List of fictional ungulates explained

This list of fictional ungulates is a subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. The list is restricted to notable ungulate (hooved) characters from various works organized by medium. This paraphyletic list includes all fictional hooved characters except fictional horses, fictional pachyderms (elephants, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs), and fictional swine, as each has its own list.

Literature

See main article: List of fictional ungulates in literature.

Name	Species	Work	Author	Notes
Bambi	Roe deer	Bambi, A Life in the Woods	Felix Salten	In the Disney films his species was changed to the white-tailed deer, which would be more familiar to American audiences. His image is a Disney icon, comparable to the recognition of Jiminy Cricket or Tinkerbell, and he is even shown on Disney stock certificates.^[1]
	Donkey	Animal Farm	George Orwell
	Donkey	The Adventures of Pinocchio		Boy who turns into a donkey
Conselheiro	Donkey	Sítio do Picapau Amarelo	Monteiro Lobato	A talking donkey.
	Deer	Aesop's Fables
	Donkey	Winnie-the-Pooh	A. A. Milne
Ferdinand the Bull	Bull	The Story of Ferdinand	Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson	Peaceful and gentle Ferdinand prefers sniffing flowers to fighting in the arena.
Geoffrey	Giraffe	Toys R Us	Dr. G. Raffe
Giraffe	Giraffe	The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me	Roald Dahl	Giraffe who works together with a pelican and a monkey as a window cleaner. She describes herself as a "Geraneous giraffe" who only likes food from a very specific kind of tree.
Pete	Sheep	Pete the Sheep		A sheep that acts like a sheep dog.
	Donkey	The Chronicles of Narnia
Rudolph	Reindeer	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Robert L. May	A reindeer originally from the 1939 story 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer', later adapted to a 1949 song, a 1964 television special, and various derivative works.
Woolly	Sheep	When Sheep Can't Sleep
	Zebra	Zigby	Brian Paterson

Comics

Name	Species	Origin	Creator	Notes
Anatole	Donkey	Philémon	Fred	Philémon's pet and best friend.
Bella	Cow	Jommeke	Jef Nys	A cow who enjoys dancing to music.
Billy Goat	Goat	Rupert Bear	Alfred Bestall	Cousin of The Wise Old Goat.^[2]
Biquette	Goat	Johan and Peewit	Peyo	Peewit's female pet goat, which he uses as a horse.
Boes	Ox	Boes (Ox Tales)	Wil Raymakers and Thijs Wilms	An anthropomorphic ox that works as a farmer and walks on clogs.
Brainy-Yak	Yak	Just'a Lotta Animals	Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw	An animal version of Brainiac.
Butter	Goat	The Timbertoes	John Gee	The family's goat.^[3]
	Sheep	Footrot Flats		An aged stud ram.
	Goat	The Ongoing Adventures of Rocket Llama	Alex Langley	A war veteran.
Dannie	Zebra	Dannie ben ik	Emile Brumsteede ^[4]	An anthropomorphic zebra.
Derek	Sheep	Derek the Sheep	Gary Northfield
Grandma Goat	Goat	Rupert Bear	Alfred Bestall	Sister of the Wise Old Goat.
Horrors Greeley	Cow	Pogo	Walt Kelly	A freckled cow that travels westward, whose name is a pun on Horace Greeley.
Kuksi	Donkey	Kuksi	Victor Vashi	Main character in a cartoon animal comic.^[5]
Look-Out	Giraffe	Boner's Ark	Mort Walker	One of the passengers aboard of Boner's ark. As his name implies, he has to look for land.^[6]
Het Paard van Sinterklaas	Donkey.	The Adventures of Nero	Marc Sleen	A black donkey used by Sinterklaas, which nevertheless claims he is a horse.^[7] He reappeared in many Nero stories, usually around December during the Sinterklaas festivities.
	Llama	The Ongoing Adventures of Rocket Llama	Alex Langley	Main character of the webcomic.
Romuald	Sheep	Le Génie des Alpages	F'Murr	A pompous black ram that nobody takes seriously but has a large flock of sheep under his command.^[8]
Serow	Serow	A Serow's Deadly Fall	Kamoshika Tenrakushii
Joachim Sickbock	Goat	Tom Poes	Marten Toonder	A mad scientist and recurring villain.^[9]
Tombed-Camionette	Suffolk sheep	Le Génie des Alpages	F'Murr	A sheep that fell from a truck, hence his name. He acts like a stereotypical Englishman.
Uncle Antler	Moose	Pogo	Walt Kelly
Willy	Giraffe	The Bruin Boys, aka Tiger Tim	Julius Stafford Baker	One of Tiger Tim's friends.^[10]
The Wise Old Goat	Goat	Rupert Bear	Mary Tourtel	An advisor and help to Rupert.^[11]
	Zebra	Pearls Before Swine comic strips		A zebra that unsuccessfully tries to promote harmony between zebras and predators.
Zulma	Goat	Kramikske	Jean-Pol	The pet goat of Bertje, which is able to fly by rotating its tail.^[12]

Mythology

Name	Species	Myth	Notes
Ceryneian Hind	Deer	Greek	Also called Cerynitis, was an enormous deer that lived in Keryneia, Greece. It was sacred to Artemis, the chaste goddess of the hunt, animals and unmarried women. It had golden antlers like a stag and hooves of bronze or brass, and it was said that it could outrun an arrow in flight. The capture of the hind was one of The Twelve Labors of Hercules.
Khnum	Ram	Ancient Egyptian
Ox	Ox	Chinese	The second of the Chinese zodiac years.
Goat/Sheep	Goat or Sheep	Chinese	The eighth of the Chinese zodiac years.
Babe the Blue Ox	Ox	United States & Canada	Companion to Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack of folklore.

Media

Film

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Cardigan	Sheep		A young lamb with black wool that quickly befriends Wilbur alongside Nellie, Joy, and Arania (Charlotte's daughters) after getting rejected by his flock. Due to his friendship with Wilbur, he starts behaving and acting like a pig, which Cardigan quickly loves. Voiced by Harrison Chad.
Chief Bogo	African buffalo	Zootopia	Police chief of the Zootopia Police Department's First Precinct
Chirin	Sheep	Ringing Bell	A baby lamb that seeks revenge for the death of his mother by a wolf.
Daisy	Sheep	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)	A ewe that becomes the object of affection of a New York City physician.
Donkey	Donkey	Shrek	A talkative miniature donkey that accompanies his best friend Shrek on his adventures voiced by Eddie Murphy.
Jerome	Giraffe	The Friendly Giant	A giraffe puppet and companion of the Friendly Giant. Only his head and neck were seen as he poked his head in through a window.
Maa	Sheep	Babe	An old ewe on Hoggett Farm voiced by Miriam Flynn.
Marty	Zebra	Madagascar	A zebra that, along with his friends, gets stuck at Madagascar and tries to return home to the New York City Zoo. Voiced by Chris Rock.
Melman	Giraffe	Madagascar	A worrisome and sensitive giraffe that is always constantly concerned about being healthy and taking medicine. Voiced By David Schwimmer.
Mollie	Giraffe	Zookeeper	A reticulated giraffe in Franklin Park Zoo voiced by Maya Rudolph.
Prancer	Reindeer	Prancer	A wounded reindeer believed to belong to Santa. Live-action.
	Zebra	Racing Stripes	A live-action zebra.
Sven	Reindeer	Frozen	A reindeer and the companion of Kristoff from the Frozen franchise.

Television

Name	Species	Program	Notes
Baby Lamb	Sheep	Baby Einstein	A puppet sheep that hosts Lullaby Time. It also appeared in Baby MacDonald, On the Go, and Baby's First Sounds.
	Donkey	Big Barn Farm	A live-action donkey.
MacDonald	Cow	Baby Einstein	A cow that hosts Baby MacDonald.
Ewenice	Sheep	Big Barn Farm	A live-action sheep.
	Goat	Big Barn Farm	A live-action goat.
Colambo	Sheep	Sesame Street	A sheep detective that solves mysteries based on nursery rhymes. He is based on Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.
Cowbella	Cow	Jim Henson's Pajanimals	A pink, purple and white Italian cow that loves to play dress up and act like a princess.
Elliot	Moose	Elliot Moose	A puppet ungulate.
Gladys	Cow	Sesame Street	A cow that dreams of being a singer and actress.
Lamb Chop	Sheep	Various Shari Lewis shows	A puppet ewe.
Madam	Cattle	Big Barn Farm	A live-action cow.
Mickey Moose	Moose	The Muppet Show	A parody version of Mickey Mouse, which only appeared in the episode starring Petula Clark and has a best friend named Ronald Duck.
Mr. Moose	Moose	Captain Kangaroo	A puppet moose.
Muffin	Mule	Muffin the Mule	A puppet character made in 1933 for Hogarth Puppets
Necktie	Giraffe	Wild Kratts	A giraffe Martin and Chris had found in the African Savannah. Martin named him after the Kratts got tangled with him.
	Alpaca	Nuzzle and Scratch	A pair of alpaca puppets.
Shaun	Sheep	Shaun the Sheep	A stop-motion sheep. First appeared in the Wallace and Gromit short A Close Shave.
Wilbur	Cattle	Wilbur	A puppet calf.
Zaza	Zebra	De Fabeltjeskrant	A puppet zebra.
Woolma Lamb	Sheep	The Get Along Gang	A young female anthropomorphic sheep that's one of the show's main characters.

Animation

See main article: List of fictional ungulates in animation.

Video games

Name	Species	Origin	Notes
Pilgor	Goat	Goat Simulator	The main playable character that earns points for wreaking havoc on the game's world. Mutators can change the goat's abilities.
Arizona	Cattle	Them's Fightin' Herds	A playable calf fighter.
Asgore Dreemurr	Goat	Undertale, Deltarune	The king of the Underground and monsters. He is the ex-husband of Toriel and the father of Asriel Dreemurr and Chara, the first human. Despite having (supposedly) killed six humans, he is amiable toward the player.
Asriel Dreemurr	Goat	Undertale, Deltarune	The biological child of Toriel and Asgore, as well as the adoptive brother of Chara, and the prince of the Underground. He is also Flowey's real identity, which is revealed at the end of the game.
Bambo	Deer	Deer Avenger	The protagonist of the Deer Avenger series of video games.
Bleatnik	Goat	My Singing Monsters	A dreamythical exclusive to Mythical Island which sprang from the imagination of the G'Joob. The Bleatnik sings in an eerie soft-like bleating voice, harmonizing with the Yawstrich.
Cyrus	Alpaca	,	Works at Re-Tail with Reese, his wife and his business partner. He is the upholsterer and is in charge of altering furniture, but his services are not accessible right from the start.
	Llama		Llama Belt of Heaven
Jean Bison	American bison		A villainous bison voiced by Ross Douglas.
Lammy	Sheep	Um Jammer Lammy and PaRappa the Rapper	Guitarist in the band MilkCan and the protagonist of Um Jammer Lammy. She plays guitar left-handed and has to get to her band's show within 15 minutes.
Miltank	Cow	Pokémon	A Normal Type Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal. It is one of Whitney's ace Pokémon.
Mooshroom	Cow	Minecraft	A rare species of cattle that have mushrooms growing from their bodies. Naturally red, when struck by lightning, the red mushrooms turn brown. The red variant may be milked for mushroom stew, and the brown variant may be milked for "suspicious stews", which when consumed give the player certain effects.^[13] ^[14]
Noelle Holiday	Reindeer	Deltarune	Long-time friend of Asriel Dreemurr and Kris, as well as Kris's classmate, she is a minor character in Chapter 1 and becomes a major playable character in Chapter 2.
Ovis	Sheep		A species of sheep that can be tamed by the player and slaughtered and harvested for its mutton.
Paprika	Alpaca	Them's Fightin' Herds	A playable alpaca fighter.
Pom	Sheep	Them's Fightin' Herds	A playable lamb fighter.
Reese	Alpaca	,	Works at Re-Tail with her husband, Cyrus. She is the one that the player can sell things to, ask for turnip prices, and can ask to display an item for villagers to buy.
Rudy Holiday	Reindeer	Deltarune	Father of Noelle Holiday. In both chapters, he is in the hospital due to an unspecified long-term illness, and the player can interact with him when visiting his hospital bed.
Shanty	Goat	Them's Fightin' Herds	A playable goat fighter.
Tauros	Bull	Pokémon	A Normal Type Pokémon first debuted in Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow
Tianhuo	Longma	Them's Fightin' Herds	A playable longma fighter.
Toriel Dreemurr	Goat	Undertale, Deltarune	A motherly monster who teaches the player how to solve puzzles and survive conflict in the Underground. She is the ex-wife of Asgore (and ex-queen of the Underground), and the mother of Asriel and Chara, the first human.
Velvet	Reindeer	Them's Fightin' Herds	A playable reindeer fighter.
Wooloo	Sheep	Pokémon	Wooloo is a Pokémon with a thick coat of white wool that makes it look spherical. Its defining features are two gray strings of wool that resemble braided pigtails. It is relatively weak but is well loved by many in the Pokémon community as a well designed, cute Pokémon.

Advertising mascots

Name	Species	Brand	Notes
	Camel		Cartoon Camel mascot from 1987 to 1997
	Cattle	2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing	Official mascot
Chick-Fil-A Cows	Cattle	Chick-Fil-A	Used to get people to Eat Mor Chikin opposed to Hamburgers.
Geoffrey the Giraffe	Giraffe		Mascot
	Zebra		Mascot for Fruit Stripe gum
Si Jerapah	Giraffe	Roti Jerapah	Mascot for an Indonesian bakery
Shortie Giraffe	Giraffe	Cocoa Krispies	Friend of the mascot Coco the Monkey
Pepe	Zebra	Azucaradas	Mascot for the Mexican breakfast cereal Azucaradas
Artie Antlers	Moose	Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre	A piano-playing moose during the early years of Chuck E. Cheese's.^[15]
Zen	Zebra	Zebra	Mascot for Zebra brand pens

Sports Team Mascots

Name	Species	Brand	Notes
Benny	Bull	Chicago Bulls	Mascot
Bongo	Deer	Milwaukee Bucks	Mascot
Mariner	Moose	Seattle Mariners	Mascot
Mick E. Moose	Moose	Winnipeg Jets	Mascot

Others

Patches, a giraffe stuffed toy in Suzy's Zoo

Notes and References

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Web site: Alfred Bestall. Lambiek.net. 5 December 2020.
Web site: John Gee.
Web site: Emile Brumsteede.
Web site: Victor Vashi.
Web site: Mort Walker. Lambiek.net. 2 April 2019.
Web site: 60 Jaar Nero. Stripspeciaalzaak.be. 2 April 2019.
Web site: F'murr. Lambiek.net. 2 April 2019.
Web site: Marten Toonder. Lambiek.net. 9 November 2020.
Web site: Julius Stafford Baker (II). Lambiek.net. 2 April 2019.
Web site: Mary Tourtel. Lambiek.net. 9 November 2020.
Web site: Jean-Pol.
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