List of fictional ungulates in literature explained

This list of fictional ungulates in literature is a subsidiary to the list of fictional ungulates and list of fictional animals. The list is restricted to notable ungulate (hooved) characters from various works of literature. This list includes deer, moose, cattle, giraffes, camels, donkeys, sheep, goats and zebras, but excluding horses, pachyderms and pigs, which are listed in separate lists.

Deer and moose

NameSpeciesAuthorWorkNotes
BambiRoe DeerFelix SaltenBambi, A Life in the Woods
ElliotMooseAndrea BeckElliot Moose
FalineRoe DeerFelix SaltenBambi, A Life in the Woods
Great PrinceRoe DeerFelix SaltenBambi, A Life in the Woods
RannochRed deerDavid Clement-DaviesFire Bringer
RudolphReindeerRobert L. MayRudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerA 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.

Equines

Horses

See main article: List of fictional horses.

Donkeys

NameAuthorWorkNotes
BenjaminGeorge OrwellAnimal Farm
CandlewickCarlo CollodiThe Adventures of PinocchioBoy who turns into a donkey
EeyoreA. A. MilneWinnie-the-PoohA gloomy, pessimistic donkey, but a true friend of Pooh's.
PuzzleThe Chronicles of Narnia

Zebras

Pachyderms (elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses)

See main article: List of fictional pachyderms.

Sheep and goats