List of domesticated animals
This page gives a list of domestic animals, also including a list of animals which are or may be currently undergoing the process of domestication and animals that have an extensive relationship with humans beyond simple predation. This includes species which are semi-domesticated, undomesticated but captive-bred on a commercial scale, or commonly wild-caught, at least occasionally captive-bred, and tameable. In order to be considered fully domesticated, most species have undergone significant genetic, behavioural and morphological changes from their wild ancestors, while others have changed very little from their wild ancestors despite hundreds or thousands of years of potential selective breeding. A number of factors determine how quickly any changes may occur in a species, but there is not always a desire to improve a species from its wild form. Domestication is a gradual process, so there is no precise moment in the history of a given species when it can be considered to have become fully domesticated.
Archaeozoology has identified three classes of animal domesticates:
- Pets
- Livestock
- Beasts of burden
Domesticated animals
Species and subspecies | Wild ancestor | Date | Location of origin | Purposes | Image | Degree and type of domestication | Extent in wild vs captivity | Taxon group |
Dog | Extinct Pleistocene population of Gray wolf | 13000 BCE | China, Europe | Pets, hunting, herding, guarding, pest control, transportation, draft, working, show, racing, sport, meat, rescuing, guiding, fighting, service, research, policing, narcotics detection, patrol, fibre, truffle harvesting, education, therapy, leather | Tame, significant physical changes, probably significant behavioral changes | Domestic and feral dogs both very common, ancestor or nearest wild relative less common but not rare | 1c Carnivora | |
Goat | Bezoar ibex | 10000 BCE | Iran | milk, meat, fibre, skin, vellum, show, racing, fighting, clearing land, pets, horns, guarding, weed control, manure, lawn mowing | Slight physical changes | Common in captivity, threatened in wild, feral goats common | 1b Bovidae | |
Domestic pig | Anatolian boar, Northern Chinese boar | 9000 BCE | China, Western Asia | meat, leather, research, show, racing, fighting, truffle harvesting, pets, tusks, guarding, manure, weed control | Some physical changes | Common in the wild. Much more common in captivity. Feral animals common in some areas. | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Sheep | Unknown ancestor, possibly Armenian mouflon | 9000 BCE to 8500 BCE | Anatolia, Zagros mountains | fibre, meat, milk, leather, pelt, vellum, pets, show, racing, research, guarding, fighting, ornamental, horns, lawn mowing, weed control, hides, manure | Some physical changes | Common in captivity, threatened in the wild | 1b Bovidae | |
Cattle | Eurasian aurochs † | 8000 BCE | China, Western Asia | meat, milk, leather, hides, working, plowing, draft, vellum, blood, transportation, soil fertilization, fighting, show, racing, pets, horns, guarding, dung, mount, fibre, weed control, lawn mowing | Some physical changes | Very common in captivity, wild relatives extinct, feral cattle fairly common | 1b Bovidae | |
Zebu | Indian aurochs † | 8000 BCE | India | meat, milk, leather, hides, working, plowing, draft, vellum, blood, transportation, soil fertilization, fighting, show, racing, pets, horns, dung, mount, lawn mowing | Considerable physical changes | Wild relatives extinct, common in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Cat | African wildcat | 8000–7500 BCE | Near East | pets, meat, pest control, show, pelt, research | Tame, some physical changes | Very abundant in captivity, true wildcats less abundant though not rare. Feral populations very common. | 1c Carnivora | |
Chicken | Red junglefowl with some contribution from the Grey junglefowl | 6000 BCE | India and Southeast Asia | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, show, racing, ornamental, fighting, pest control, pets, guarding, manure, weed control | Some physical changes, considerable reproductive changes | Very common in captivity and the wild | 2b Galliformes | |
Guinea pig | Montane guinea pig | 5000 BCE | Peru | pets, meat, show, racing, research, lawn mowing, weed control, manure | Tame, slight physical changes | Somewhat common in captivity and the wild | 1d Rodentia | |
Donkey | Nubian wild ass, Somali wild ass | 5000 BCE | Egypt | transportation, working, plowing, draft, mount, meat, milk, pets, racing, guarding, lawn mowing, patrol, manure, weed control | Slight physical changes | Somewhat common in captivity and as feral animals, wild animals critically endangered, | 1e Other mammals | |
Domestic duck | Mallard | 4000 BCE | China | meat, feathers, eggs, pets, show, ornamental, guarding, pest control, weed control, manure | Considerable physical changes | Common in captivity, but more abundant in the wild | 2a Anseriformes | |
Water buffalo | Wild water buffalo | 4000 BCE | India, China, Philippines | working, plowing, draft, mount, fighting, meat, show, racing, milk, horns, patrol, dung, lawn mowing | Mainly unchanged from wild animal | Common in captivity, endangered in the wild | 1b Bovidae | |
Guppy, Cauca molly, Amazon molly, Sailfin molly, Shortfin molly, Liberty molly, Common molly, Yucatan molly and Endler's livebearer | Guppy, Cauca molly, Amazon molly, Sailfin molly, Shortfin molly, Liberty molly, Common molly, Yucatan molly and Endler's livebearer | Date uncertain | Barbados, Brazil, Guyana, Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela | pets, research, bait | Some physical and behavioral changes. Domestication status is a point of contention. | Common in captivity | 5b Other fish | |
Dromedary camel | Thomas' camel † | 4000 BCE | Arabia | transportation, hunting, mount, show, milk, meat, pets, urine | Tame, few physical changes | Moderately common in captivity, small feral population in original range, significant feral population in Australia, true wild dromedaries may be extinct | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Horse | Extinct unknown population of Wild horse possibly Tarpan † | 3500 BCE | Kazakhstan | transportation, milk, meat, working, guiding, servicing, herding, hunting, execution, plowing, draft, mount, patrol fighting, show, racing, pets, hair, manure, lawn mowing, weed control | Tame, some physical changes, mainly in coloration | Common in captivity, very rare in wild, feral populations common | 1e Other mammals | |
Domestic silkmoth | Wild silkmoth | 3000 BCE | China | silk, animal feed, pets, | Tame/held captive, some physical changes | Fairly common in captivity, wild extent unclear | 6b Other insects | |
Domestic pigeon | Rock dove | 3000 BCE | Mediterranean Basin | show, ornamental, messenger, meat, racing, pets, manure | Artificially selected into many varieties, including meat breeds, racing/messenger breeds, and fancy plumage breeds | Relatively common in captivity, very common in the wild, feral pigeons extremely abundant | 2c Columbiformes | |
Domestic goose | Greylag goose and Swan goose | 3000 BCE for A. anser, date uncertain for A. cygnoides. | Egypt, China | meat, feathers, eggs, show, guarding, pest control, pets, weed control, manure | Considerable physical changes | Common in captivity and the wild | 2a Anseriformes | |
Yak | Wild yak | 2500 BCE | Tibet, Nepal | milk, transportation, working, plowing, mount, racing, fighting, show, meat, fibre, guarding, pets, horns, patrol, dung | Tame, slight physical changes | Fairly common in captivity; threatened in the wild. | 1b Bovidae | |
Bactrian camel | Wild Bactrian camel | 2500 BCE | Central Asia | milk, transportation, hunting, mount, show, meat, milk, hair, pets, dung | Tame, few physical changes | Moderately common in captivity, critically endangered in the wild | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Llama | Guanaco | 2400 BCE | Peru, Bolivia | transportation, working, draft, pack, meat, show, racing, pets, guarding, weed control, fibre, manure, lawn mowing | Slight physical changes | Fairly common in captivity and the wild | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Alpaca | Vicuña | 2400 BCE | Peru, Bolivia | fibre, meat, show, pets, guarding, milk, lawn mowing, weed control, manure | Considerable physical changes | Fairly common in captivity and the wild | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Domestic guineafowl | West African guineafowl | 2400 BCE | Africa | meat, eggs, pest control, show, alarming, pets, guarding, manure | Mainly unaltered from wild population | Somewhat common in captivity and in the wild | 2b Galliformes | |
Fuegian dog † | Culpeo | Date uncertain | Argentina, Chile | hunting, pets, warmth, guarding | Tame, slight physical changes | Extinct in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Ferret | European polecat | 1500 BCE | Europe | pets, hunting, pest control, show, racing | Tame, slight physical changes | Common in captivity, somewhat common in the wild. Feral ferrets rare | 1c Carnivora | |
Domestic muscovy duck | Muscovy duck | 700–600 BCE | South America | meat, feathers, eggs, show, pets, guarding, pest control, manure | Tame, some physical changes | Common in captivity, feral populations are rare | 2a Anseriformes | |
Barbary dove | African collared dove | 500 BCE | North Africa | show, pets, meat | Slight physical changes | Common in captivity and feral populations | 2c Columbiformes | |
Bali cattle | Javan banteng | Date uncertain | Southeast Asia, Bali | meat, milk, show, working, plowing, draft, horns, dung | Slight physical changes | Common in captivity, endangered in the wild | 1b Bovidae | |
Gayal | Gaur | Date uncertain | Southeast Asia, Northeast India | meat, milk, horns, dung | Slight physical changes | Somewhat common in captivity, threatened in the wild | 1b Bovidae | |
Domestic turkey | South Mexican wild turkey | 180 CE | Mexico | meat, feathers, eggs, show, pets, pest control, guarding, manure | Considerable physical changes | Common in captivity and wild | 2b Galliformes | |
Goldfish | Wild goldfish | 300 CE to 400 CE | China | pets, show, racing, ornamental, pest control | Tame/held captive, significant physical changes | Very common and abundant in captivity, wild extent is unclear | 5a Cyprinidae | |
Domestic rabbit | Iberian rabbit | 600 CE | Europe | pelt, fibre, pets, show, racing, research, meat, lawn mowing, weed control, manure | Tame, significant physical changes | Common in captivity, rare in native habitat, common in introduced range | 1e Other mammals | |
Koi | Amur carp | 11th Century CE | Japan | ornamental, show, pets | Tame/held captive, considerable physical changes | Fairly common in captivity, threatened in the wild | 5a Cyprinidae | |
Domestic canary | Atlantic canary | 15th century CE | Canary Islands, Europe | pets, research, show, mining, fighting | Slight physical changes | Common in captivity and wild | 2d Passeriformes | |
Society finch | White-rumped munia | unknown, may have been introduced to Japan sometime around the early 18th century CE | Japan | pets, research, show | Slight physical changes | Fairly common in captivity; does not exist in the wild | 2d Passeriformes | |
Fancy mouse and laboratory mouse | Western European house mouse | 1100 BCE, then 17th century CE | China | pets, research, racing, animal feed | Tame, significant physical changes | Common in captivity and in the wild | 1d Rodentia | |
Fancy rat and laboratory rat | Brown rat | 19th century CE | United Kingdom | pets, research, show, animal feed | Tame, some physical and psychological changes | Common in captivity and in the wild | 1d Rodentia | |
Domestic mink | American mink | 19th century CE | North America | fur, hunting, pest control, pets | Some physical and psychological changes | Somewhat common in captivity and in the wild | 1c Carnivora | |
Domesticated red fox | Red fox | 1950s CE | Soviet Union, Russia | pelt, research, pets, fur | Tame, some physical changes | Very small domestic population, wild relatives fairly common | 1c Carnivora | |
Domestic hedgehog | Four-toed hedgehog | 1980s CE | Central and Eastern Africa | pets | Slight physical changes | Common in the wild. Somewhat rare in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Domestic skunk | Striped skunk | 19th century | North America | pets, pest control, pelt | Tame when captive-bred, significant physical changes | Somewhat common in captivity and in the wild | 1c Carnivora |
Tame and partially domesticated animals
Due to the somewhat unclear outlines of what precisely constitutes domestication, there are some species that may or may not be fully domesticated. There are also species that are extensively used or kept as pets by humans, but are not significantly altered from wild-type animals. Most animals on this second table are at least somewhat altered from wild animals by their extensive interactions with humans. Many could not be released into the wild, or are in some way dependent on humans.Species and subspecies | Date | Location of origin | Purpose | Image | Degree and type of domestication | Extent in wild vs captivity | Taxon group |
Indian elephant, Sri Lankan elephant, Sumatran elephant, Borneo elephant, Syrian elephant † | 2000 BC † | India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Borneo, China, Indochina, Iran, | mount, working, transportation, hunting, show, racing, fighting, worship, patrol, dung | Semidomesticated | Syrian subspecies extinct in captivity and in the wild | 1e Other mammals | |
Reindeer | 3000 BCE | Fennoscandia, Western Russia, China, Mongolia | meat, milk, transportation, mount, hides, leather, antlers, pets | Semidomesticated | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Gemsbok | Date uncertain | Southern Africa | meat, hides, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Arabian ostrich † | Date uncertain | Mesopotamia | meat, feathers, eggs, sacrifice | Extinct in captivity and in the wild | 2f Other birds | ||
Arabian oryx | Date uncertain | Middle East, Egypt | meat, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Dorcas gazelle | Date uncertain | Egypt | meat, hides, horns, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Nubian ibex | Date uncertain | Egypt | meat, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Scimitar oryx | 2320–2150 BCE | Egypt | meat, hides, horns, sacrifice | Held/tame in captivity | Small captive population, but nearly extinct in wild | 1b Bovidae | |
Serval | Date uncertain | Egypt | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Caracal | Date uncertain | Egypt, India, Southern Africa | hunting, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Northeast African cheetah, Asiatic cheetah and Southeast African cheetah | Date uncertain | Egypt, India, Middle East, South Africa | hunting, tourism, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Bubal hartebeest † | Date uncertain | Egypt | meat, hides, horns, sacrifice | Extinct in captivity and in the wild | 1b Bovidae | ||
Syrian wild ass † | Date uncertain | Mesopotamia | draught | Extinct in captivity and in the wild | 1e Other mammals | ||
Przewalski's horse | Date uncertain | Kazakhstan | mount, milk, meat | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other animals | ||
Wood duck | Date uncertain | North America | meat, ornamental, pets, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 2a Anseriformes | ||
Mandarin duck | Pre-modern China | China | ornamental, pets, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 2a Anseriformes | ||
Egyptian goose | Date uncertain | Egypt | meat, eggs, ornamental, guarding, pets, feathers | Held/tame in captivity | common in captivity, feral populations very common | 2a Anseriformes | |
Egyptian mongoose | Ancient Egypt | Egypt | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Leopard cat | 5000 BCE | China | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Common, Cape, Pardine and Rusty-spotted genet | Date uncertain | Africa | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Chinese honey bee, Indian honey bee and Japanese honey bee | Date uncertain | South Asia, Thailand, Japan, China | honey, pollination, wax | Held/tame in captivity | 6a Hymenoptera | ||
Fallow deer including subspecies Persian fallow deer | 1000 BCE | Mediterranean Basin, Levant | meat, hides, antlers, pets | Semidomesticated | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
European medicinal leech | 800 BC | Europe, Asia | bloodletting, surgery, therapy, pets, research, saliva | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Cochineal | 700–500 BC | Chile, Peru, Mexico | dye | Held/tame in captivity | Very common in the wild | 6b Other insects | |
Indian peafowl and Green peafowl | 500 BCE | India, Java | show, feathers, meat, ornamental, pets, guarding, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | Fairly common in the wild | 2b Galliformes | |
Common hill myna | kept in Ancient Greece, date of captive breeding uncertain | Greece | pets, talking bird | Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | ||
Indian rose-ringed parakeet and African rose-ringed parakeet | Classical antiquity | West Africa, India | pets, talking bird | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Red deer including subspecies Caspian red deer, Norwegian red deer and Scottish red deer | ~0 CE | China, Russia, Europe, United Kingdom, Iran | meat, velvet, hides, leather, antlers, pets, milk | Captive bred | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Roman snail and Turkish snail | 100 CE | Europe | meat, pets, shells, slime, eggs | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Stingless bees,,, and | 180 CE | Mexico, Amazon basin | honey, wax, pollination, propolis, pets | Semidomesticated | 6a Hymenoptera | ||
White cockatoo | Tang Dynasty | China, Indonesia | pets, show | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Sulphur-crested cockatoo including subspecies Triton cockatoo and Eleonora cockatoo | Date uncertain | Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea | pets, show | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Yellow-crested cockatoo including subspecies Citron-crested cockatoo and Timor cockatoo | Date uncertain | Sulawesi, Masalembu Islands, Tukangbesi Islands, Tanah Jampea, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Timor, Lesser Sundas, Sumba | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Japanese, Neotropic and great cormorant | 960 CE | Japan, China, Peru | fishing | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Whooper swan, Trumpeter swan, Black-necked swan and Black swan | Date uncertain | Eurasia, North America, South America, Australia | meat, ornamental, feathers, guarding, pets | Semidomesticated | 2a Anseriformes | ||
Bewick's swan and Whistling swan | Date uncertain | Russia, North America | ornamental, guarding, pets | Semidomesticated | 2a Anseriformes | ||
Mute swan | 1000-1500 CE | Europe | meat, ornamental, feathers, guarding, pets | Semidomesticated | 2a Anseriformes | ||
House cricket | 12th century CE | Southwestern Asia, China, Japan | animal feed, meat, fighting, pets | Held in captivity | Somewhat common in captivity, very common in wild | 6b Other insects | |
Common quail and Japanese quail | 1100–1900 CE | Eurasia, Japan | meat, eggs, pets | Domesticated in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Common carp | 1200–1500 CE | Europe, Asia | meat, pets, eggs | Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | ||
Siamese fighting fish, Akbar betta, Giant betta, Slim betta, Toba betta, Spotted betta, Krabi mouth-brooding betta, Penang betta, Peaceful betta, Emerald green betta, Spotfin betta, Howong betta | 19th century CE | Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo | fighting, show, pets | Tame/held captive, very significant physical and slight behavioral changes | 5b Other fish | ||
Java sparrow | Ming Dynasty | China | pets | Non-wild coloration pied and fancy colored Javas from long Asian captivity lines are hand tamable | Threatened in wild | 2d Passeriformes | |
Northern bobwhite including subspecies Masked bobwhite | Date uncertain | United States, Sonora | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | Captive bred | Plumage changes | 2b Galliformes | |
Crested bobwhite | Date uncertain | South America | meat, eggs, pets | Captive bred | 2b Galliformes | ||
European goldfinch | Date uncertain | Europe | pets, singing | Captive bred | 2d Passeriformes | ||
Red-billed leiothrix and Silver-eared mesia | Date uncertain | China, Japan | pets, singing | Captive bred | 2d Passeriformes | ||
Indian gray mongoose | Date uncertain | India | fighting, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Gambian pouched rat, Emin's pouched rat and Southern giant pouched rat | At least 1997 but possibly early 1990s | Sub-Saharan Africa | meat, pets, landmine detection, TB detection, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Indian palm squirrel | Date uncertain | India | pets | Easy to tame | 1d Rodentia | ||
Black and Grey francolin | Date uncertain | India, Pakistan | meat, pets, fighting | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Golden pheasant and Lady Amherst's pheasant | Date uncertain | China | ornamental, pets, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Common and Green pheasant | Date uncertain | Asia, Japan | meat, eggs, pets, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Sika deer | Date uncertain | Japan, China, Taiwan | meat, antlers, hides, tourism, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Common eland including subspecies East African eland and Livingstone's eland | Date uncertain | Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya | meat, milk, leather, hides, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
American and Chinese alligator | Date uncertain | United States, China | pets, meat, hides, teeth, blood | Captive bred | once uncommon in the wild, captive breeding has led to the species recovering across much of its range | 3c Other reptiles | |
Moose including subspecies Alaska moose | Date uncertain | Russia, Finland, Sweden, Alaska | research, milk, antlers, mount, draft, transportation, working, meat, hides, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
North African and Masai ostrich | Date uncertain | North Africa, West Africa, East Africa | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, mount, racing, guarding, pets | Semidomesticated | 2f Other birds | ||
South African ostrich | 19th century | South Africa | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, mount, racing, guarding, pets | Semidomesticated | 2f Other birds | ||
Somali ostrich | Date uncertain | Kenya | meat, eggs, feathers, mount, racing, guarding, pets | Semidomesticated | 2f Other birds | ||
Budgerigar | 1850s | Australia | pets, show, talking bird | Plumage changes, some breeds are physically larger | Fairly common in the wild and in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Cockatiel | 1870s | Australia | pets, show, talking bird | Held/tame in captivity | Common in the wild and in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Major Mitchell's cockatoo | Date uncertain | Australia | pets, show | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Rocky Mountain, Roosevelt, Tule and Manitoban elk ; Altai, Manchurian and Tian Shan wapiti | Date uncertain | North America, Russia, China | meat, velvet, hides, leather, antlers, pets | Captive bred | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Stoat | 1800s | Eurasia | fur, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
European mink | 1800s | Europe, Russia | fur | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Coypu | late 19th to early 20th century | Argentina | fur, meat, aquatic weed control, pets | Captive bred | 1d Rodentia | ||
Western honey bee, including subspecies Italian bee, European dark bee, Carniolan honey bee, Caucasian honey bee, Greek bee, Saharan honey bee and Egyptian honey bee | 4000 BCE | Europe, Asia and Africa | honey, wax, pollination, pollen, brood, royal jelly, propolis, research, venom | Tame/held in captivity. See Western honey bee for details. | Very common in captivity, feral populations common, wild status unclear | 6a Hymenoptera | |
Common fruit fly | 1910s | Australia, South Africa | research, animal feed | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Chinese hamster | 1920s | China | research, biotechnology, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Rosy-faced, Yellow-collared, Fischer's, Lilian's, Black-cheeked, Black-winged, Red-headed and Grey-headed lovebird | 1920s | Africa, Madagascar | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Rainbowfish | 1920s | northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, islands in Cenderawasih Bay, and the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia | pets, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 5b Other fish | ||
Golden hamster | 1930s | Syria, Turkey | pets, research | Domesticated | 1d Rodentia | ||
Turkish hamster | 20th century | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey | pets, research | Domesticated | 1d Rodentia | ||
Long-tailed chinchilla | 1930s | Andes | pets, fur, research | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Short-tailed chinchilla | 1930s | Andes | fur | Raised in captivity | Critically endangered in the wild | 1d Rodentia | |
Water flea | 1930s | North America, Eurasia, Africa | research, animal feed | Held/tame in captivity | 6c Other arthropods | ||
African clawed frog and Western clawed frog | 1950s | South Africa, West Africa | pets, research | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Sea-monkey | 1950s | United States | pets, research | Captive bred | 6c Other arthropods | ||
Ball, Indian, Angolan, Borneo, Sumatran short tailed and Brongersma's short-tailed python | 1960s | Africa, India, Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia | pets | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
African rock python including subspecies Natal rock python | Date uncertain | Africa | pets | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
Burmese python including subspecies Dwarf Burmese python | Date uncertain | Myanmar, Thailand, Bali, Java, Sulawesi | pets, meat, skins, medicine | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
Campbell's dwarf, Djungarian and Roborovski dwarf hamster | 1960s | Mongolia, Russia, China | pets, research | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Zebra finch and Double-barred finch | 20th century | Australia | pets, show | Plumage changes, some breeds are physically larger | 2d Passeriformes | ||
Axolotl ; Tiger salamander, Barred tiger salamander, Anderson's salamander, Long-toed salamander, Spotted salamander, Marbled salamander and Mole salamander | 20th century | Mexico, United States | research, pets | Slight physical changes | Critically endangered in the wild | 4b Other amphibians | |
Palm cockatoo | Date uncertain | Australia, Papua New Guinea | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Leopard gecko including subspecies Afghan leopard gecko | 20th century | Pakistan, Afghanistan | pets | Slight physical modification | Somewhat common in captivity | 3b Lacertilia | |
Iranian fat-tailed, West Indian, East Indian, Satpura and Turkmenistan eyelid gecko | Date uncertain | Iran, Iraq, India, Turkmenistan | pets | Captive bred | 3b Lacertilia | ||
American bison including subspecies Wood bison | 20th century | North America | meat, leather, hides, horns, guarding, fibre, pets | Semidomesticated | 1b Bovidae | ||
Companion parrot | 1980s and 1990s | Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji | pets, talking bird, ornamental, guarding, show, education, therapy | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Turquoise parrot, Blue-winged parrot, Elegant parrot and Scarlet-chested parrot | 20th century | Australia | pets, show | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Dyeing, Green and black, Yellow-banded and Yellow-striped poison frog | Mid-to-late 20th century | Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela | pets | Slight physical changes; loss of toxicity | 4a Anura | ||
Diamond dove and Zebra dove | Date uncertain | Australia, Southeast Asia | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2c Columbiformes | ||
Eastern kingsnake including subspecies California kingsnake, Florida kingsnake, Mexican black kingsnake and Apalachicola Kingsnake | Date uncertain | Arizona, Florida, Mexico, California | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 3a Serpentes | ||
Grey-banded, Scarlet, Speckled, Mandrean mountain, Variable, Arizona mountain, Ruthven's, Desert and California mountain and Black kingsnake ; Guatemalan and Mexican milk snake | Date uncertain | Mexico, Guatemala, Florida, Iowa, Alabama, Arizona, Texas, California | pets, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 3a Serpentes | ||
Mexican kingsnake including subspecies Thayer's kingsnake | Date uncertain | Mexico | pets | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
Prairie kingsnake including subspecies Mole kingsnake | Date uncertain | Southeastern United States, Texas | pets | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
Andean, Pueblan, Black, Honduran, Nelson's, Sinaloan, red and Eastern milk snake | Date uncertain | Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Puebla, panama, Sonora, Indiana, Tennessee | pets | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
Corn snake, Eastern rat snake, Baird's rat snake, Great Plains rat snake, Eastern fox snake, Western rat snake, Slowinski's corn snake, Gray ratsnake and Fox snake | 1960s | United States | pets | Slight physical changes | Somewhat common in captivity, common in the wild | 3a Serpentes | |
Muskox | 1960s | United States | wool, meat, milk, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Siberian chipmunk | 1960s | Russia | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Madagascar hissing cockroach and Wide-horned hisser | 1960s | Madagascar | pets | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Eastern bearded dragon and Western bearded dragon | Date uncertain | Australia | pets | Slight physical changes | 3b Lacertilia | ||
Central bearded dragon | 1970s | Australia | pets | Slight physical changes | 3b Lacertilia | ||
Silver carp | 1970s | China | meat, algae control | Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | ||
Eclectus parrot | 1980s | Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Salmon-crested, Blue-eyed, Red-vented and Solomons cockatoo ; Long-billed, Western, Little and Tanimbar corella | 1980s | Maluku Islands, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Tanimbar Islands, Philippines, Solomon Islands | pets, show, talking bird | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Yellow-bellied glider | Date uncertain | Australia | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | ||
Sugar glider | 1980s | Australia | pets, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | ||
Rankin's dragon | 1980s | Australia | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 3b Lacertilia | ||
Buff-tailed bumblebee and Common eastern bumblebee | 1980s | Europe, North America, United Kingdom | wax, pollination | Held/tame in captivity | 6a Hymenoptera | ||
Greater rhea and Darwin's rhea | 1990s | South America | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, pets | Semidomesticated | 2f Other birds | ||
Emu | 1990s | Australia | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, guarding, pets | Semidomesticated | 2f Other birds | ||
Giant eland | Date uncertain | West Africa | meat, leather, hides, horns, milk | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Fringe-eared oryx and Common beisa oryx | Date uncertain | Kenya | meat, leather, hides, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Degu | 1990s | Chilean Andes | pets, research | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Mongolian gerbil, Persian jird, Libyan jird, Shaw's jird, Tristram's jird and Sundevall's jird | 1990s | Mongolia, Algeria, Iran, Libya, Turkey, Egypt | pets, research | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Green iguana and Lesser Antillean iguana | 1990s | South America, Lesser Antilles | pets, meat, leather | Captive bred | 3b Lacertilia | ||
Coastal carpet python, Southwest carpet python Inland carpet python, Diamond python, Darwin carpet python and Jungle carpet python | Date uncertain | New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia | pets | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
Green tree python, Rough-scaled python and Bredl's python | mid-1990s | New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia | pets | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
Red-tailed black cockatoo, Yellow-tailed black cockatoo and Glossy black cockatoo | late 1990s | Australia | pets, education | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Pin-tailed, Tricolored, Tawny-breasted, Blue-faced, Red-eared, Red-throated and Fiji parrotfinch | Date uncertain | Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, Timor, Australia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Fiji and Thailand | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | ||
Gouldian finch | late 1990s | Australia | pets, show | Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | ||
Australian green tree, Orange-eyed tree, Leaf green tree, Mountain stream tree, Magnificent tree, Growling grass, Blue Mountains tree and Dainty green tree frog | late 20th century | Australia | pets, research | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Argentine, Brazilian, Venezuelan, Surinam, Caatinga, Pacific and Cranwell's horned frog | late 20th century | Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador | pets | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Crucian carp, Prussian carp, Ginbuna and Japanese white crucian carp | 2000s | England, Russia, Japan | meat, pets, research | Domesticated | 5a Cyprinidae | ||
King quail | Date uncertain | Asia, Australia | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Small-billed tinamou | Date uncertain | South America | meat, eggs | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Red-winged tinamou | Date uncertain | South America | meat, eggs | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
White-necked, Common and Australian raven ; Pied, Carrion, American, Hooded and House crow ; Rook | Date uncertain | Europe, Africa, Australia, North America, India | pest control, pets, research, show | Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | ||
Southern and Abyssinian ground hornbill | Date uncertain | South Africa, Ethiopia | show, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Oriental darter | Date uncertain | India | fishing | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Southern and Northern screamer | Date uncertain | South America | guarding | Held/tame in captivity | 2a Anseriformes | ||
Horned screamer | Date uncertain | South America | guarding | Held/tame in captivity | 2a Anseriformes | ||
Red-legged seriema | Date uncertain | South America | guarding | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Black-legged seriema | Date uncertain | South America | guarding | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Golden, Eastern Imperial, Spanish Imperial, Wedge-tailed, Steppe, Tawny, African hawk-, Bonelli's, Verreaux's eagle | Date uncertain | Europe, North America, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Africa, Australia | falconry, show, intercepting, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Bald eagle, White-tailed eagle, African fish eagle, White-bellied sea eagle, Steller's sea eagle | Date uncertain | North America, Africa, Australia, Europe, Russia | falconry, show, intercepting, pets, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Harris's hawk | Date uncertain | United States | falconry, show, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Northern, Crested, African goshawk ; Shikra, Besra, Sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper's hawk ; Eurasian, Ovambo, Collared, Japanese, Black sparrowhawk | Date uncertain | Europe, Asia, North America, Africa | falconry, show, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Eurasian eagle-owl including subspecies Western Siberian eagle-owl, Eastern Siberian eagle-owl and Turkmenian eagle-owl | Date uncertain | Europe, Russia, Turkmenistan | show, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Great horned owl including subspecies Northern great horned owl | Date uncertain | Canada | pest control, show, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Tawny owl | Date uncertain | Europe, United Kingdom | pest control, show, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Glossy ibis | Date uncertain | Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean regions of the Americas | meat, eggs, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Puna ibis | Date uncertain | Peru | meat, eggs, pest control | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Wild boar including subspecies Indian wild boar | Date uncertain | Europe, United Kingdom, Thailand | meat, tusks, hides, leather, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Celebes warty pig | Date uncertain | Sulawesi | meat, tusks, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Red-necked wallaby, Tammar wallaby and Parma wallaby ; Red kangaroo | 2000s | Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales | lawn mowing, pets, tourism, research, meat, leather | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | ||
Tiger quoll, Eastern quoll, Western quoll and Northern quoll | Date uncertain | Australia | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | ||
Smooth-coated otter | Date uncertain | Bangladesh | fishing, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Beech marten, Sable and Yellow-throated marten | Date uncertain | Europe, Russia, India | fur, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Fisher | Date uncertain | North America | fur, research, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Siberian weasel, Least weasel and Yellow-bellied weasel ; European polecat | Date uncertain | Russia, Europe, India | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Greater and Lesser grison | Date uncertain | South America | pest control, hunting, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Patagonian weasel | Date uncertain | Argentina, Chile | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Raccoon | Date uncertain | North America | pest control, show, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
South American and White-nosed coati | Date uncertain | South America, Costa Rica | pest control, show, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Ring-tailed cat and Cacomistle | Date uncertain | North America, Central America | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Southern and Northern tamandua | Date uncertain | South America, Central America | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | ||
Lowland and Mountain paca | Date uncertain | Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador | meat, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Malayan, S unda, Indian crested, Crested, Cape and Philippine porcupine | Date uncertain | Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Africa | meat, quills, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Chinese and Large bamboo rat | Date uncertain | China | meat, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Lesser bamboo rat | Date uncertain | China, Laos | meat, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Desmarest's hutia | Date uncertain | Cuba | meat, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Steppe lemming | Date uncertain | Eurasian Steppe | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Norway lemming | 20th century | Northern Fennoscandia | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Pale, Lesser Egyptian, Pleasant and Greater Egyptian gerbil | Date uncertain | Egypt, Libya | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Eurasian harvest mouse | Date uncertain | Europe | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | ||
Northeastern, Black, and Mexican spiny-tailed iguana | Date uncertain | Mexico, Central America | pets, meat | Captive bred | 3b Lacertilia | ||
Chinese cobra | Date uncertain | China, India, Philippines, Africa, Thailand, Cambodia, Arabia, Indonesia | venom, skins, show, pets | Captive bred | 3a Serpentes | ||
Crimson rosella including subspecies Adelaide rosella and Yellow rosella | Date uncertain | Australia | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Western, Green, Pale-headed and Northern rosella | Date uncertain | Australia | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Eastern rosella including subspecies Golden-mantled rosella | Date uncertain | Australia | pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | ||
Hispaniolan, Colombian, Cuban, D'Orbigny's, Nicaraguan, Ornate, Jamaican and Meso-American slider | Date uncertain | Haiti, Colombia, Cuba, Brazil, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Jamaica | pets | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Red-eared, Yellow-bellied and Cumberland slider | Date uncertain | United States, especially the southeastern United States | pets, meat | Easy to domesticate | Fairly common in captivity, common in the wild | 3c Other reptiles | |
Chinese softshell turtle | Date uncertain | China | pets, meat | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Chinese pond turtle, Yellow pond turtle | Date uncertain | China | pets, meat | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Common snapping turtle | Date uncertain | Florida | pets, meat | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Golden coin turtle | Date uncertain | China | pets, meat | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Wattle-necked softshell turtle | Date uncertain | China | pets, meat | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Keeled box turtle | Date uncertain | China | meat, medicine, pets | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Arrau turtle | Date uncertain | Brazil | meat, pets | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Nile, West African, Siamese,, Cuban, Morelet's, Orinoco, American, Freshwater, Philippine, Saltwater, New Guinea and Mugger crocodile | Date uncertain | Africa, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Florida, India, Australia, Philippines, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Sumatra, Borneo, Myanmar, Peru, Venezuela, Iran | meat, hides, teeth, pets, guarding, tourism, show, blood | Captive bred | 3c Other reptiles | ||
Crimson finch, Star finch, Plum-headed finch and Red-browed finch | Date uncertain | New Guinea and Australia | pets, show | Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | ||
Grey partridge | Date uncertain | Hungary, United Kingdom | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Red-legged, Chukar, Philby's, Arabian and Barbary partridge | Date uncertain | France, Afghanistan, North Africa, Yemen, Oman | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Chinese and Mountain bamboo partridge | Date uncertain | China, India | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Himalayan monal | Date uncertain | Nepal | meat, eggs, feathers, ornamental, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Kalij, Swinhoe's, Salvadori's, Silver and Edwards's pheasant ; Siamese fireback | Date uncertain | Nepal, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sumatra, China, Thailand | meat, eggs, feathers, ornamental, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Red junglefowl, Grey junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl and Green junglefowl | Date uncertain | India, Sri Lanka, Java, Thailand | meat, eggs, feathers, ornamental, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Scaled, Elegant, Gambel's and California quail | Date uncertain | Mexico, Utah, California | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Mountain quail | Date uncertain | California | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Montezuma quail | Date uncertain | Mexico | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Vulturine guineafowl | Date uncertain | Ethiopia | meat, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Harlequin, Rain and Stubble quail | Date uncertain | Africa, India, Australia | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | ||
Edible-nest swiftlet | Date uncertain | Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore | nests | Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | ||
Tarantulas | Date uncertain | North America, Central America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia | pets, research, venom | Captive bred | Common in captivity, getting rare in the wild. | 6c Other arthropods | |
Crested gecko and Suras gecko | Date uncertain | New Caledonia | pets | Captive bred | Somewhat common in captivity, nearly extinct in wild | 3b Lacertilia | |
Florida manatee | Date uncertain | Florida | meat | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | ||
Sable a nd Roan antelope | Date uncertain | South Africa | meat, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Greater kudu, Nyala, Cape bushbuck | Date uncertain | South Africa | meat, hides, horns, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Blue and Black wildebeest | Date uncertain | South Africa, Kenya | meat, hides, horns, leather, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Bontebok including subspecies Blesbok | Date uncertain | South Africa | meat, hides, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Nilgai | Date uncertain | India, Pakistan | meat, hides, horns, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Scaly-breasted munia | Date uncertain | Southeast Asia | pets, research | Slight physical changes | Fairly common in captivity and the wild | 2d Passeriformes | |
Blackbuck | Date uncertain | India, Pakistan | meat, hides, horns, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Chinkara | Date uncertain | India, Pakistan | meat, horns, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Springbok | Date uncertain | South Africa | meat, hides, horns, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Barbary sheep | Date uncertain | North Africa | meat, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
European mouflon and Armenian mouflon | Date uncertain | Corsica, Sardinia, Iran, Armenia | meat, wool, hides, horns, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
African buffalo | Date uncertain | South Africa | meat, leather, horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | ||
Collared peccary | Date uncertain | Brazil | meat, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
South African giraffe | Date uncertain | South Africa | tourism, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Thorold's deer | Date uncertain | China | meat, antlers | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
White-tailed and Mule deer | Date uncertain | Virginia, West Virginia, Colombia, Florida, Montana, Canada | meat, antlers, hides, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Chital | Date uncertain | India | meat, hides, antlers, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Water deer | Date uncertain | China | meat, tusks, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Dwarf, Alpine, White-bellied and Siberian musk deer | Date uncertain | China, India, Russia | meat, tusks, musk, hides | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Guanaco | Date uncertain | Peru | fibre, pets, guarding | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Vicuña | Date uncertain | Peru | fibre, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | ||
Southern white rhinoceros | Date uncertain | South Africa | horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | ||
Black rhinoceros | Date uncertain | South Africa | horns | Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | ||
Fishing and Rusty-spotted cat | Date uncertain | India | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Spotted hyena | Date uncertain | South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria | hunting, guarding, waste management, show, tourism, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Raccoon dog including subspecies Japanese raccoon dog | Date uncertain | China, Japan | pest control, pets, fur | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnvora | ||
Arctic, Red Fennec, Corsac, Pale, Swift and Kit fox | Date uncertain | Europe, North America, North Africa, Central Asia, Sudan | fur, pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Island and Gray fox | Date uncertain | Channel Islands, Eastern United States | pest control, pelt, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Bat-eared fox | Date uncertain | Africa | pest control, show, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Crab-eating fox | Date uncertain | South America | pest control, pets | Easy to domesticate | 1c Carnivora | ||
Dingo, New Guinea singing dog, Eurasian wolf, Iberian wolf, Steppe wolf, Mongolian wolf, Arabian wolf, Indian wolf, Arctic wolf, Greenland wolf, Northwestern wolf | Date uncertain | Australia, Papua New Guinea, Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Middle East, Canada, Greenland | guarding, pest control, warmth, hunting, tourism, education, research, show, pets, therapy, draft | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Coyote, Side-striped jackal | Date uncertain | North America, South Africa | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Meerkat | Date uncertain | South Africa | pest control, show, pets, research, education, therapy, tourism | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Common kusimanse | Date uncertain | West Africa | pets, pest control | Captive bred | 1c Carnivora | ||
Ruddy mongoose, Javan mongoose | Date uncertain | India, Southeast Asia | pest control, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | ||
Kissing gourami | Date uncertain | Thailand, Indonesia | meat, pets | Domesticated | 5b Other fish | ||
Giant gourami, Giant red tail gourami and Elephant ear gourami | Date uncertain | Southeast Asia | meat, weed control, pets | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Red-bellied piranha, San Francisco piranha and Black spot piranha | Date uncertain | South America | meat, pets, research, teeth | Semidomesticated | Fairly common in captivity, common in the wild | 5b Other fish | |
Southern bluefin, Pacific bluefin,, Bigeye, Atlantic bluefin and Yellowfin tuna | Date uncertain | North America, Europe, East Asia, Australia, Hawaii | meat, eggs | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
White, Shortnose, Persian, Siberian, Adriatic, Starry and European sea sturgeon | Date uncertain | Alaska, California, Canada, Iran, Russia, Albania, Aegean Sea, Europe | meat, eggs, pets | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Malabar, Giant, Greasy, Areolate, Dusky, Wavy-lined, Six-bar and Orange-spotted grouper | Date uncertain | Asia, Australia, Fiji, South Africa, Italy, Indo-Pacific | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Rainbow trout and Chinook salmon | Date uncertain | Europe, North America, Asia | meat, eggs | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Masu salmon including subspecies Amago | Date uncertain | Russia, Japan, Korea | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Atlantic Salmon and Brown trout | Date uncertain | Europe, United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, Russia, Australia, Tasmania, Alaska | meat, eggs | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Barramundi, Japanese lates and Nile perch | Date uncertain | United Kingdom, Poland, United States, India, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Australia, Japan, Africa | meat, pets | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Cobia | Date uncertain | United States, Asia, Panama, Mexico | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
European bass | Date uncertain | Europe | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Milkfish | Date uncertain | Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Northern pike | Date uncertain | Europe | meat, pets, research, eggs | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Alligator gar, Cuban gar and Tropical gar | Date uncertain | North America, Cuba, Costa Rica | meat, pets | Captive bred | 5 Other fish | ||
Grass carp | Date uncertain | China | meat, weed control | Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | ||
Black carp | Date uncertain | China | meat, pest control, medicine | Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | ||
Bighead carp | Date uncertain | China | meat | Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | ||
Giant barb | Date uncertain | Vietnam | meat, pets | Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | ||
Arapaima | Date uncertain | Amazon basin | meat, pets | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Wels catfish | Date uncertain | Europe | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Iridescent shark and Mekong giant catfish | Date uncertain | Southeast Asia | meat, pets | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Flathead grey mullet | Date uncertain | California, Colorado | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Green chromide, Orange chromide and Canara pearlspot | Date uncertain | India | meat, pets | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Yellowtail snapper | Date uncertain | Caribbean Sea | meat, tourism | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Northern red snapper | Date uncertain | Gulf of Mexico | meat, research | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Japanese, Greater, Yellowtail amberjack and Longfin yellowtail | Date uncertain | Japan, Mediterranean Sea, Chile, Hawaii | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Southern flounder and Olive flounder | 1980s | United States, Japan, China, Korea | meat | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
European, American, Short-finned, New Zealand longfin and Japanese eel | Date uncertain | Europe, North America, Asia, New Zealand, Australia | meat, pets, research, medicine | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Sugarbag bee and Indian stingless bee | Date uncertain | Australia, India | honey, pollination, propolis, wax | Held/tame in captivity | 6a Hymenoptera | ||
Dubia roach | Date uncertain | Central and South America | animal feed, pets | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Mealworm and Superworm | Date uncertain | Europe | animal feed, meat, research | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Red flour beetle | Date uncertain | United States | research | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Black soldier fly | Date uncertain | United States | meat, animal feed, pollination, decomposing | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Waxworms | Date uncertain | Europe ? | animal feed, bait, research, meat | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Mopane moth | Date uncertain | Southern Africa | meat, silk | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
American cockroach | Date uncertain | North America | meat, pets, medicine | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Pacific beetle cockroach | Date uncertain | Hawaii | research | Captive bred | 6b Other insects | ||
Flame jellyfish | Date uncertain | China | meat, medicine, pets | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Giant Pacific octopus | Date uncertain | Japan, Korea | meat, pets, research | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Common, Common Sydney, Big blue, Mexican four-eyed, California two-spot, Gould, Long arm, Caribbean dwarf, East Pacific red and Caribbean reef octopus | Date uncertain | Europe, Asia, North America, Western Australia, Hawaii, Caribbean Sea | meat, ink, pets, research | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Webfoot octopus and Coconut octopus | Date uncertain | South Korea, Sulawesi | meat, pets, research | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Common periwinkle | Date uncertain | Europe | meat, shells | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Garden snail | Date uncertain | Europe | meat, shells, pets, slime, eggs | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Giant African snail, African land snail | Date uncertain | Ghana, Kenya | meat, shells, eggs, pets, slime | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Giant East African snail | Date uncertain | East Africa | meat, shells, pets, slime, education | Captive bred | 7 Other animals | ||
Pacific hagfish and Inshore hagfish | Date uncertain | United States, South Korea, Japan | meat, slime, skins | Captive bred | 5b Other fish | ||
Mangrove horseshoe crab | Date uncertain | Asia | meat, blood, eggs, pets | Captive bred | 6c Other arthropods | ||
Atlantic horseshoe crab | Date uncertain | North America | meat, blood, research, pets | Captive bred | 6c Other arthropods | ||
Japanese horseshoe crab and Indo-Pacific horseshoe crab | Date uncertain | Japan, China, India | meat, blood, pets | Captive bred | 6c Other arthropods | ||
Mud crab | Date uncertain | Asia | meat, pets | Captive bred | 6c Other arthropods | ||
Blue swimmer crab | Date uncertain | Australia | meat | Captive bred | 6c Other arthropods | ||
Spanner crab | Date uncertain | Australia | meat | Captive bred | 6c Other arthropods | ||
European and American lobster | Date uncertain | Europe, United States | meat | Captive bred | 6c Other arthropods | ||
American bullfrog, Northern leopard frog | Date uncertain | North America | meat, pets, education | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Northern green frog | Date uncertain | North America | pets | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Pool and Marsh frog | Date uncertain | Europe | meat, pets | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Pig frog | Date uncertain | China | meat | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Crab-eating frog | Date uncertain | Java | meat | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Chinese edible frog, Indus Valley bullfrog | Date uncertain | China, Thailand | meat, pets | Captive bred | 4a Anura | ||
Chinese spiny frog | Date uncertain | China | meat | Captive bred | 4a Anura |
Taxonomical groupings
The categories used in Taxon group column are:- 1a: Artiodactyla except Bovidae, 1b: Bovidae, 1c: Carnivora, 1d: Rodentia, 1e: Other mammals
- 2a: Anseriformes, 2b: Galliformes, 2c: Columbiformes, 2d: Passeriformes, 2e: Psittaciformes, 2f: Other birds
- 3a: Serpentes, 3b: Lacertilia, 3c: Other reptiles
- 4a: Anura, 4b: Other amphibians
- 5a: Cyprinidae, 5b: Other fish
- 6a: Hymenoptera, 6b: Other insects, 6c: Other arthropods