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* '''Chinchillas''': {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s that rarely serve a purpose beyond showing someone's fondness for small, fluffy animals. As such, tend to be essentially living props more often than characters.



* '''Chinchillas''': {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s that rarely serve a purpose beyond showing someone's fondness for small, fluffy animals. As such, tend to be essentially living props more often than characters.


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* '''Shoebills''': Ominous, silent stalkers with a Main/KubrickStare. Unless they make sounds like machine guns.
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* '''Chinchillas''': RidiculouslyCuteCritters that rarely serve a purpose beyond showing someone's fondness for small, fluffy animals. As such, tend to be essentially living props more often than characters.

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* '''Chinchillas''': RidiculouslyCuteCritters {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s that rarely serve a purpose beyond showing someone's fondness for small, fluffy animals. As such, tend to be essentially living props more often than characters.



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* '''Panthers:''' Soft-spoken, wise and cool-minded. Tend to be disrespected by other predators. Can be dangerous when hunting or provoked. Will often be treated as a predator in their own right, despite simply being black jaguars and leopards.

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* '''Panthers:''' Soft-spoken, wise and cool-minded. Tend to be disrespected by other predators. Can be dangerous when hunting or provoked. Will often be treated as a predator in their own right, distinct species, despite simply being black jaguars and leopards.
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* '''Panthers:''' Soft-spoken, wise and cool-minded. Tend to be disrespected by other predators. Can be dangerous when hunting or provoked.

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* '''Panthers:''' Soft-spoken, wise and cool-minded. Tend to be disrespected by other predators. Can be dangerous when hunting or provoked. Will often be treated as a predator in their own right, despite simply being black jaguars and leopards.
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* '''Pillbugs:''' Usually portrayed as more or less the invertebrate version of armadillos-- either as cowards who curl into a ball at the slightest threat, or as tough survivors because of their armor. If they're fighters, they're guaranteed to use a RollingAttack.
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* ''Sea Cucumbers:'' Basically only appear for the sake of jokes about their [[GagPenis phallic appearance and tendency to squirt white goo]] when provoked. The gag of a girl at a beach picking up a sea cucumber and being sprayed with its intestines is a particularly common one in anime. In more kid-friendly works, they'll be depicted as the underwater version of real cucumbers.

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* ''Sea Cucumbers:'' '''Sea Cucumbers:''' Basically only appear for the sake of jokes about their [[GagPenis phallic appearance and tendency to squirt white goo]] when provoked. The gag of a girl at a beach picking up a sea cucumber and being sprayed with its intestines is a particularly common one in anime. In more kid-friendly works, they'll be depicted as the underwater version of real cucumbers.

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This page is meant to look like the official analysis page of {{Animal Stereotypes}}. If you aren't sure that animal you're about to post here fits, check the actual trope analysis page. You can also add a stereotype of your liking to an obscure animal you know about.

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This page is meant to look like modeled after the official main analysis page of {{Animal Stereotypes}}. If you aren't Stereotypes}}, but it is meant for species that do not appear often in fiction. However, even these animals may also have recurring trends and stereotypes associated with them, and they are listed here. When adding something to this list, make sure that animal you're about to post here fits, check it is not already listed on the actual trope analysis page. You can also add a stereotype of your liking to an obscure animal you know about.
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* '''[[FierySalamander Salamanders]] and [[ColdBloodedWhatever Newts]]:''' Often mistaken for lizards. Salamanders are shown to have an affinity for fire, despite the fact that in reality they use their slimy skin to escape from a fire as soon as possible. They are shown as being passive, blissful and generally not doing much, except eating. More rarer, both newts and salamanders, but especially newts can be shown as dramatic and gaudy due to their colors and mating forms.

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* '''[[FierySalamander Salamanders]] and [[ColdBloodedWhatever Newts]]:''' Often mistaken for lizards. Salamanders are shown to have an affinity for fire, despite the fact that in reality they use their slimy skin to escape from a fire as soon as possible. They are shown as being passive, blissful and generally not doing much, except eating. More rarer, both newts and salamanders, but especially newts can be shown as dramatic and gaudy due to their colors and mating forms. Alternatively, newts may be [[EyeOfNewt associated with witchcraft and magic]].



* '''Grasshoppers:''' Shown as promiscious, fun-loving, lazy, but sometimes annoying and clingy layabouts.

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* '''Grasshoppers:''' Shown as promiscious, fun-loving, lazy, but sometimes annoying and clingy layabouts. Locusts are the exception, being portrayed as voracious and aggressive.


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* ''Sea Cucumbers:'' Basically only appear for the sake of jokes about their [[GagPenis phallic appearance and tendency to squirt white goo]] when provoked. The gag of a girl at a beach picking up a sea cucumber and being sprayed with its intestines is a particularly common one in anime. In more kid-friendly works, they'll be depicted as the underwater version of real cucumbers.
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* '''Grouses/Woodgrouses''' - a more temperamental version of the pheasant. They usually showcase their strength, rather than their looks. Can be quite the [[LargeHam Large Hams]] with loud, rumbling voice, who tend to go over the top when battling or attracting mates. May be insecure on the inside or be sticklers to following traditions.

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* '''Grouses/Woodgrouses''' - a more temperamental version of the pheasant. They usually showcase their strength, rather than their looks. Can be quite the [[LargeHam Large Hams]] with loud, rumbling voice, voices, who tend to go over the top when battling or attracting mates. May be insecure on the inside or be sticklers to following traditions.
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* '''Civets, genets, fanalokas and binturongs:''' Tend to be confused with each other and also mistaken for cats, mustelids and mongooses. If you ever hear of a civet, expect it to be shown as [[NeverLiveItDown nothing more than a coffee bean pooper]] for purposes of creating a specific brand of coffee. The rare times they are shown, they are either soft-spoken and shy or crafty and sometimes outright villainous, shown as a tropical counterpart to [[WickedWeasel weasels}}.

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* '''Civets, genets, fanalokas and binturongs:''' Tend to be confused with each other and also mistaken for cats, mustelids and mongooses. If you ever hear of a civet, expect it to be shown as [[NeverLiveItDown nothing more than a coffee bean pooper]] for purposes of creating a specific brand of coffee. The rare times they are shown, they are either soft-spoken and shy or crafty and sometimes outright villainous, shown as a tropical counterpart to [[WickedWeasel weasels}}.weasels]].

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