
165. Trout house name is run.
166. Turkey house name is roost.
167. Turtle house name is nest, sea.
168. Viper house name is hole, burrow.
169. Wallaby house name is hollow tree.
170. Walrus house name is ice-covered northern water of Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Russia.
171. Wasp house name is nest.
172. Whale house name is ocean.
173. Wildebeest house name is woodlands and grassy plains.
174. Wolf house name is den, lair.
175. Wombat house name is burrow.
176. Woodchuck house name is burrow.
177. Woodlouse house name is under rock and stone, in the cold, dark soil.
178. Wren house name is nest.
179. Yak house name is hill, mountain, barn.
180. Zebra house name is jungle, safari, veldt.

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