List of domesticated animals
This page gives a list of domestic animals,[1] also including a list of animals which are or may be currently undergoing the process of domestication and animals that have an extensive relationship with humans beyond simple predation. This includes species which are semi-domesticated, undomesticated but captive-bred on a commercial scale, or commonly wild-caught, at least occasionally captive-bred, and tameable. In order to be considered fully domesticated, most species have undergone significant genetic, behavioural and morphological changes from their wild ancestors, while others have changed very little from their wild ancestors despite hundreds or thousands of years of potential selective breeding. A number of factors determine how quickly any changes may occur in a species, but there is not always a desire to improve a species from its wild form. Domestication is a gradual process, so there is no precise moment in the history of a given species when it can be considered to have become fully domesticated.
Archaeozoology has identified three classes of animal domesticates:
- Pets (dogs, cats, hamsters, etc.)
- Livestock (cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, etc.)
- Beasts of burden (horses, camels, donkeys, etc.)[2]
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Domesticated animals
Species and subspecies | Wild ancestor | Date | Location of origin | Purposes | Image | Degree and type of domestication | Extent in wild vs. captivity | Taxon group |
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Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)[3] | Extinct Pleistocene population of the gray wolf (Canis lupus spp.)[4] | 13000 BCE[5][6] | China,[7][8][9] | pets, hunting, herding, guarding, pest control, draft, pack, working, show, racing, sport, meat, rescuing, guiding, fighting, service, research, policing, narcotics detection, fiber, truffle harvesting, education, therapy, leather | ![]() |
Tame (with exceptions),[10] significant physical changes, probably significant behavioral changes as well | Domestic and feral dogs both very common,[10] ancestor or nearest wild relative less common, but not rare | 1c Carnivora |
Domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) | Bezoar ibex (Capra aegagrus aegagrus) | 10000 BCE[11][12][13] | Iran | milk, meat, fiber, skin, vellum, show, racing, fighting, clearing land, pets, horns, guarding, weed control, manure, lawn mowing | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Common in captivity, threatened in the wild, feral populations common | 1b Bovidae |
Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) | Anatolian boar (Sus scrofa libycus),[14] Northern Chinese boar (Sus scrofa moupinensis)[15] | 9000 BCE[16][17][18][19] | China, Western Asia | meat, leather, research, show, racing, fighting, truffle harvesting, pets, tusks, guarding, manure, weed control | ![]() |
Some physical changes | Common in the wild, much more common in captivity, feral animals common in some areas | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae |
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries)[3] | Unknown ancestor,[20] possibly the Armenian mouflon (Ovis gmelini gmelini) | 9000 BCE to 8500 BCE[21][22] | Anatolia, Iran | meat, milk, fiber, leather, pelts, vellum, pets, show, racing, research, guarding, fighting, ornamental, horns, lawn mowing, weed control, hides, manure | ![]() |
Some physical changes | Common in captivity, threatened in the wild | 1b Bovidae |
European cattle or taurine cattle (Bos primigenius taurus)[3][23][24] | Eurasian aurochs (Bos primigenius primigenius)† | 8000 BCE[25][26] | China,[27] Western Asia | meat, milk, leather, hides, working, plowing, draft, vellum, blood, soil fertilization, fighting, show, racing, pets, horns, guarding, dung, mount, fiber, weed control, lawn mowing | ![]() |
Some physical changes | Very common in captivity, wild relatives extinct, feral cattle fairly common | 1b Bovidae |
Zebu, Brahman cattle, indicine cattle or humped cattle (Bos primigenius indicus)[3] | Indian aurochs (Bos primigenius namadicus)† | 8000 BCE | India | meat, milk, leather, hides, working, plowing, draft, vellum, blood, soil fertilization, fighting, show, racing, pets, horns, dung, mount, lawn mowing | ![]() |
Considerable physical changes | Common in captivity, wild relatives extinct | 1b Bovidae |
Domestic cat or house cat (Felis catus)[3] | North African wildcat (Felis lybica lybica)[28] | 8000–7500 BCE[28] | the Near East | pets, meat, pest control, show, pelts, research | ![]() |
Tame, some physical changes | Very abundant in captivity; true wild cats less abundant, though not rare, feral populations very common | 1c Carnivora |
Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) | Indian red junglefowl (Gallus gallus murghi) with some contribution from the Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) | 6000 BCE[29] | India and Southeast Asia | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, show, racing, ornamental, fighting, pest control, pets, guarding, manure, weed control | ![]() |
Some physical changes, considerable reproductive changes | Very common in the wild and in captivity | 2b Galliformes |
Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) | Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) | 5000 BCE | Peru | pets, meat, show, racing, research, lawn mowing, weed control, manure | ![]() |
Tame, slight physical changes | Somewhat common in the wild and in captivity | 1d Rodentia |
Domestic donkey or domestic ass (Equus africanus asinus) | Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus), Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis)[30] | 5000 BCE[31][32] | Egypt | pack, working, plowing, draft, mount, meat, milk, pets, racing, guarding, lawn mowing, manure, weed control | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Somewhat common in captivity and as feral animals, wild relatives critically endangered | 1e Other mammals |
Domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) | Common mallard (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos) | 4000 BCE | China | meat, feathers, eggs, pets, show, ornamental, guarding, pest control, weed control, manure | ![]() |
Considerable physical changes | Common in captivity, but more abundant in the wild | 2a Anseriformes |
Domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)[3] | Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) | 4000 BCE | India, China, the Philippines | working, plowing, draft, mount, fighting, meat, show, racing, milk, horns, dung, lawn mowing | ![]() |
Mainly unchanged from the wild animal | Common in captivity, endangered in the wild | 1b Bovidae |
Dromedary or Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius)[33] | Thomas's camel (Camelus thomasi)†[34] | 4000 BCE | Arabia, the Horn of Africa | pack, hunting, mount, show, milk, meat, pets, urine | ![]() |
Tame, few physical changes | Moderately common in captivity, small feral population in original range, significant feral population in Australia, truly wild dromedaries may be extinct | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae |
Domestic horse (Equus ferus caballus) | Extinct unknown population of the wild horse, possibly the tarpan or European wild horse (Equus ferus ferus)†[35] | 3500 BCE[36] | Kazakhstan | milk, meat, working, guiding, servicing, execution, plowing, draft, mount, pack, fighting, show, racing, pets, hair, manure, lawn mowing, weed control | ![]() |
Tame, some physical changes, mainly in coloration | Common in captivity, very rare in the wild, feral populations common | 1e Other mammals |
Domestic silkmoth (Bombyx mori) | Wild silkmoth (Bombyx mandarina) | 3000 BCE | China | silk, animal feed, pets | ![]() |
Tame/held captive, some physical changes | Fairly common in captivity, extent of status in the wild unclear | 6b Other insects |
Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) | Rock dove (Columba livia) | 3000 BCE | the Mediterranean Basin | show, ornamental, messenger, meat, racing, pets, manure | ![]() |
Artificially selected into many varieties, including meat breeds, racing/messenger breeds, and fancy plumage breeds | Relatively common in captivity, very common in the wild, feral populations extremely abundant | 2c Columbiformes |
Domestic goose and domestic swan goose (Anser anser domesticus and Anser cygnoides domesticus) | Graylag goose (Anser anser) and swan goose (A. cygnoides) | 3000 BCE for A. anser, date uncertain for A. cygnoides[37] | Egypt (A. anser), China (A. cygnoides) | meat, eggs, feathers, show, guarding, pest control, pets, weed control, manure | ![]() |
Considerable physical changes | Common in the wild and in captivity | 2a Anseriformes |
Domestic yak (Bos grunniens)[3] | Wild yak (Bos mutus) | 2500 BCE | Tibet, Nepal | milk, pack, working, plowing, mount, racing, fighting, show, meat, fiber, guarding, pets, horns, dung | ![]() |
Tame, slight physical changes | Fairly common in captivity; threatened in the wild | 1b Bovidae |
Domestic Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) | Wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) | 2500 BCE | Central Asia (Afghanistan) | milk, pack, mount, show, meat, milk, hair, pets, dung | ![]() |
Tame, few physical changes | Moderately common in captivity, critically endangered in the wild | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae |
Llama (Lama glama)[3] | Guanaco (Lama guanicoe cacsilensis)[38] | 2400 BCE[39] | Peru, Bolivia | working, draft, pack, meat, show, racing, pets, guarding, weed control, fiber, manure, lawn mowing | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Fairly common in the wild and in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae |
Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)[3] | Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna mensalis)[38] | 2400 BCE[39] | Peru, Bolivia | fiber, meat, show, pets, guarding, milk, lawn mowing, weed control, manure | ![]() |
Considerable physical changes | Fairly common in the wild and in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae |
Domestic guineafowl (Numida meleagris domesticus) | West African helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris galeatus) | 2400 BCE[40] | Africa | meat, eggs, pest control, show, alarming, pets, guarding, manure | ![]() |
Mainly unaltered from the wild population | Somewhat common in the wild and in captivity | 2b Galliformes |
Fuegian dog (Lycalopex culpaeus)† | Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) | date uncertain[41] | Argentina, Chile | hunting, pets, warmth, guarding | ![]() |
Tame, slight physical changes | Extinct in captivity, common in the wild | 1c Carnivora |
Domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) | European polecat (Mustela putorius) | 1500 BCE[42] | Roman North Africa | pets, hunting, pest control, show, racing | ![]() |
Tame, slight physical changes | Common in captivity, somewhat common in the wild, feral populations rare | 1c Carnivora |
Domestic Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata domestica) | Wild Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata moschata) | 700–600 BCE[39] | South America | meat, feathers, eggs, show, pets, guarding, pest control, manure | ![]() |
Tame, some physical changes | Common in captivity, feral populations are rare | 2a Anseriformes |
Barbary dove or ringed turtle dove (Streptopelia risoria) | African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) | 500 BCE | North Africa | show, pets, meat | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Common in both captivity and feral populations | 2c Columbiformes |
Bali cattle (Bos javanicus domesticus) | Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) | date uncertain | Bali, Indonesia | meat, milk, show, working, plowing, draft, horns, dung | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Common in captivity, endangered in the wild | 1b Bovidae |
Gayal (Bos frontalis)[3] | Gaur (Bos gaurus) | date uncertain | Southeast Asia, Northeast India | meat, milk, horns, dung | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Somewhat common in captivity, threatened in the wild | 1b Bovidae |
Domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) | South Mexican wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo) | 180 CE[39] | Mexico | meat, feathers, eggs, show, pets, pest control, guarding, manure | ![]() |
Considerable physical changes | Common in the wild and in captivity | 2b Galliformes |
Domestic goldfish (Carassius auratus) | Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) | 300 CE to 400 CE | China | pets, show, racing, ornamental, pest control | ![]() |
Tame/held captive, significant physical changes | Very common and abundant in captivity, extent of status in the wild unclear | 5a Cyprinidae |
Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus) | Iberian rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus)[43] | 600 CE[44] | Europe | pelts, fiber, pets, show, racing, research, meat, lawn mowing, weed control, manure | ![]() |
Tame, significant physical changes | Common in captivity, rare in native habitat, common in introduced range | 1e Other mammals |
Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) | Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) | the 11th century CE | Japan | ornamental, show, pets | ![]() |
Tame/held captive, considerable physical changes | Fairly common in captivity, threatened in the wild | 5a Cyprinidae |
Domestic canary (Serinus canaria domestica) | Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria) | the 15th century CE | the Canary Islands, Europe | pets, research, show, mining, fighting | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Common in the wild and in captivity | 2d Passeriformes |
Society finch (Lonchura striata domestica) | White-rumped munia (Lonchura striata striata) with some contribution from the Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica) | unknown, may have been introduced to Japan sometime around the early 18th century CE[45] | Japan | pets, research, show | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Fairly common in captivity; no longer exists in the wild | 2d Passeriformes |
Fancy mouse and laboratory mouse (Mus musculus domestica) | Western European house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) | 1100 BCE (China), then the 17th century CE (Europe)[46] | China | pets, research, racing, animal feed | ![]() |
Tame, significant physical changes | Common in the wild and in captivity | 1d Rodentia |
Guppy (Poecilia reticulata);[47] Cauca (P. caucana), Amazon (P. formosa), sailfin (P. latipinna), shortfin (P. mexicana), liberty (P. salvatoris), common (P. sphenops), and Yucatan mollies (P. velifera); Endler's livebearer (P. wingei) | Guppy (Poecilia reticulata); Cauca (P. caucana), Amazon (P. formosa), sailfin (P. latipinna), shortfin (P. mexicana), liberty (P. salvatoris), common (P. sphenops), and Yucatan mollies (P. velifera); Endler's livebearer (P. wingei) | date uncertain | Barbados, Brazil, El Salvador, Guyana, Mexico, Venezuela | pets, research, bait, pest control | ![]() |
Some physical and behavioral changes, domestication status is a point of contention | Common in captivity | 5b Other fish |
Fancy rat and laboratory rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica) | Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) | the 19th century CE[48] | the United Kingdom | pets, research, show, animal feed | ![]() |
Tame, some physical and psychological changes | Common in the wild and in captivity | 1d Rodentia |
Domestic mink (Neovison vison domesticus)[49] | American mink (Neovison vison) | the 19th century CE | North America | fur, hunting, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Some physical and psychological changes | Somewhat common in the wild and in captivity | 1c Carnivora |
Domesticated silver fox (Vulpes vulpes amicus) | Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | the 1950s | the Soviet Union, Russia | fur, pelts, research, pets | ![]() |
Tame, some physical changes | Very small domestic population, wild relatives fairly common | 1c Carnivora |
Domesticated hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) | Four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) | the 1980s | Central and Eastern Africa | pets | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Common in the wild, somewhat rare in captivity | 1e Other mammals |
Domesticated striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) | the 19th century CE | North America | pets, pest control, pelts | ![]() |
Tame when captive-bred, significant physical changes | Somewhat common in the wild and in captivity | 1c Carnivora |
Tame and partially domesticated animals
Due to the somewhat unclear outlines of what precisely constitutes domestication, there are some species that may or may not be fully domesticated. There are also species that are extensively used or kept as pets by humans, but are not significantly altered from wild-type animals. Most animals on this second table are at least somewhat altered from wild animals by their extensive interactions with humans, albeit not to the point that they are regarded as distinct forms (therefore no separate wild ancestors are noted). Many could not be released into the wild, or are in some way dependent on humans.
Species and subspecies | Wild ancestor | Date | Location of origin | Purpose | Image | Degree and type of domestication | Extent in wild vs. captivity | Taxon group |
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Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) including subspecies Indian (Elephas maximus indicus), Sri Lankan (E. m. maximus), Sumatran (E. m. sumatranus), Bornean (E. m. borneensis), and Syrian elephants (E. m. asurus)†[50][51][52] | - | 2000 BC (uncertain for E. m. maximus, E. m. sumatranus, E. m. borneensis and E. m. asurus)† | India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Nepal, Borneo, China, Indochina, Iran | mount, working, transportation, hunting, show, racing, fighting, worship, patrol, dung | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated (captured from the wild and tamed) | Syrian subspecies extinct in captivity and in the wild; other subspecies somewhat common in captivity, but endangered in the wild[53][54] | 1e Other mammals |
Domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus domesticus) | - | 3000 BCE | Fennoscandia, western Russia (possibly eastern Russia),[55] China, Mongolia | meat, milk, transportation, mount, hides, leather, antlers, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)[56] | - | date uncertain | Southern Africa | meat, hides, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Arabian ostrich or Syrian ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus)†[57] | - | date uncertain | Mesopotamia | meat, feathers, eggs, sacrifices | ![]() |
Extinct in the wild and in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) | - | date uncertain | the Middle East, Egypt | meat, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas)[58] | - | date uncertain | Egypt | meat, hides, horns, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana)[59] | - | date uncertain | Egypt | meat, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) | - | 2320–2150 BCE | Egypt | meat, hides, horns, sacrifices | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | Small captive population, but nearly extinct in the wild | 1b Bovidae |
Serval (Leptailurus serval)[60] | - | date uncertain | Egypt | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Caracal (Caracal caracal)[61] | - | date uncertain | Egypt, India, Southern Africa | hunting, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) including subspecies Northeast African (A. j. soemmeringii), Asiatic (A. j. venaticus) and Southeast African cheetahs (A. j. jubatus)[62][63] | - | date uncertain | Egypt, India, the Middle East, South Africa | hunting, tourism, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Bubal hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus)† | - | date uncertain | Egypt | meat, hides, horns, sacrifices | ![]() |
Extinct in the wild and in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus)†[64] | - | date uncertain | Mesopotamia | draught | ![]() |
Extinct in the wild and in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Przewalski's horse or Mongolian wild horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)[65][66][67][68] | - | date uncertain | Kazakhstan | mount, milk, meat | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Wood duck (Aix sponsa) | - | date uncertain | North America | meat, ornamental, pets, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2a Anseriformes | |
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) | - | pre-modern China (date uncertain) | China | ornamental, pets, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2a Anseriformes | |
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) | - | date uncertain | Egypt | meat, eggs, ornamental, guarding, pets, feathers | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | Common in captivity, feral populations very common | 2a Anseriformes |
Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) | - | ancient Egypt (date uncertain) | Egypt | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)[69] | - | 5000 BCE | China | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Common (Genetta genetta),[70] Cape (G. tigrina), pardine (G. pardina) and rusty-spotted genets (G. maculata) | - | date uncertain | Africa | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) including subspecies Chinese (A. c. cerana), Indian (A. c. indica) and Japanese honey bees (A. c. japonica) | - | date uncertain | South Asia, Thailand, Japan, China | honey, pollination, wax | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 6a Hymenoptera | |
Common fallow (Dama dama) and Persian fallow or Mesopotamian fallow deer (D. mesopotamica)[71] | - | 1000 BCE | the Mediterranean Basin, the Levant | meat, hides, antlers, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)[72][73] | - | 800 BCE | Europe, Asia | bloodletting, surgery, therapy, pets, research, saliva | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) | - | 700–500 BCE[39] | Chile, Peru, Mexico | dye | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | Very common in the wild | 6b Other insects |
Indian (Pavo cristatus) and green peafowl (P. muticus) | - | 500 BCE (uncertain for P. muticus) | India, Java | show, feathers, meat, ornamental, pets, guarding, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | Fairly common in the wild | 2b Galliformes |
Common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) | - | kept in ancient Greece, date of captive breeding uncertain | Greece | pets, talking bird | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | |
Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) including subspecies Indian (P. k. manillensis) and African rose-ringed parakeets (P. k. krameri) | - | classical antiquity (date uncertain) | West Africa, India | pets, talking bird | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Red deer (Cervus elaphus)[74][75]including subspecies Caspian (C. e. maral), Norwegian (C. e. atlanticus) and Scottish red deer (C. e. scoticus) | - | ~0 CE | China, Russia, Europe, the United Kingdom, Iran | meat, velvet, hides, leather, antlers, pets, milk | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Roman (Helix pomatia) and Turkish snails (H. lucorum) | - | 100 CE (uncertain for H. lucorum) | Europe | meat, pets, shells, slime, eggs | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Stingless bees (Melipona beecheii), (M. scutellaris), (M. bicolor), (M. quadrifasciata) and (M. subnitida) | - | 180 CE | Mexico, the Amazon basin | honey, wax, pollination, propolis, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 6a Hymenoptera | |
White cockatoo (Cacatua alba) | - | the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) | China, Indonesia | pets, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) including subspecies Triton (C. g. triton) and Eleonora cockatoos (C. g. eleonora) | - | date uncertain | Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea | pets, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) including subspecies citron-crested (C. s. citrinocristata) and Timor cockatoos (C. s. parvula) | - | date uncertain | Sulawesi, the Masalembu Islands, the Tukangbesi Islands, Tanah Jampea, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Timor, the Lesser Sundas, Sumba | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Japanese (Phalacrocorax capillatus), neotropic (P. brasilianus) and great cormorants (P. carbo) | - | 960 CE (uncertain for P. brasilianus) | Japan, China, Peru | fishing | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Whooper (Cygnus cygnus), trumpeter (C. buccinator), black-necked (C. melancoryphus) and black swans (C. atratus) | - | date uncertain | Eurasia, North America, South America, Australia | meat, ornamental, feathers, guarding, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 2a Anseriformes | |
Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) including subspecies Bewick's (C. c. bewickii) and whistling swans (C. c. columbianus) | - | date uncertain | Russia, North America | ornamental, guarding, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 2a Anseriformes | |
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) | - | 1000-1500 CE | Europe, the United Kingdom | meat, ornamental, feathers, guarding, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 2a Anseriformes | |
House cricket (Acheta domesticus) | - | the 12th century CE | Southwestern Asia, China, Japan | animal feed, meat, fighting, pets | ![]() |
Held in captivity | Somewhat common in captivity, very common in the wild | 6b Other insects |
Common (Coturnix coturnix) and Japanese quails (C. japonica) | - | 1100–1900 CE | Eurasia, Japan | meat, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Domesticated in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) | - | 1200–1500 CE | Europe, Asia | meat, pets, eggs | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | |
Siamese fighting fish or betta (Betta splendens); Akar (B. akarensis), giant (B. anabantoides), slim (B. bellica), Toba (B. rubra), spotted (B. picta), Krabi mouth-brooding (B. simplex), Penang (B. pugnax), peaceful (B. imbellis), emerald green (B. smaragdina), spotfin (B. macrostoma), and Howong bettas (B. unimaculata) | - | the 19th century CE (uncertain for B. akarensis, B. anabantoides, B. bellica, B. rubra, B. picta, B. simplex, B. pugnax, B. imbellis, B. smaragdina, B. macrostoma and B. unimaculata) | Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo | fighting, show, pets | ![]() |
Tame/held captive, very significant physical and slight behavioral changes | 5b Other fish | |
Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) | - | the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 CE) | China | pets | ![]() |
Non-wild coloration pied and fancy colored Java sparrows from long Asian captivity lines are hand tamable | Threatened in the wild | 2d Passeriformes |
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) including subspecies masked bobwhite (C. v. ridgwayi) | - | date uncertain | the United States, Sonora | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | Plumage changes | 2b Galliformes |
Crested bobwhite (Colinus cristatus) | - | date uncertain | South America | meat, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 2b Galliformes | |
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) | - | date uncertain | Europe | pets, singing | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 2d Passeriformes | |
Red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) and silver-eared mesia (L. argentauris) | - | date uncertain | China, Japan | pets, singing | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 2d Passeriformes | |
Indian gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) | - | date uncertain | India | fighting, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Gambian pouched (Cricetomys gambianus), southern giant pouched (C. ansorgei), and Emin's pouched rat (C. emini) | - | at least 1997,[76] but possibly the early 1990s (uncertain for C. emini and C. ansorgei) | Sub-Saharan Africa | meat, pets, landmine detection, TB detection, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) | - | date uncertain | India | pets | ![]() |
Easy to tame | 1d Rodentia | |
Black (Francolinus francolinus) and gray francolins (F. pondicerianus) | - | date uncertain | India, Pakistan | meat, pets, fighting | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Golden (Chrysolophus pictus) and Lady Amherst's pheasants (C. amherstiae) | - | date uncertain | China | ornamental, pets, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Common (Phasianus colchicus) and green pheasants (P. versicolor) | - | date uncertain | Asia, Japan | meat, eggs, pets, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Sika deer (Cervus nippon)[77] | - | date uncertain | Japan, China, Taiwan | meat, antlers, hides, tourism, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Common eland (Taurotragus oryx) including subspecies East African common (T. o. pattersonianus) and Livingstone's common elands (T. o. livingstonii) | - | date uncertain | Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya | meat, milk, leather, hides, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
American (Alligator mississippiensis) and Chinese alligators (A. sinensis)[78] | - | date uncertain | the United States, China | pets, meat, hides, teeth, blood | ![]() |
Captive-bred | Both species once uncommon in the wild; captive breeding has led to the American species recovering across and repopulating much of its range, while the Chinese species is nearly extinct in the wild | 3c Other reptiles |
Moose (Alces alces)[79] including subspecies Alaskan moose (A. a. gigas) | - | date uncertain | Russia, Finland, Sweden, Alaska | research, milk, antlers, mount, draft, transportation, working, meat, hides, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
North African (Struthio camelus camelus) and Masai ostriches (S. c. massaicus) | - | date uncertain | North Africa, West Africa, East Africa | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, mount, racing, guarding, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 2f Other birds | |
South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis) | - | the 19th century CE | South Africa | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, mount, racing, guarding, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 2f Other birds | |
Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) | - | date uncertain | Kenya | meat, eggs, feathers, mount, racing, guarding, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 2f Other birds | |
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) | - | the 1850s | Australia | pets, show, talking bird | ![]() |
Plumage changes, some breeds are physically larger | Fairly common in the wild and in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes |
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) | - | the 1870s | Australia | pets, show, talking bird | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | Common in the wild and in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes |
Major Mitchell's cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri) | - | date uncertain | Australia | pets, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Rocky Mountain (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), Roosevelt's (C. c. roosevelti), tule (C. c. nannodes) and Manitoban elk (C. c. manitobensis); Altai (C. c. sibiricus), Manchurian (C. c. xanthopygus) and Tian Shan wapiti (C. c. songaricus) | - | date uncertain | North America, Russia, China | meat, velvet, hides, leather, antlers, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Stoat or short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea) | - | the 1800s | Eurasia | fur, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
European mink (Mustela lutreola) | - | the 1800s | Europe, Russia | fur | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Coypu or nutria (Myocastor coypus) | - | the late 19th to the early 20th century CE | Argentina | fur, meat, aquatic weed control, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 1d Rodentia | |
Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) including subspecies Italian (A. m. ligustica), German (A. m. mellifera), Greek (A. m. cecropia), Carniolan (A. m. carnica), Caucasian (A. m. caucasia), Saharan (A. m. sahariensis) and Egyptian honey bees (A. m. lamarckii) | - | 4000 BCE (the 1880s for A. m. ligustica, the modern era for A. m. mellifera, uncertain for A. m. carnica, A. m. caucasia, A. m. cecropia, A. m. sahariensis and A. m. lamarckii) | Europe, Asia and Africa | honey, wax, pollination, pollen, bee brood, royal jelly, propolis, research, venom | ![]() |
Tame/held in captivity; see Western honey bee for details | Very common in captivity, feral populations common, extent of status in the wild unclear[80] | 6a Hymenoptera |
Common fruit fly or vinegar fly (Drosophila melanogaster) | - | the 1910s | Australia, South Africa | research, animal feed | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) | - | the 1920s | China | research, biotechnology, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Rosy-faced (Agapornis roseicollis), yellow-collared (A. personatus), Fischer's (A. fischeri), Lilian's (A. lilianae), black-cheeked (A. nigrigenis), black-winged (A. taranta), red-headed (A. pullarius) and gray-headed lovebirds (A. canus) | - | the 1920s (uncertain for A. roseicollis, A. lilianae, A. nigrigenis, A. taranta, A. pullarius and A. canus) | Africa, Madagascar | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae; various species and subspecies) | - | the 1920s | northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, islands in Cenderawasih Bay, and the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia | pets, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 5b Other fish | |
Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) | - | the 1930s | Syria, Turkey | pets, research | ![]() |
Domesticated | 1d Rodentia | |
Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti) | - | the 20th century CE | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey | pets, research | ![]() |
Domesticated | 1d Rodentia | |
Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) | - | the 1930s | the Andes | pets, fur, research | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) | - | the 1930s | the Andes | fur | ![]() |
Raised in captivity | Critically endangered in the wild | 1d Rodentia |
Water flea (Daphnia magna) | - | the 1930s | North America, Eurasia, Africa | research, animal feed | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 6c Other arthropods | |
African (Xenopus laevis) and western clawed frogs (X. tropicalis) | - | the 1950s (uncertain for X. tropicalis) | South Africa, West Africa | pets, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Sea-monkey (Artemia nyos) | - | the 1950s | the United States | pets, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6c Other arthropods | |
Ball (Python regius), Indian (P. molurus), Angolan (P. anchietae), Borneo (P. breitensteini), Sumatran short-tailed (P. curtus) and Brongersma's short-tailed pythons (P. brongersmai) | - | the 1960s (uncertain for P. molurus, P. anchietae, P. breitensteini, P. curtus and P. brongersmai) | Africa, India, Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
African rock python (Python sebae) including subspecies southern African rock python (P. s. natalensis) | - | date uncertain | Africa | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
Burmese python (Python bivittatus) including subspecies dwarf Burmese python (P. b. progschai)[81][82] | - | date uncertain | Myanmar, Thailand, Bali, Java, Sulawesi | pets, meat, skins, medicine | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
Campbell's dwarf (Phodopus campbelli), winter white dwarf (P. sungorus) and Roborovski dwarf hamsters (P. roborovskii) | - | the 1960s | Mongolia, Russia, China | pets, research | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Zebra (Taeniopygia guttata) and double-barred finches (T. bichenovii) | - | the 20th century CE (uncertain for T. bichenovii) | Australia | pets, show | ![]() |
Plumage changes, some breeds are physically larger | 2d Passeriformes | |
Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum); tiger (A. tigrinum), barred tiger (A. mavortium), Anderson's (A. andersoni), long-toed (A. macrodactylum), spotted (A. maculatum), marbled (A. opacum) and mole salamanders (A. talpoideum) | - | the 20th century CE (uncertain for A. tigrinum, A. mavortium, A. andersoni, A. macrodactylum, A. maculatum, A. opacum and A. talpoideum) | Mexico, the United States | research, pets | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Critically endangered in the wild | 4b Other amphibians |
Palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) | - | date uncertain | Australia, Papua New Guinea | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Common leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) including subspecies Afghan leopard gecko (E. m. afghanicus) | - | the 20th century CE (uncertain for E. m. afghanicus) | Pakistan, Afghanistan | pets | ![]() |
Slight physical modification | Somewhat common in captivity | 3b Lacertilia |
Iranian fat-tailed (Eublepharis angramainyu), West Indian leopard (E. fuscus), East Indian leopard (E. hardwickii), Satpura (E. satpuraensis) and Turkmenistan eyelid geckos (E. turcmenicus) | - | date uncertain | Iran, Iraq, India, Turkmenistan | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3b Lacertilia | |
American bison (Bison bison) including subspecies wood bison (B. b. athabascae) | - | the 20th century CE (uncertain for B. b. athabascae) | North America | meat, leather, hides, horns, guarding, fiber, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 1b Bovidae | |
Companion parrot (Psittaciformes; various species and subspecies)[83][84] | - | the 1980s and 1990s | Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji | pets, talking bird, ornamental, guarding, show, education, therapy | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Turqoise (Neophema pulchella), blue-winged (N. chrysostoma), elegant (N. elegans) and scarlet-chested parrots (N. splendida) | - | the 20th century CE (uncertain for N. chrysostoma, N. elegans and N. splendida) | Australia | pets, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Dyeing (Dendrobates tinctorius), green and black (D. auratus), yellow-banded (D. leucomelas) and yellow-striped poison dart frogs (D. truncatus) | - | the mid- to late 20th century CE | Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela | pets | ![]() |
Slight physical changes; loss of toxicity | 4a Anura | |
Diamond (Geopelia cuneata) and zebra doves (G. striata) | - | date uncertain | Australia, Southeast Asia | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2c Columbiformes | |
Common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) including subspecies eastern (L. g. getula), California (L. g. californiae), desert (L. g. splendida), black (L. g. nigra), speckled (L. g. holbrooki), Florida (L. g. floridana), Mexican black (L. g. nigrita) Brooks' (L. g. brooksi) and Apalachicola kingsnakes (L. g. meansi) | - | date uncertain | Arizona, Florida, Mexico, California | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 3a Serpentes | |
Gray-banded (Lampropeltis alterna), scarlet (L. elapsoides), Mandrean mountain (L. knoblochi), variable (L. leonis), Arizona mountain (L. pyromelana), Ruthven's (L. ruthveni), and California mountain kingsnakes (L. zonata) | - | date uncertain | Mexico, Guatemala, Florida, Iowa, Alabama, Arizona, Texas, California | pets, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 3a Serpentes | |
Mexican kingsnake (Lampropeltis mexicana) including subspecies Thayer's kingsnake (L. m. thayeri) | - | date uncertain | Mexico | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
Prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) including subspecies mole kingsnake (L. c. rhombomaculata) | - | date uncertain | the southeastern United States, Texas | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) including subspecies Guatemalan (L. t. abnorma), Andean (Lampropeltis triangulum andesiana), Mexican (L. t. annulata), Pueblan (L. t. campbelli), black (L. t. gaigeae), Honduran (L. t. hondurensis), Nelson's (L. t. nelsoni), Sinaloan (L. t. sinaloae), red (L. t. syspila) and eastern milk snakes (L. t. triangulum) | - | date uncertain | Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Puebla, Panama, Sonora, Indiana, Tennessee | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
Corn snake (Pantherophis gutttatus), eastern rat snake (P. alleghaniensis), Baird's rat snake (P. bairdi), Great Plains rat snake (P. emoryi), eastern fox snake (P. gloydi), western rat snake (P. obsoletus), Slowinski's corn snake (P. slowinskii), gray rat snake (P. spiloides) and fox snake (P. vulpinus) | - | the 1960s (uncertain for P. alleghaniensis, P. bairdi, P. emoryi, P. gloydi, P. obsoletus,P. slowinskii, P. spiloides and P. vulpinus) | the United States | pets | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Somewhat common in captivity, common in the wild | 3a Serpentes |
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)[85] | - | the 1960s | the United States | wool, meat, milk, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus)[86] | - | the 1960s | Russia | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Madagascar hissing (Gromphadorhina portentosa) and wide-horned hissing cockroaches (G. oblongonota) | - | the 1960s (uncertain for G. oblongonota) | Madagascar | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Eastern (Pogona barbata) and western bearded dragons (P. minor) | - | date uncertain | Australia | pets | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | 3b Lacertilia | |
Central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) | - | the 1970s | Australia | pets | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | 3b Lacertilia | |
Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)[87] | - | the 1970s | China | meat, algae control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | |
Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) | - | the 1980s | Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Salmon-crested (Cacatua moluccensis), blue-eyed (C. ophthalmica), red-vented (C. haematuropygia) and Solomons cockatoos (C. ducorpsii); long-billed (C. tenuirostris), western (C. pastinator), little (C. sanguinea) and Tanimbar corellas (C. goffiniana) | - | the 1980s (uncertain for C. ophthalmica, C. haematuropygia, C. durcopsii, C. tenuirostris, C. pastinator, C. sanguinea and C. goffiniana) | the Maluku Islands, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Tanimbar Islands, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands | pets, show, talking bird | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis) | - | date uncertain | Australia | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)[88] | - | the 1980s | Australia | pets, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Rankin's dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni) | - | the 1980s | Australia | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 3b Lacertilia | |
Buff-tailed (Bombus terrestris) and common eastern bumblebees (B. impatiens) | - | the 1980s (uncertain for B. impatiens) | Europe, the United Kingdom, North America | wax, pollination | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 6a Hymenoptera | |
Greater (Rhea americana) and Darwin's rheas (R. pennata)[89] | - | the 1990s (uncertain for R. pennata) | South America | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 2f Other birds | |
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) | - | the 1990s | Australia | meat, eggs, feathers, leather, oil, guarding, pets | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | 2f Other birds | |
Giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus) | - | date uncertain | West Africa | meat, leather, hides, horns, milk | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Fringe-eared (Oryx beisa callotis)[90] and common beisa oryx (O. b. beisa) | - | date uncertain | Kenya | meat, leather, hides, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Common degu (Octodon degus) | - | the 1990s | the Chilean Andes | pets, research | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus); Persian (M. persicus), Libyan (M. libycus), Shaw's (M. shawi), Tristram's (M. tristrami) and Sundevall's jirds (M. crassus) | - | the 1990s (uncertain for M. persicus, M. libycus, M. shawi, M. tristrami and M. crassus) | Mongolia, Algeria, Iran, Libya, Turkey, Egypt | pets, research | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Green (Iguana iguana) and Lesser Antillean iguanas (I. delicatissima) | - | the 1990s (uncertain for I. delicatissima) | South America, the Lesser Antilles | pets, meat, leather | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3b Lacertilia | |
Carpet python (Morelia spilota) including subspecies coastal (M. s. mcdowelli), southwestern (M. s. imbricata) inland (M. s. metcalfei), Darwin (M. s. variegata) and jungle carpet pythons (M. s. cheynei); diamond python (M. s. spilota) | - | date uncertain | New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
Green tree (Morelia viridis), rough-scaled (M. carinata) and Bredl's pythons (M. bredli) | - | the mid-1990s (uncertain for M. carinata and M. bredli) | New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
Red-tailed black (Calyptorhynchus banksii), yellow-tailed black (C. funereus) and glossy black cockatoos (C. lathami) | - | the late 1990s (uncertain for C. funereus and C. lathami) | Australia | pets, education | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Pin-tailed (Erythrura prasina), tricolored (E. tricolor), tawny-breasted (E. hyperythra), blue-faced (E. trichroa), red-eared (E. coloria), red-throated (E. psittacea) and Fiji parrotfinches (E. pealii) | - | date uncertain | Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, Timor, Australia, the Philippines, New Caledonia, Fiji and Thailand | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | |
Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae) | - | the late 1990s | Australia | pets, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | |
Australian green (Ranoidea caerulea), orange-eyed (R. chloris), leaf green (R. phyllochroa), mountain stream (R. barringtonensis), magnificent (R. splendida), Blue Mountains (R. citropa) and dainty green tree frogs (R. gracilenta); growling grass frog (R. raniformis) | - | the late 20th century CE (uncertain for R. chloris, R. phyllochroa, R. barringtonensis, R. splendida, R. citropa, R. gracilenta and R. raniformis) | Australia | pets, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Argentine (Ceratophrys ornata), Brazilian (C. aurita), Venezuelan (C. calcarata), Surinam (C. cornuta), Caatinga (C. joazeirensis), Pacific (C. stolzmanni) and Cranwell's horned frogs (C. cranwelli) | - | the late 20th century CE (uncertain for C. aurita, C. calcarata, C. cornuta, C. joazeirensis, C. stolzmanni and C. cranwelli) | Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Crucian (Carassius carassius), Japanese white crucian (C. cuvieri) and Prussian carp (C. gibelio); ginbuna (C. langdorfii) [91] | - | the 2000s (uncertain for C. cuvieri, C. gibelio and C. langdorfii) | England, Russia, Japan | meat, pets, research | ![]() |
Domesticated | 5a Cyprinidae | |
King quail (Excalfactoria chinensis) | - | date uncertain | Asia, Australia | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Small-billed tinamou (Crypturellus parvirostris) | - | date uncertain | South America | meat, eggs | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens)[92] | - | date uncertain | South America | meat, eggs | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
White-necked (Corvus albicollis), common (C. corax) and Australian ravens (C. coronoides); pied (C. albus), carrion (C. corone), hooded (C. cornix), American (C. brachyrhynchos) and house crows (C. splendens); rook (C. frugilegus)[93][94][95][96][97][98][99] | - | date uncertain | Europe, Africa, India, Australia, North America | pest control, pets, research, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | |
Southern ground (Bucorvus leadbeateri) and Abyssinian ground hornbills (B. abyssinicus) | - | date uncertain | South Africa, Ethiopia | show, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)[100] | - | date uncertain | India | fishing | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Southern (Chauna torquata) and northern screamers (C. chavaria) | - | date uncertain | South America | guarding | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2a Anseriformes | |
Horned screamer (Anhima cornuta)[101] | - | date uncertain | South America | guarding | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2a Anseriformes | |
Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) | - | date uncertain | South America | guarding | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri) | - | date uncertain | South America | guarding | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Golden (Aquila chrysaetos),[102]eastern imperial (A. heliaca), Spanish imperial (A. adalberti), wedge-tailed (A. audax), steppe (A. nipalensis), tawny (A. rapax), Bonelli's (A. fasciata) and Verreaux's eagles (A. verreauxii); African hawk-eagle (A. spilogaster) | - | date uncertain | Europe, North America, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Africa, Australia | falconry, show, intercepting, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus),[103][104]and white-tailed eagles (H. albicilla); African fish eagle (H. vocifer); white-bellied sea (H. leucogaster) and Steller's sea eagles (H. pelagicus) | - | date uncertain | North America, Africa, Australia, Europe, Russia | falconry, show, intercepting, pets, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi)[105] | - | date uncertain | the United States | falconry, show, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Northern (Accipiter gentilis),[106] crested (A. trivirgatus) and African goshawks (A. tachiro); Shikra (A. badius), Besra (A. virgatus), sharp-shinned (A. striatus) and Cooper's hawks (A. cooperii); Eurasian (A. nisus), Ovambo (A. ovampensis), collared (A. cirrocephalus), Japanese (A. gularis) and black sparrowhawks (A. melanoleucus) | - | date uncertain | Europe, Asia, Africa, North America | falconry, show, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)[107] including subspecies western Siberian (B. b. sibiricus), eastern Siberian (B. b. yenisseensis) and Turkmenian eagle-owls (B. b. omissus) | - | date uncertain | Europe, Russia, Turkmenistan | show, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) including subspecies northern great horned owl (B. v. subarcticus) | - | date uncertain | Canada | pest control, show, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Tawny owl (Strix aluco)[108] | - | date uncertain | Europe, the United Kingdom | pest control, show, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) | - | date uncertain | Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, the Atlantic and Caribbean regions of the Americas | meat, eggs, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) | - | date uncertain | Peru | meat, eggs, pest control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Wild boar (Sus scrofa)[109][110]including subspecies Indian wild boar (S. s. cristatus) | - | date uncertain | Europe, the United Kingdom, Thailand | meat, tusks, hides, leather, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Celebes warty pig (Sus celebensis) | - | date uncertain | Sulawesi | meat, tusks, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Red-necked (Macropus rufogriseus),[111] tammar (M. eugenii) and Parma wallabies (M. parma); red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)[112] | - | the 2000s (uncertain for M. eugenii, M. parma and Osphranter rufus) | Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales | lawn mowing, pets, tourism, research, meat, leather | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Tiger (Dasyurus maculatus), eastern (D. viverrinus), western (D. geoffroii) and northern quolls (D. hallucatus)[113][114][115][116] | - | date uncertain | Australia | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)[117] | - | date uncertain | Bangladesh | fishing, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Beech (Martes foina),[118][119]and yellow-throated martens (M. flavigula); sable (M. zibellina) | - | date uncertain | Europe, Russia, India | fur, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Fisher or Pennant's marten (Pekania pennanti) | - | date uncertain | North America | fur, research, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Siberian (Mustela sibirica),[120]least (M. nivalis) and yellow-bellied weasels (M. kathiah); European polecat (M. putorius)[121][122] | - | date uncertain | Russia, Europe, India | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Greater (Galictis vittata) and lesser grisons (G. cuja) | - | date uncertain | South America | pest control, hunting, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Patagonian weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus) | - | date uncertain | Argentina, Chile | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)[123] | - | date uncertain | North America | pest control, show, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
South American (Nasua nasua)[124] and white-nosed coati (N. narica) | - | date uncertain | South America, Costa Rica | pest control, show, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) and cacomistle (B. sumichrasti)[125] | - | date uncertain | North America, Central America | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Southern (Tamandua tetradactyla) and northern tamanduas (T. mexicana)[126][127] | - | date uncertain | South America, Central America | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Lowland (Cuniculus paca) and mountain pacas (C. taczanowskii) | - | date uncertain | Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador | meat, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Malayan (Hystrix brachyura),[128]Sunda (H. javanica), Indian crested (H. indica), crested (H. cristata), Cape (H. africaeaustralis) and Philippine porcupines (H. pumila) | - | date uncertain | Vietnam, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Africa | meat, quills, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Chinese bamboo (Rhizomys sinensis) and large bamboo rats (R. sumatrensis) | - | date uncertain | China | meat, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Lesser bamboo rat (Cannomys badius)[129] | - | date uncertain | China, Laos | meat, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides) | - | date uncertain | Cuba | meat, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Steppe lemming (Lagurus lagurus) | - | date uncertain | the Eurasian steppe | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus) | - | the 20th century CE | northern Fennoscandia | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Pale (Gerbillus perpallidus), lesser Egyptian (G. gerbillus), pleasant (G. amoenus) and greater Egyptian gerbils (G. pyramidum) | - | date uncertain | Egypt, Libya | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Eurasian harvest mouse (Micromys minutus)[130] | - | date uncertain | Europe | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1d Rodentia | |
Northeastern (Ctenosaura acanthura), black (C. similis), and Mexican spiny-tailed iguana (C. pectinata) | - | date uncertain | Mexico, Central America | pets, meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3b Lacertilia | |
Chinese cobra (Naja atra)[131] | - | date uncertain | China, India, the Philippines, Africa, Thailand, Cambodia, Arabia, Indonesia | venom, skins, show, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3a Serpentes | |
Crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) including subspecies Adelaide (P. e. adelaidae) and yellow rosellas (P. e. flaveolus) | - | date uncertain | Australia | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Western (Platycercus icterotis), green (P. caledonicus), pale-headed (P. adscitus) and northern rosellas (P. venustus) | - | date uncertain | Australia | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) including subspecies golden-mantled rosella (P. e. elecica) | - | date uncertain | Australia | pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2e Psittaciformes | |
Hispaniolan (Trachemys decorata), Colombian (T. callirostris), Cuban (T. decussata), D'Orbigny's (T. dorbigni), Nicaraguan (T. emolli), ornate (T. ornata), Jamaican (T. terrapen) and Meso-American sliders (T. venusta) | - | date uncertain | Haiti, Colombia, Cuba, Brazil, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Jamaica | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Pond slider (Trachemys scripta) including subspecies red-eared (Trachemys scripta elegans), yellow-bellied (T. s. scripta) and Cumberland sliders (T. s. troostii) | - | date uncertain | the United States, especially the southeastern United States | pets, meat | ![]() |
Easy to domesticate | Fairly common in captivity, common in the wild | 3c Other reptiles |
Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)[132] | - | date uncertain | China | pets, meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Chinese pond (Mauremys reevesii) and yellow pond turtles (M. mutica)[133] | - | date uncertain | China | pets, meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)[134] | - | date uncertain | Florida | pets, meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata) | - | date uncertain | China | pets, meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri) | - | date uncertain | China | pets, meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii)[135] | - | date uncertain | China | meat, medicine, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa)[136] | - | date uncertain | Brazil | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Nile (Crocodylus niloticus), West African (C. suchus), Siamese, (C. siamensis), Cuban (C. rhombifer), Morelet's (C. moreletii), Orinoco (C. intermedius), American (C. acutus), freshwater (C. johnsoni), Philippine (C. mindorensis), saltwater (C. porosus), New Guinea (C. novaeguineae) and mugger crocodiles (C. palustris)[137][138][139][140][141][142][143] | - | date uncertain | Africa, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Florida, India, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Sumatra, Borneo, Myanmar, Peru, Venezuela, Iran | meat, hides, teeth, pets, guarding, tourism, show, blood, fat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 3c Other reptiles | |
Crimson (Neochmia phaeton), and red-browed finches (N. temporalis) | - | date uncertain | New Guinea and Australia | pets, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | |
Star finch (Bathilda ruficauda) | - | date uncertain | Australia | pets, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | |
Plum-headed finch (Aidemosyne modesta) | - | date uncertain | Australia | pets, show | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2d Passeriformes | |
Gray partridge (Perdix perdix) | - | date uncertain | Hungary, the United Kingdom | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Red-legged (Alectoris rufa), chukar (A. chukar), Philby's (A. philbyi), Arabian (A. melanocephala) and Barbary partridges (A. barbara) | - | date uncertain | France, Afghanistan, North Africa, Yemen, Oman | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Chinese bamboo (Bambusicola thoracicus) and mountain bamboo partridges (B. fytchii) | - | date uncertain | China, India | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) | - | date uncertain | Nepal | meat, eggs, feathers, ornamental, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Kalij (Lophura leucomelanos), Swinhoe's (L. swinhoii), Salvadori's (L. inornata), silver (L. nycthemera) and Edwards's pheasants (L. edwardsi); Siamese fireback (L. diardi) | - | date uncertain | Nepal, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sumatra, China, Thailand | meat, eggs, feathers, ornamental, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Red (Gallus gallus), green (G. varius), gray (G. sonneratii) and Sri Lankan junglefowls (G. lafayettii) | - | date uncertain | India, Sri Lanka, Java, Thailand | meat, eggs, feathers, ornamental, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Scaled (Callipepla squamata), elegant (C. douglasii), Gambel's (C. gambelii) and California quail (C. californica) | - | date uncertain | Mexico, Utah, California | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) | - | date uncertain | California | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) | - | date uncertain | Mexico | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) | - | date uncertain | Ethiopia | meat, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Harlequin (Coturnix delegorguei), rain (C. coromandelica) and stubble quail (C. pectoralis) | - | date uncertain | Africa, India, Australia | meat, feathers, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2b Galliformes | |
Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)[144] | - | date uncertain | Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore | nests | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 2f Other birds | |
Tarantulas (Theraphosidae, various species and subspecies)[145] | - | date uncertain | North America, Central America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia | pets, research, venom | ![]() |
Captive-bred | Common in captivity, becoming rare in the wild | 6c Other arthropods |
Crested (Correlophus ciliatus) and suras geckos (C. sarasinorum) | - | date uncertain | New Caledonia | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | Somewhat common in captivity, nearly extinct in the wild | 3b Lacertilia |
Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)[146] | - | date uncertain | Florida | meat | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Sable (Hippotragus niger)[147]and roan antelope (H. equinus)[148] | - | date uncertain | South Africa | meat, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros),[149] nyala (T. angasii),[150]and Cape bushbuck (T. sylvaticus) | - | date uncertain | South Africa | meat, hides, horns, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Blue (Connochaetes taurinus)[151] and black wildebeest (C. gnou)[152] | - | date uncertain | South Africa, Kenya | meat, hides, horns, leather, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) including subspecies blesbok (D. p. phillipsi)[153] | - | date uncertain | South Africa | meat, hides, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)[154] | - | date uncertain | India, Pakistan | meat, hides, horns, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata) | - | date uncertain | Southeast Asia | pets, research | ![]() |
Slight physical changes | Fairly common in the wild and in captivity | 2d Passeriformes |
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) | - | date uncertain | India, Pakistan | meat, hides, horns, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Chinkara (Gazella bennettii) | - | date uncertain | India, Pakistan | meat, horns, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)[155] | - | date uncertain | South Africa | meat, hides, horns, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)[156] | - | date uncertain | North Africa | meat, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)[157][158] | - | date uncertain | South Africa | meat, leather, horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1b Bovidae | |
Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)[159] | - | date uncertain | Brazil | meat, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) | - | date uncertain | South Africa | tourism, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris)[160] | - | date uncertain | China | meat, antlers | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
White-tailed (Odocoileus virginianus)[161] and mule deer (O. hemionus) | - | date uncertain | Virginia, West Virginia, Colombia, Florida, Montana, Canada | meat, hides, antlers, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Chital or axis deer (Axis axis) | - | date uncertain | India | meat, hides, antlers, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Water deer (Hydropotes inermis) | - | date uncertain | China | meat, tusks, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Dwarf (Moschus berezovskii), alpine (M. chrysogaster), white-bellied (M. leucogaster) and Siberian musk deer (M. moschiferus)[162][163][164] | - | date uncertain | China, India, Russia | meat, hides, tusks, musk | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)[165] | - | date uncertain | Peru | fiber, pets, guarding | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)[166] | - | date uncertain | Peru | fiber, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1a Artiodactyla except Bovidae | |
Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)[167] | - | date uncertain | South Africa | horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)[168] | - | date uncertain | South Africa | horns | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1e Other mammals | |
Fishing (Prionailurus viverrinus) and rusty-spotted cats (P. rubiginosus)[169][170] | - | date uncertain | India | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)[171][172][173][174] | - | date uncertain | South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria | hunting, guarding, waste management, show, tourism, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) including subspecies Japanese raccoon dog (N. p. viverrinus) | - | date uncertain | China, Japan | pest control, pets, fur | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnvora | |
Arctic (Vulpes lagopus), red (V. vulpes) fennec (V. zerda),[175] corsac (V. corsac), pale (V. pallida), swift (V. velox) and kit foxes (V. macrotis) | - | date uncertain | Europe, North America, North Africa, Central Asia, Sudan | fur, pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Gray (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and island foxes (U. littoralis)[176] | - | date uncertain | the eastern United States, the Channel Islands | pest control, pelt, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) | - | date uncertain | Africa | pest control, show, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)[177] | - | date uncertain | South America | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Easy to domesticate | 1c Carnivora | |
Dingo and New Guinea singing dog (Canis lupus dingo); Eurasian (C. l. lupus), Iberian (C. l. signatus), steppe (C. l. campestris), Mongolian (C. l. chanco), Arabian (C. l. arabs), Indian (C. l. pallipes), Arctic (C. l. arctos), Greenland (C. l. orion) and northwestern wolves (C. l. occidentalis)[178][179][180][181][182][183][184][185][186][187][188][189][190][191][192][193] | - | date uncertain | Australia, Papua New Guinea, Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, the Middle East, Canada, Greenland | guarding, pest control, warmth, hunting, tourism, education, research, show, pets, therapy, draft | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Coyote (Canis latrans) and side-striped jackal (C. adustus)[194][195] | - | date uncertain | North America, South Africa | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta)[196][197] | - | date uncertain | South Africa | pest control, show, pets, research, education, therapy, tourism | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Common kusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus) | - | date uncertain | West Africa | pets, pest control | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 1c Carnivora | |
Ruddy (Herpestes smithii),[198]and Javan mongoose (H. javanicus)[199] | - | date uncertain | India, Southeast Asia | pest control, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 1c Carnivora | |
Kissing gourami (Helostoma temminckii) | - | date uncertain | Thailand, Indonesia | meat, pets | ![]() |
Domesticated | 5b Other fish | |
Giant (Osphronemus goramy),[200][201] giant red tail (O. laticlavius) and elephant ear gouramis (O. exodon) | - | date uncertain | Southeast Asia | meat, weed control, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Red-bellied (Pygocentrus nattereri), San Francisco (P. piraya) and black spot piranha (P. cariba) | - | date uncertain | South America | meat, pets, research, teeth | ![]() |
Semi-domesticated | Fairly common in captivity, common in the wild | 5b Other fish |
Southern bluefin (Thunnus maccoyii), Pacific bluefin, (T. orientalis), bigeye (Thunnus obesus), Atlantic bluefin (T. thynnus) and yellowfin tunas (T. albacares)[202][203] | - | date uncertain | North America, Europe, East Asia, Australia, Hawaii | meat, eggs | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
White (Acipenser transmontanus), shortnose (A. brevirostrum), Persian (A. persicus), Siberian (A. baerii), Adriatic (A. naccarii), starry (A. stellatus) and European sea sturgeons (A. sturio)[204][205][206][207] | - | date uncertain | Alaska, California, Canada, Iran, Russia, Albania, the Aegean Sea, Europe | meat, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Malabar (Epinephelus malabaricus), giant (E. lanceolatus), greasy (E. tauvina), areolate (E. areolatus), dusky (E. marginatus), wavy-lined (E. undulosus), six-bar (E. sexfasciatus) and orange-spotted groupers (E. coioides)[208][209][210] | - | date uncertain | Asia, Australia, Fiji, South Africa, Italy, the Indo-Pacific | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) | - | date uncertain | Europe, North America, Asia | meat, eggs | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) including subspecies amago (O. m. macrostomus) | - | date uncertain | Russia, Japan, Korea | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (S. trutta) | - | date uncertain | Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, Russia, Australia, Tasmania, Alaska | meat, eggs | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer),[211] Japanese lates (L. japonicus) and Nile perch (L. niloticus)[212] | - | date uncertain | the United Kingdom, Poland, the United States, India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Japan, Africa | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) | - | date uncertain | the United States, Asia, Panama, Mexico | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) | - | date uncertain | Europe | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Milkfish (Chanos chanos)[213] | - | date uncertain | the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Northern pike (Esox lucius)[214] | - | date uncertain | Europe | meat, eggs, pets, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Alligator (Atractosteus spatula), Cuban (A. tristoechus) and tropical gars (A. tropicus)[215][216][217] | - | date uncertain | North America, Cuba, Costa Rica | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5 Other fish | |
Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) | - | date uncertain | China | meat, weed control | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | |
Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) | - | date uncertain | China | meat, pest control, medicine | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | |
Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) | - | date uncertain | China | meat | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | |
Giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis)[218] | - | date uncertain | Vietnam | meat, pets | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 5a Cyprinidae | |
Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)[219][220] | - | date uncertain | the Amazon basin | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)[221] | - | date uncertain | Europe | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and Mekong giant catfish (P. gigas)[222] | - | date uncertain | Southeast Asia | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Flathead gray mullet (Mugil cephalus)[223] | - | date uncertain | California, Colorado | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Green (Etroplus suratensis),[224]and orange chromides (E. maculatus); Canara pearlspot (E. canarensis) | - | date uncertain | India | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) | - | date uncertain | the Caribbean Sea | meat, tourism | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Northern red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)[225] | - | date uncertain | the Gulf of Mexico | meat, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Japanese (Seriola quinqueradiata), greater (S. dumerili) and yellowtail amberjacks (S. lalandi); longfin yellowtail (S. rivoliana)[226][227] | - | date uncertain | Japan, the Mediterranean Sea, Chile, Hawaii | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Southern (Paralichthys lethostigma) and olive flounders (P. olivaceus)[228] | - | the 1980s (uncertain for P. lethostigma) | United States, Japan, China, Korea | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
European (Anguilla anguilla), American (A. rostrata), short-finned (A. australis), New Zealand longfin (A. dieffenbachii) and Japanese eels (A. japonica)[229][230][231][232] | - | date uncertain | Europe, North America, Asia, New Zealand, Australia | meat, pets, research, medicine | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Sugarbag bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) and Indian stingless bee (T. iridipennis) | - | date uncertain | Australia, India | honey, pollination, propolis, wax | ![]() |
Held/tame in captivity | 6a Hymenoptera | |
Dubia roach (Blaptica dubia) | - | date uncertain | Central and South America | animal feed, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Mealworm (Tenebrio molitar) and superworm (Zophobas morio) | - | date uncertain | Europe | animal feed, meat, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) | - | date uncertain | the United States | research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)[233] | - | date uncertain | the United States | meat, animal feed, pollination, decomposing | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Waxworms (Achroia grisella and Galleria mellonella) | - | date uncertain | Europe? | animal feed, meat, bait, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Mopane moth (Gonimbrasia belina)[234] | - | date uncertain | Southern Africa | meat, silk | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)[235] | - | date uncertain | North America | meat, pets, medicine | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Pacific beetle cockroach (Diploptera punctata)[236][237][238][239] | - | date uncertain | Hawaii | research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6b Other insects | |
Flame jellyfish (Rhopilema esculentum)[240] | - | date uncertain | China | meat, medicine, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)[241] | - | date uncertain | Japan, Korea | meat, pets, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Common (Octopus vulgaris), common Sydney (O. tetricus), big blue (O. cyanea), Mexican four-eyed (O. maya), California two-spot ( O. bimaculoides), Gould's (O. mimus), long arm (O. minor), Caribbean dwarf (O. mercatoris), East Pacific red (O. rubescens) and Caribbean reef octopuses (O. briareus)[242][243][244][245][246][247] | - | date uncertain | Europe, Asia, North America, Western Australia, Hawaii, the Caribbean Sea | meat, ink, pets, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Webfoot (Amphioctopus fangsiao)[248] and coconut octopus (A. marginatus) | - | date uncertain | South Korea, Sulawesi | meat, pets, research | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea) | - | date uncertain | Europe | meat, shells | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Garden snail (Cornu aspersum) | - | date uncertain | Europe | meat, shells, pets, slime, eggs | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Giant Ghana African (Achatina achatina)[249]and African land snail (A. albopicta) | - | date uncertain | Ghana, Kenya | meat, shells, eggs, pets, slime | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Giant East African land snail (Achatina fulica)[250] | - | date uncertain | East Africa | meat, shells, pets, slime, education | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Pacific (Eptatretus stoutii) and inshore hagfishes (E. burgeri)[251][252] | - | date uncertain | the United States, South Korea, Japan | meat, slime, skins | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 5b Other fish | |
Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)[253] | - | date uncertain | Asia | meat, blood, eggs, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6c Other arthropods | |
Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) | - | date uncertain | North America | meat, blood, research, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6c Other arthropods | |
Japanese (Tachypleus tridentatus) and Indo-Pacific horseshoe crabs (T. gigas) | - | date uncertain | Japan, China, India | meat, blood, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6c Other arthropods | |
Mud crab (Scylla serrata) | - | date uncertain | Asia | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6c Other arthropods | |
Blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus)[254][255] | - | date uncertain | Australia | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6c Other arthropods | |
Spanner crab (Ranina ranina)[256] | - | date uncertain | Australia | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6c Other arthropods | |
European (Homarus gammarus) and American lobsters (H. americanus)[257][258][259] | - | date uncertain | Europe, the United States | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 6c Other arthropods | |
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) and northern leopard frog (L. pipiens) | - | date uncertain | North America | meat, pets, education | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Northern green frog (Lithobates clamitans melanota) | - | date uncertain | North America | pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Pool (Pelophylax lessonae) and marsh frogs (P. ridibundus)[260] | - | date uncertain | Europe | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Pig frog (Lithobates grylio) | - | date uncertain | China | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Crab-eating frog (Fejervarya cancrivora) | - | date uncertain | Java | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) and Indus Valley bullfrog (H. tigerinus) | - | date uncertain | China, Thailand | meat, pets | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Chinese spiny frog (Quasipaa spinosa) | - | date uncertain | China | meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | 4a Anura | |
Edible dormouse (Glis glis)[261] | - | classical antiquity (date uncertain) | Europe | meat, fur, fat, pets | ![]() |
Captured in the wild and fattened | Extended in the wild, no longer kept in captivity | 2b Rodentia |
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) | - | the 14th century CE | Europe | meat | ![]() |
Captured in the wild or captive-bred | Extended in the wild and in captivity | 7 Other animals |
New Zealand green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) | - | the 1970s | New Zealand | meat | ![]() |
Captured in the wild and captive-bred | 7 Other animals | |
Purple dye murex (Bolinus brandaris) | - | classical antiquity (date uncertain) | The central and western Mediterranean Sea | Tyrian purple, meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | No longer bred | 7 Other animals |
Banded dye-murex (Hexaplex trunculus) | - | classical antiquity (date uncertain) | The Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean near the Mediterranean | Purple dye, meat | ![]() |
Captive-bred | No longer bred | 7 Other animals |
Taxonomical groupings
The categories used in the Taxon group column are:
- 1a: Artiodactyla except Bovidae, 1b: Bovidae, 1c: Carnivora, 1d: Rodentia, 1e: Other mammals
- 2a: Anseriformes, 2b: Galliformes, 2c: Columbiformes, 2d: Passeriformes, 2e: Psittaciformes, 2f: Other birds
- 3a: Serpentes, 3b: Lacertilia, 3c: Other reptiles
- 4a: Anura, 4b: Other amphibians
- 5a: Cyprinidae, 5b: Other fish
- 6a: Hymenoptera, 6b: Other insects, 6c: Other arthropods
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