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* ''{{LEGO}}'s'' Legend of Chima series. Out of the factions seen so far, Lions and Eagles are the good guys while Crocodiles, Ravens, and Wolves are the bad guys.

* ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' split talking beasts more or less along the standard lines between those on the side of the Witch and those on the side of Aslan. This didn't show up so much in the rest of the series when Narnia was united, but "evil" animals didn't show up much at all then.

* ''StarTrekEnterprise'' the antagonists of the third season, Xindi, who plot to destroy humanity with mini-Death Stars because trans-dimensional beings told them humans will destroy their future home world, are split into five species, the Reptillians and Insectoids the much more benevolent Primates and Aboreals (who side with humans near the end of the season after being told they've been lied to by the trans-dimensonal beings) and the neutral Aquatics. There also exist Avians but they went extinct before the series began.

* ''{{Garfield}}'' the Cat vs. The either evil or spotlight stealing dogs.

Some animals, like butterflies, dolphins, deer, [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[EverythingsPreciousWithPuppies dogs]] (aside from a few breeds), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]] are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Others animals that typecast as bad, like cats, ducks, parrots, and humans, can just as easily be either/or in stories. Some animals, like bears, bees, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can be either/or.

** The ''PokemonMysteryDungeon'' games play this straight with most villainous teams having at least one Poison-Type member.

Some animals, like butterflies, dolphins, deer, [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[EverythingsPreciousWithPuppies dogs]] (aside from a few breeds), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks sharks]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]] are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Others animals that typecast as bad, like cats, ducks, parrots, and humans, can just as easily be either/or in stories. Some animals, like bears, bees, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can be either/or.

* The villains of the ''{{Pokemon}}'' series games primarily use Poison and Dark-type Pokemon during battles.

Some animals, like butterflies, dolphins, deer, otters, pandas, penguins, mice, and dogs (aside from a few breeds), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like sharks, snakes, spiders, bats, and rats are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Others animals that typecast as bad, like cats, ducks, parrots, and humans, can just as easily be either/or in stories. Some animals, like bears, bees, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can be either/or.

* In ''Disney/TheLionKing'', [[TheHyena hyenas]] are the bad guys, and lions (With the exception of Scar) are the good guys.

* In ''Disney/TheLionKing'', [[TheHyena Hyenas]] are the bad guys, and lions (With the exception of Scar) are the good guys.

-->--From ''TheIllusionOfLife: Disney Animation'' by '''[[DisneysNineOldMen Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston]]'''

->''"When casting a picture with "good guys" and "bad guys", these are important considerations. The "good guys" have to be small, ineffectual, [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute cute]], and associated with nonviolence. [[ArtisticLicenseBiology It doesn't matter if the real animal is that way or not.]] [[ViewersAreMorons You are playing off the images in the viewers' subconscious]], and if people grew up thinking a certain way that is where you must start. To have a [[KillerRabbit mean and cruel kitten terrorizing a family of nervous, flighty bears]] is an uphill fight for everybody."''

--> -- '''TheIllusionOfLife''': '''Disney Animation'''

-->''"When casting a picture with "good guys" and "bad guys", these are important considerations. The "good guys" have to be small, ineffectual, [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute cute]], and associated with nonviolence. [[ArtisticLicenseBiology It doesn't matter if the real animal is that way or not.]] [[ViewersAreMorons You are playing off the images in the viewers' subconscious]], and if people grew up thinking a certain way that is where you must start. To have a [[KillerRabbit mean and cruel kitten terrorizing a family of nervous, flighty bears]] is an uphill fight for everybody."''

* ScienceFiction variation: in ''Film/MenInBlack 3'' BigBad Boris the Animal and his (otherwise unseen) race, the Boglodites, are AlwaysChaoticEvil {{Omnicidal Maniac}}s. [[spoiler:This is so the audience doesn't feel too bad when the entire species ends up extinct.]]

* ''DonkeyKongCountry'': Crocodiles are evil, monkeys are good.

* The first ''ChroniclesOfNarnia'' movie had the armies of Aslan and the Witch pretty much divided among these lines. In the second movie, however, nearly all of the non-humans of Narnia (minus a Hag, Werewolf, and Black Dwarf) fight together, and a minotaur sacrifices himself to save the monarchs.

Some animals, like butterflies, dolphins, deer, otters, pandas, penguins, mice, and dogs (aside from a few breeds), are usually portrayed as good, or nice. Some animals, like sharks, snakes, spiders, bats, and rats are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Others animals that typecast as bad, like cats, ducks, parrots, and humans, can just as easily be either/or in stories. Some animals, like bears, bees, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can be either/or.

Some animals, like sharks, snakes, spiders, bats, and rats are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Others animals that typecast as bad, like cats, ducks, parrots, and humans, can just as easily be either/or in stories. Some animals, like bears, bees, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can be either/or.

Some animals, like sharks, snakes, spiders, bats, and rats are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Others animals that typecast as bad, like cats, ducks, parrots, and humans, can just as easily be either/or in stories. Some animals, like bears, bees, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can be either/or.

Some animals, like sharks, snakes, spiders, and rats are usually portrayed as bad, mean, or evil.

'''Bad Guys:'''
* [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile Alligators and especially Crocodiles]] (May double as PredatorsAreMean)
* [[BatOutOfHell Bats]]
* [[FeatheredFiend Birds]] in some cases, more specifically ducks, RavensAndCrows, vultures, and parrots (though parrots are often portrayed as either good as well as nice, GoodIsNotNice, or [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks With A Heart Of Gold]] as well)
* [[BigCreepyCrawlies Bugs]]
* [[CatsAreMean Cats]] (though they can be good as well as nice, GoodIsNotNice, or [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks With A Heart Of Gold]] as well)
* [[MorallyAmbiguousDucktorate Ducks]] (though they can be either good and nice, GoodIsNotNice, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks With A Heart Of Gold]] as well, not just evil, mean, or bad)
* [[HumansAreBastards Humans]] (Like it or not, we're nearly always the villains, though children are often exceptions)
* [[TheHyena Hyenas]]
* [[PredatorsAreMean Many Predators]]
* [[YouDirtyRat Rats]]
* RavensAndCrows (though ravens are {{Guile Hero}}es in Pacific Northwest Native American folklore).
* [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Reptiles, especially Snakes]]
* [[EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks Sharks]]
* [[SpidersAreScary Spiders]]
* [[WickedWeasel Weasels]] (ferrets aren't portrayed so negatively though)

'''Good Guys:'''
* [[HeroicDog Dogs]]
* [[HeroicDolphin Dolphins]]
* [[HonorableElephant Elephants]]
* [[NiceMice Mice]], especially when paired with [[CatsAreMean villainous felines]] or [[YouDirtyRat rats]].
* [[PlayfulOtter Otters]]
* [[PrettyButterflies Butterflies]]
* [[HerbivoresAreFriendly Most Herbivores]]
* [[PandaingToTheAudience Pandas]]
* [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Penguins]]
* [[SwansASwimming Swans]]
* [[TurtlePower Turtles]]
* [[SmellySkunk Skunk]] (Usually as Comic Relief)
* WoodlandCreatures

'''Either/Or (It all depends on the writer):'''
* Bears
** [[EverythingsWorseWithBears Bears can be bad]]
** [[BearyFunny Or they can be good]]
* Bees
** Good Bees
** [[EverythingsWorseWithBees Bad Bees]]
* [[CunningLikeAFox Foxes]]
* Monkeys
** [[ManiacMonkeys Bad Monkeys]]
** [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Good Monkeys]]
* Owls
** [[OwlBeDamned Bad Owls]]
** [[TheOwlKnowingOne Good Owls]]
* [[EverythingIsMessierWithPigs Pigs]]
* Rabbits and Hares
** [[EverythingsBetterWithBunnies Good Rabbits and Hares]]
** [[HairRaisingHare Bad Rabbits and Hares]]
* [[BigBadassWolf Wolves]]
* [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Hawks, Eagles, and Falcons]]
* Humans, cats, parrots, and ducks, as noted above, can be either/or as well.

Keep in mind that not every animal character in a work is necessarily going to align with the alignment most associated with their species. [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch Aversions do occur]] and is completely up to the discretion of the individual creator. The following list is not meant to pass judgement on the value of the species listed, but simply to associate the species with the alignment most often associated them when species coding is involved. Not every work will employ species coding and thus alignment of the characters will remain independent of the character's species, leaving the species of each character to be an aesthetic choice rather than a visual cue towards their alignment. These works are not examples and should not be listed.

Keep in mind that not every animal character in a work is necessarily going to align with the alignment most associated with their species. Aversions do occur and is completely up to the discretion of the individual creator. The following list is not meant to pass judgement on the value of the species listed, but simply to associate the species with the alignment most often associated them when species coding is involved. Not every work will employ species coding and thus alignment of the characters will remain independent of the character's species, leaving the species of each character to be an aesthetic choice rather than a visual cue towards their alignment. These works are not examples and should not be listed.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'', the Martian mice are always good (with the exception of one traitor), while the Plutarkian FishPeople from the original series and the Catalonian cats from the {{Revival}} are always evil.
* Non-animal example: In the ''{{Transformers}}'' continuities, most of the Autobots turn into ground vehicles, while most of the Decepticons turn into aircraft.

** The Battle Beasts in TransformersHeadmasters followed a similar idea with reptiles, amphibians and sealife as evil, and warm-blooded species as good. Most (yet not all) the Transformers of that same era followed a pattern of vehicular Autobots and beast Decepticons.