Feared predator: the Great White Shark Ready to strike: Egyptian Cobra snake Hippopotamus in aggressive pose

This is a list of organisms that are dangerous to humans. For convenience, "organisms" includes viruses, in addition to animals, plants and others. According to caption, originally from http://www. ... According to caption, originally from http://www. ... Egyptian Cobra, from images of Africa, free use File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Egyptian Cobra, from images of Africa, free use File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (807x591, 281 KB) Summary Subject: Hippopotamus Photographer: User:Nv8200p Date: Mid 1980s Location: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (807x591, 281 KB) Summary Subject: Hippopotamus Photographer: User:Nv8200p Date: Mid 1980s Location: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In biology and ecology, an organism (in Greek organon = instrument) is a living complex adaptive system of organs that influence each other in such a way that they function as a more or less stable whole. ... This article is about modern humans. ... Orders A virus is a submicroscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism. ... Phyla Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or Meta­zoa. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern...

Animals that attack and eat humans

• Shark
• Lion
• Tiger
• Brown Bear
• Polar Bear
• Hyena
• Komodo dragon
• Army ants (maybe)
• Crocodile
• Mosquito

Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a streamlined body, with normally 5, but up to 7 (depending on species) gill slits along the side of, or beginning slightly behind, the head (in some... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo), often referred to as King of the Beasts, is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the panthera genus. ... Binomial name Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 Brown Bear range The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) is a species of bear that can reach masses of 130–700 kg (300–1500 pounds). ... Binomial name Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 The polar bear (Ursus maritimus), also known as the white bear, northern bear, or sea bear, is a large bear native to the Arctic. ... Genera Crocuta Hyaena Parahyaena Proteles Hyenas (or Hyænas) are moderately large terrestrial carnivores native to Africa and Asia. ... Binomial name Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912 The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest living lizard in the world, growing to an average length of 2-3 meters (10 feet). ... There are over 200 known species of army ant, divided into New World and Old World types. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... Genera The mosquito is a member of the family Culicidae; these insects have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body, and long legs. ...

Animals that injure humans in self defense

• Cape Buffalo
• Cattle
• Hippopotamus
• Black Bear
• Cassowary
• Elephant
• Rhinoceros
• Horse
• Wolf
• Dog
• Anaconda (maybe)
• Whale (maybe)
• Ostrich
• Walrus
• Warthog

Species Syncerus caffer Subspecies Syncerus is a genus of bovines found in Africa, the only extant member of which is the African Buffalo, or Cape Buffalo. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage, kine archaic, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Binomial name Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 The Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius a. ... Binomial name Ursus americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ... Species Casuarius casuarius Casuarius unappendiculatus Casuarius bennetti Cassowaries (genus Casuarius) are very large flightless birds native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia. ... Genera and Species Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea. ... Genera Ceratotherium Dicerorhinus Diceros Rhinoceros Coelodonta (extinct)Elasmotherium (extinct) The rhinoceros (commonly called rhino for short) is any of five surviving species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora. ... Species Anacondas (Jibóia and Sucuri, local names) are four species of aquatic boa snake inhabiting the swamps and rivers of the dense forests of tropical South America as well as the southern swamps of the island of Trinidad. ... Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. ... Binomial name Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a flightless bird native to Africa. ... Binomial name Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies Walruses (from Dutch: wal meaning shore, and r(e)us meaning giant) are large semi-aquatic mammals that live in the cold Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Venomous biting animals

Snakes

• Cobra
• Copperhead
• Coral snake
• Cottonmouth (Water moccasin)
• Rattlesnake
• Viper
• Taipan
• Brown snake
• Death adder
• Mamba

Cobra or cobra or COBRA may refer to: Cobra (snake), a venomous snake. ... In biology, a copperhead is any of four species of venomous snake: the American copperhead of eastern North America, and three species of Australian copperhead. ... Species Over 65, see article. ... Binomial name Agkistrodon piscivorous (Lacépède, 1789) The cottonmouth, or water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorous), is a venomous snake closely related to the copperhead. ... Species 27 species; see list of rattlesnake species and subspecies. ... Genera Adenorhinos Atheris Azemiops Bitis Cerastes Daboia Echis Eristicophis Macrovipera Montatheris Proatheris Pseudocerastes Vipera This page is about Viper snakes. ... This article is about the Australian snake. ... Species See text. ... Species Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophis praelongus Acanthophis pyrrhus Acanthophis hawkei Acanthophis wellsei The death adders are a group of three or five species of snakes native to the Australian continent. ... Species - Eastern green mamba - Jamesons mamba - Black mamba - Western green mamba Mambas, of the genus Dendroaspis, are tree dwelling extremely rapidly moving snakes of Africa. ...

Spiders

• Black Widow Spider
• Brown Recluse
• Sydney funnel-web spider

Species Fabricius, 1775 Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 Walckenaer, 1837 The black widow spider (Latrodectus spp. ... A brown recluse spider The brown recluse spider is a venomous spider of the family Sicariidae and the genus and species Loxosceles reclusa. ... Binomial name Atrax robustus Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 The Sydney funnel-web spider, also called a funnel-web tarantula, (Atrax robustus) is regarded by some to be the most dangerous spider in the world. ...

Other

• Gila Monster (lizard)
• Blue-ringed octopus
• Scorpion

Binomial name Heloderma suspectum Cope, 1869 The Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) is a species of lizard that was once thought to be one of only two species of venomous lizards. ... Species Hapalochlaena fasciata Hapalochlaena lunulata Hapalochlaena maculosa Hapalochlaena nierstraszi (disputed) The blue-ringed octopuses (genus Hapalochlaena) are three or four small octopus species that live in tide pools in the Pacific, in places from Japan to Australia. ... Superfamilies Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See classification for families. ...

Venomous non-biting animals

Jellyfish

• Box jellyfish

Families Box jellyfish are water-dwelling invertebrates belonging to the class Cubozoa, named for their cube-shaped medusae. ...

Polyp

• Portuguese Man o' War

Binomial name Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Portuguese Man O War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebottle, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore—a colony of four sorts of polyps. ...

Other

• Poison dart frog
• Toad

Genera Many, about 150+ species within 9 genera Poison Dart Frogs is the common name given to the group of frogs belonging to the family Dendrobatidae. ... The true toads are amphibians in the Bufonidae family. ...

Fish

• Blowfish
• Stonefish
• Lionfish

The word Blowfish can mean: A kind of fish, also called a pufferfish. ... Binomial name Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Stonefish (Andaman Sea) The stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa, Bloch & Schneider, 1801), also known as the reef stonefish or dornorn, is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives on the sea bed, camouflaged as a rock. ... Lionfish, Melbourne Aquarium Lionfish in Red Sea near Hurghada Clearfin lionfish, Pterois Radiata lionfish in Andaman sea A Lionfish is any of several species of venomous marine fish in the genera Pterois or Dendrochirus, family Scorpaenidae. ...

Insects

• Bee
• Wasp

Families Andrenidae Apidae Colletidae Halictidae Megachilidae Melittidae Stenotritidae Bee collecting pollen Bees (a lineage within the superfamily Apoidea) are flying insects, closely related to wasps and ants. ... Suborder Symphyta Apocrita See text for families. ...

Poisonous plants

• Hemlock
• Datura stramonium (Jimsonweed)
• Deadly nightshade

The word Hemlock can refer to a number of things: Several poisonous plants in the Parsley family, Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) are called hemlock: Poison hemlock is a common European plant, Conium maculatum; it contains the alkaloid Coniine. ... Binomial name Datura stramonium L. Datura stramonium, also called Jimson Weed, Jamestown Weed and Thorn Apple is a common poisonous weed in the Nightshade Family. ... Binomial name Atropa belladonna L. Deadly nightshade or belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a well-known, hardy perennial shrub, a member of the nightshade family. ...

Poisonous fungi

• Amanita (several species of this genus)
• Galerina autumnalis

There are about 600 species of agarics in the genus Amanita (family Amanitaceae), which contains some of the most toxic known mushrooms. ... Galerina autumnalis (also known as Autumn Skullcap, or Deadly Galerina) is a poisonous mushroom found throughout America, in habitats as diverse as rain forests and suburban front lawns. ...

Worms

• Schistosoma
• Trichinella spiralis (Trichinosis)
• Cestoda (tapeworm)

A genus of trematodes, Schistosoma spp. ... Trichinosis, also called trichinellosis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game products infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly called the trichina worm. ... Orders Subclass Cestodaria Amphilinidea Gyrocotylidea Subclass Eucestoda Aporidea Caryophyllidea Cyclophyllidea Diphyllidea Lecanicephalidea Litobothridea Nippotaeniidea Proteocephalidea Pseudophyllidea Spathebothriidea Tetraphyllidea Trypanorhyncha In biology, Cestoda is the class of parasitic flatworms, called tapeworms, that live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. ...

Protozoa

• Amoeba (dysentary)
• Giardia lamblia
• Plasmodium (Malaria)

Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic protozoan, classified as an entamoebid. ... Dysentery is a severe diarrhea illness often associated with blood in the feces. ... Binomial name Giardia lamblia (Kunstler, 1882) Giardia lamblia (formerly also Lamblia intestinalis and also known as Giardia duodenalis and Giardia intestinalis) is a flagellated protozoan parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of humans. ... Species Plasmodium berghei Plasmodium brasilianum Plasmodium chabaudi Plasmodium cynomolgi Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium gallinaceum Plasmodium knowlesi Plasmodium lophurae Plasmodium malariae Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium relictum Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium yoelii etc. ...

Bacteria

• Escherichia coli
• Shigella
• Salmonella
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Vibrio cholerae (cholera)
• Yersinia pestis (plague)

Binomial name Escherichia coli T. Escherich, 1885 E. coli at 10,000x magnification Escherichia coli, usually abbreviated to E. coli, discovered by Theodor Escherich, a pediatrician and bacteriologist, is one of the main species of bacteria that live in the lower intestines of mammals. ... Species S. boydii S. dysenteriae S. flexneri Shigella are Gram-negative, nonmotile, non-spore forming rod-shaped bacteria closely related to the E. coli. ... Species Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and foodborne illness. ... Binomial name Mycobacterium tuberculosis Zopf 1883 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the bacterium that causes most cases of tuberculosis[1]. It was first described on March 24, 1882 by Robert Koch, who subsequently received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for this discovery in 1905. ... Binomial name Vibrio cholerae Pacini 1854 Vibrio cholerae is a gram negative bacterium with a curved-rod shape that causes cholera in humans. ... Binomial name Yersinia pestis (Lehmann & Neumann, 1896) van Loghem 1944 Yersinia pestis is a Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. ...

Viruses

• HIV/AIDS
• Influenza