There are 178 subspecies of animals that the player can encounter and study in the game. Note that, the legendary versions of certain animals count as a subspecies, however, horses and fish is listed as separate.
These are the detailed list of available species within the game:
| Animal species | Subspecies/breeds |
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| Alligator | American Alligator American Alligator (small) Legendary Bullgator |
| Armadillo | Nine-banded Armadillo |
| Badger | American Badger |
| Bat | Little Brown Bat |
| Beaver | North American Beaver Legendary Beaver |
| Bison | American Bison Legendary Tatanka Bison Legendary White Bison |
| Black Bear | American Black Bear |
| Blue Jay | Blue Jay |
| Boar | Wild Boar Legendary Boar |
| Booby | Red-footed Booby |
| Buck | White-tailed Buck Legendary Buck |
| Bull | Angus Bull Devon Bull Hereford Bull |
| Bullfrog | American Bullfrog |
| Cat | American Domestic Cat |
| Cardinal | Northern Cardinal |
| Chicken | Dominique Chicken Greater Prairie Chicken Java Chicken Leghorn Chicken |
| Chipmunk | Western Chipmunk |
| Condor | California Condor |
| Cormorant | Double-crested Cormorant Neotropic Cormorant |
| Cougar | Cougar Legendary Cougar |
| Cow | Florida Cracker Cow |
| Coyote | California Valley Coyote Legendary Coyote |
| Crustaceans | Cuban Land Crab Red Swamp Crayfish |
| Crane | Sandhill Crane Whooping Crane |
| Crow | American Crow |
| Deer | White-tailed Deer |
| Dog | American Foxhound Australian Shepard Bloodhound Bluetick Coonhound Border Collie Catahoula Cur Chesapeake Bay Retriever Labrador Retriever Mutt Poodle Rufus Siberian Husky |
| Equine | Mule Standard Donkey |
| Duck | Mallard Duck Pekin Duck |
| Eagle | Bald Eagle Golden Eagle |
| Egret | Little Egret Reddish Egret Snowy Egret |
| Elk | Rocky Mountain Bull Elk Rocky Mountain Cow Elk Legendary Elk |
| Fox | American Gray Fox American Red Fox Silver Fox Legendary Fox |
| Gila Monster | Banded Gila Monster |
| Goat | Alpine Goat |
| Goose | Canada Goose |
| Grizzly | Grizzly Bear Legendary Bharati Grizzly Bear |
| Gull | Herring Gull Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull |
| Hawk | Ferruginous Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk |
| Heron | Great Blue Heron Tricolored Heron |
| Iguana | Desert Iguana Green Iguana |
| Lion | Masai Lion |
| Loon | Common Loon Pacific Loon Yellow-billed Loon |
| Moose | Western Bull Moose Western Moose Legendary Moose |
| Muskrat | American Muskrat |
| Opossum | Virginia Opossum |
| Oriole | Baltimore Oriole Hooded Oriole |
| Owl | California Horned Owl Coastal Horned Owl Great Horned Owl |
| Oxen | Angus Ox Devon Ox |
| Panther | Florida Panther Panther Legendary Giaguaro Panther |
| Parakeet | Carolina Parakeet |
| Parrot | Blue-and-yellow Macaw Great green Macaw Scarlet Macaw |
| Peccary | Collared Peccary |
| Pelican | American White Pelican Brown Pelican |
| Pheasant | Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant Ring-necked Pheasant |
| Pig | Berkshire Pig Big China Pig Old Spot Pig |
| Pigeon | Band-tailed Pigeon Rock Pigeon |
| Pronghorn | American Pronghorn Buck American Pronghorn Doe Baja California Pronghorn Buck Baja California Pronghorn Doe Sonoran Pronghorn Buck Sonoran Pronghorn Doe Legendary Pronghorn |
| Quail | California Quail |
| Rabbit | Black-tailed Jackrabbit |
| Raccoon | American Raccoon |
| Ram | Desert Bighorn Ram Rocky Mountain Bighorn Ram Sierra Nevada Bighorn Ram Legendary Bighorn Ram |
| Rat | Black Rat Brown Rat |
| Raven | Western Raven |
| Robin | American Robin |
| Rooster | Dominique Rooster Java Rooster Leghorn Rooster |
| Sheep | Desert Bighorn Sheep Merino Sheep Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep |
| Skunk | Striped Skunk |
| Snake | Black-tailed Rattlesnake Cottonmouth Snake Diamondback Snake Fer-de-Lance Snake Midland Water Snake Northern Copperhead Northern Water Snake Rainbow Boa Red Boa Southern Copperhead Sunglow Boa Timber Rattlesnake |
| Songbird | Scarlet Tanager Songbird Western Tanager Songbird |
| Sparrow | American Tree Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Golden Crowned Sparrow |
| Spoonbill | Roseate Spoonbill |
| Squirrel | American Red Squirrel Black Squirrel Western Gray Squirrel |
| Toad | Sonoran Desert Toad Western Toad |
| Turkey | Eastern Wild Turkey Rio Grande Wild Turkey |
| Turtle | Alligator Snapping Turtle Green Sea Turtle |
| Vulture | Eastern Turkey Vulture Western Turkey Vulture |
| Waxwing | Cedar Waxwing |
| Wolf | Gray Wolf Timber Wolf Legendary Wolf |
| Woodpecker | Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Achievements/Trophies[]
In Red Dead Redemption 2, there are several trophies/achievements that are associated with interacting with animals:
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30
 Bronze
 Skin every species of animal in Story Mode.
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20
Bronze
Study every animal across all states in Story Mode.
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GRIN AND BEAR IT
10
Bronze
Survive 18 bear attacks and kill the bear each time in Story Mode.
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COLLECTOR'S ITEM
20
Silver
 Complete one of the Collectible strands
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BUTCHERED
10
Bronze
Red Dead Online: Sell 20 items to the butcher.
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