The A to Z list
Animals that start with Q
Q is one of the hardest letters in the alphabet for animal names, and the quail carries it alone here. It is a small, round, ground-living game bird found across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The common quail is one of very few migratory game birds, crossing the Sahara twice a year on short wings that look far too weak for the journey.
6 animals in the library start with Q, from the quahog to the quoll. Most of them live in Oceania and the ocean.
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Quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria (hard clam); Arctica islandica (ocean quahog)
Lifespan: Decades for hard clams; centuries for ocean quahogs, one of which reached 507 years
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Quail
Phasianidae and Odontophoridae (about 130 species)
Lives 1-2 years in the wild
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Queen Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
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Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno
Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
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Quokka
Setonix brachyurus
Lives about 10 years
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Quoll
Dasyurus (genus, six species)
Lives 1-5 years, depending on species
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