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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', formerly ''Dinosaur Planet,'' has the antagonistic Sharpclaws, a race of anthropomorphic theropods, led by General Scales, an anthropomorphic allosaur despot. Other hazards include non-anthropomorphic tyrannosaurs and Galdon, a bizarre insectoid dinosaurian ''thing'' that also appeared to be some kind of carnosaur hybrid. [[spoiler:The only really evil mammal is [[HijackedByGanon Andross]].]] Fox's allies are pterosaurs, ceratopsians, and other herbivorous dinosaurs. [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers And the odd mammoth or two.]]

* ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'': The cats (Nazis) [[CatsAreMean are bad]], and the mice (Jews) [[NiceMice are good]]. There are good and bad Polish pigs. Americans are portrayed as dogs. Other animals appear with varying attributes (British appear as fish, Swedes as reindeer, and [[VisualPun a gypsy as a moth]]). Subverted somewhat, however, in that ''all'' Germans are cats, Nazi or otherwise. The nice German lady married to a Jewish mouse is still a striped cat (and their children are [[MixAndMatchChildren mice with tiger-like stripes]]).

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.

See also GoodColorsEvilColors and DressCodedForYourConvenience for when you want to do this with [[MostWritersAreHuman Non-Non-Humans]]. See WhatMeasureIsANonCute, where the "goodness" of an animal is correlated with its cuteness, and UnpleasantAnimalCounterpart, when the "good" and "evil" animals are paired up against each other. Whenever you expect the above codes to hold true, but they don't, you may be dealing with a KillerRabbit. For the circumstances that could have led to this trope, see GoodTamingEvilTaming. For sub-tropes dealing with specific animals, look at the PleasantAnimalsIndex and the ScaryAnimalsIndex.

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[GenialGiraffe giraffes]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[ScaryScorpions scorpions]], [[HeinousHyena hyenas]], [[WickedWasps wasps]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like [[CatsAreMean ca]][[CuteKitten ts]], [[AngryGuardDog do]][[HeroicDog gs]], ducks, [[PirateParrot par]][[PollyWantsAMicrophone rots]], [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dino]][[PrehistoricMonster saurs]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile croco]][[GentleGiant dilians]], [[SavageWolves wol]][[NobleWolf ves]], [[PantheraAwesome big cats (lions, tigers, etc.)]], [[BearsAreBadNews be]][[BearyFriendly ars]], [[BeeAfraid be]][[VirtuousBees es]], [[LovableLizard liz]][[ReptilesAreAbhorrent ards]], [[MessyPig pi]][[FullBoarAction gs]], [[RighteousRabbit rabbits]] [[HairRaisingHare and hares]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys mon]][[ManiacMonkeys keys]] [[KillerGorilla and apes]], [[CunningLikeAFox foxes]], [[CuteOwl ow]][[OminousOwl ls]], [[NobleBirdOfPrey birds]] [[KidnappingBirdOfPrey of prey]] (hawks, eagles, and falcons), [[FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider spi]][[SpidersAreScary ders]], and [[WeaselMascot wea]][[WickedWeasel sels]] can just as easily be either/or in stories. As a rule of thumb, though, HerbivoresAreFriendly and PredatorsAreMean.

This trope is invoked whenever a work attempts to inform the audience who the good guys and who the bad guys are based solely on their species.
When Species Coding is used as a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything metaphor]] for racism, it becomes FantasticRacism.

* ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' takes traditional animal stereotypes and plays around with them in a way that subverts them as often as plays them straight. Wolves are threatening but have a crippling obsession with howling, sloths are slow but rather clever, and so on. This turns out to be the whole point of the movie, with [[FantasticRacism attitudes among sentient animals being a stand-in for social bias and prejudice]]. For the most part, the various characters are flawed but fundamentally good (or, at least, morally grey) and the main story-line involves a situation where predator animals are reverting to their primitive, savage ways. Some exceptions are [[spoiler:a particularly trashy weasel (Disney really seems to want to hold on to this stereotype), a vicious, crime lord shrew and a gang of criminal sheep (from the BigBad on down being [[AmbitionIsEvil motivated by lust for power]] rather than species).]]

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[GenialGiraffe giraffes]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[ScaryScorpions scorpions]], [[HeinousHyena hyenas]], [[WickedWasps wasps]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like [[CatsAreMean ca]][[CuteKitten ts]], [[AngryGuardDog do]][[HeroicDog gs]], ducks, [[PirateParrot par]][[PollyWantsAMicrophone rots]], [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dino]][[PrehistoricMonster saurs]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile croco]][[GentleGiant dilians]], [[SavageWolves wol]][[NobleWolf ves]], [[PantheraAwesome big cats (lions, tigers, etc.)]], [[BearsAreBadNews be]][[BearyFriendly ars]], [[BeeAfraid be]][[VirtuousBees es]], lizards, [[MessyPig pi]][[FullBoarAction gs]], [[RighteousRabbit rabbits]] [[HairRaisingHare and hares]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys mon]][[ManiacMonkeys keys]] [[KillerGorilla and apes]], [[CunningLikeAFox foxes]], [[CuteOwl ow]][[OminousOwl ls]], [[NobleBirdOfPrey birds]] [[KidnappingBirdOfPrey of prey]] (hawks, eagles, and falcons), [[FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider spi]][[SpidersAreScary ders]], and [[WeaselMascot wea]][[WickedWeasel sels]] can just as easily be either/or in stories. As a rule of thumb, though, HerbivoresAreFriendly and PredatorsAreMean.

* Non-animal example: In the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' continuities, certain vehicle types are almost always affiliated with a certain faction; Autobots are more likely to turn into emergency response vehicles like police cars and ambulances, while Decepticons are more likely to turn into purpose-built war machines like bombers and tanks. Deceptions are also more likely than Autobots to have flying vehicle modes.

** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' brings it back around to this; the Maximals all turn into either mammals or birds (with the exceptions of Dinobot and [[spoiler:Blackarachnia]], who both started out as Predacons before doing a HeelFaceTurn), while the Predacons all turn into either reptiles or arthropods. There are a few fish on both sides, though, and at least one mammalian Predacon in Ravage. The theme was especially notable in regards to the Fuzors, who had MixAndMatchCritters for beast modes -- Maximal Fuzors included Torca (orca/elephant), Bantor (tiger/mandrill), and Silverbolt (wolf/eagle), whereas Predacon Fuzors were guys like Terrorgator (crocodile/turtle), Skyshadow (dragonfly/lizard) and Quickstrike (cobra/scorpion).

* ''{{Literature/Redwall}}'' played this to a T. The few exceptions were Gingivere and his descendant Julian, who were both good cats, and Veil, who was possibly slightly maybe good. A couple of birds of prey who would normally eat mice and other small rodents had their turn on the side of good, too. But apart from the few notable exceptions, even Deyna in ''Taggerung'', who was raised to be evil's champion, wound up being good because he was an otter.
** There were a couple other exceptions, such as the searat who reformed in ''The Bellmaker'' and the traitor shrew in ''Marlfox''. But for the most part, yeah, it was Good Species versus Evil Species.

* ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows'': Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger are good guys, as the rabbits, whilst Weasels and Stoars are evil.

* ''Series/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 AlwaysChaoticEvil 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.

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[GenialGiraffe giraffes]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[ScaryScorpions scorpions]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like [[CatsAreMean ca]][[CuteKitten ts]], [[AngryGuardDog do]][[HeroicDog gs]], ducks, [[PirateParrot par]][[PollyWantsAMicrophone rots]], [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dino]][[PrehistoricMonster saurs]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile croco]][[GentleGiant dilians]], [[SavageWolves wol]][[NobleWolf ves]], [[PantheraAwesome big cats (lions, tigers, etc.)]], [[BearsAreBadNews be]][[BearyFriendly ars]], [[BeeAfraid be]][[VirtuousBees es]], lizards, [[MessyPig pi]][[FullBoarAction gs]], [[RighteousRabbit rabbits]] [[HairRaisingHare and hares]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys mon]][[ManiacMonkeys keys]] [[KillerGorilla and apes]], [[CunningLikeAFox foxes]], [[CuteOwl ow]][[OminousOwl ls]], [[NobleBirdOfPrey birds]] [[KidnappingBirdOfPrey of prey]] (hawks, eagles, and falcons), [[FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider spi]][[SpidersAreScary ders]], and [[WeaselMascot wea]][[WickedWeasel sels]] can just as easily be either/or in stories. As a rule of thumb, though, HerbivoresAreFriendly and PredatorsAreMean.

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[GenialGiraffe giraffes]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like [[CatsAreMean ca]][[CuteKitten ts]], [[AngryGuardDog do]][[HeroicDog gs]], ducks, [[PirateParrot par]][[PollyWantsAMicrophone rots]], [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dino]][[PrehistoricMonster saurs]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile croco]][[GentleGiant dilians]], [[SavageWolves wol]][[NobleWolf ves]], [[PantheraAwesome big cats (lions, tigers, etc.)]], [[BearsAreBadNews be]][[BearyFriendly ars]], [[BeeAfraid be]][[VirtuousBees es]], lizards, [[MessyPig pi]][[FullBoarAction gs]], [[RighteousRabbit rabbits]] [[HairRaisingHare and hares]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys mon]][[ManiacMonkeys keys]] [[KillerGorilla and apes]], [[CunningLikeAFox foxes]], [[CuteOwl ow]][[OminousOwl ls]], [[NobleBirdOfPrey birds]] [[KidnappingBirdOfPrey of prey]] (hawks, eagles, and falcons), and [[WeaselMascot wea]][[WickedWeasel sels]] can just as easily be either/or in stories. As a rule of thumb, though, HerbivoresAreFriendly and PredatorsAreMean.

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[GenialGiraffe giraffes]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[WickedWeasel weasels]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like [[CatsAreMean ca]][[CuteKitten ts]], [[AngryGuardDog do]][[HeroicDog gs]], ducks, [[PirateParrot par]][[PollyWantsAMicrophone rots]], [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dino]][[PrehistoricMonster saurs]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile croco]][[GentleGiant dilians]], [[SavageWolves wol]][[NobleWolf ves]], [[PantheraAwesome big cats (lions, tigers, etc.)]], [[BearsAreBadNews be]][[BearyFriendly ars]], [[BeeAfraid be]][[VirtuousBees es]], lizards, [[MessyPig pi]][[FullBoarAction gs]], [[RighteousRabbit rabbits]] [[HairRaisingHare and hares]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys mon]][[ManiacMonkeys keys]] [[KillerGorilla and apes]], [[CunningLikeAFox foxes]], [[CuteOwl ow]][[OminousOwl ls]], and [[NobleBirdOfPrey birds]] [[KidnappingBirdOfPrey of prey]] (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can just as easily be either/or in stories. As a rule of thumb, though, HerbivoresAreFriendly and PredatorsAreMean.

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[GenialGiraffe giraffes]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[WickedWeasel weasels]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like cats, dogs, ducks, parrots, dinosaurs, crocodilians, wolves, big cats (lions, tigers, etc.), bears, bees, lizards, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can just as easily be either/or in stories. As a rule of thumb, though, HerbivoresAreFriendly and PredatorsAreMean.

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[WickedWeasel weasels]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like cats, dogs, ducks, parrots, dinosaurs, crocodilians, wolves, big cats (lions, tigers, etc.), bears, bees, lizards, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can just as easily be either/or in stories. As a rule of thumb, though, HerbivoresAreFriendly and PredatorsAreMean.

* Non-animal example: In the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' continuities, most of the Autobots turn into ground vehicles, while most of the Decepticons turn into aircraft. A few more specific vehicle types are almost always affiliated with a certain faction; Autobots are more likely to turn into emergency response vehicles like police cars and ambulances, while Decepticons are more likely to turn into purpose-built war machines like bombers and artillery guns.

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[WickedWeasel weasels]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like cats, dogs, ducks, parrots, dinosaurs, crocodilians, wolves, big cats (lions, tigers, etc.), bears, bees, lizards, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can just as easily be either/or in stories.

* ''Series/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.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', generally you can tell by the species who's going to be an antagonist. There are some exceptions, such as Jasiri and her family being good hyenas, the old crocodile leader Pua being wise and kind, and Makuu pulling a HeelFaceTurn in Season 2, but in general if the animal is stereotyped as evil in real life it will cause trouble for the Lion Guard.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', generally you can tell by the species who's going to be an antagonist. There are some exceptions, such as Jasiri and her family being good hyenas, the old crocodile leader Pua being wise and kind, and Makuu pulling a HeelFaceTurn in Season 2, but in general if the animal is stereotyped as evil in real life it will cause trouble for the Lion Guard (with the unusual exceptions of [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows ravens]], and [[SnakesAreSinister pythons]]). In the case of herbivores, however, all have been portrayed as good, including negatively-stereotyped ones like [[RhinoRampage rhinos]] and [[KillerGorilla gorillas]][[note]]This one is TruthInTelevision, as gorillas are {{Gentle Giant}}s in real life[[/note]] (although these two animals did cause problems for the Guard, albeit in a non-malicious manner).

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[WickedWeasel weasels]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like cats, dogs, ducks, parrots, crocodilians, wolves, big cats (lions, tigers, etc.), bears, bees, lizards, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can just as easily be either/or in stories.

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], and [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[HeinousHyena hyenas]], [[WickedWeasel weasels]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Some animals, like cats, dogs, ducks, parrots, alligators, wolves, big cats (lions, tigers, etc.), bears, bees, lizards, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can just as easily be either/or in stories.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' raccoons, dogs, birds and cats are good whilst aardvarks, pigs, crocodiles, rhinoceroses and bears are bad (with the exception of aardvarks Cedric and Sophia, the {{Token Heroic Orc}}s of the series).

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', generally you can tell by the species who's going to be an antagonist. There are a few exceptions, such as Jasiri and her family being good hyenas, and the old crocodile leader Pua being wise and kind, but in general if the animal is stereotyped as evil in real life it will cause trouble for the Lion Guard (with the unusual exceptions of [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows ravens]], [[SnakesAreSinister pythons]], and [[AmphibiansAreAbhorrent toads]]). In the case of herbivores, however, all have been portrayed as good, including negatively-stereotyped ones like [[RhinoRampage rhinos]] and [[KillerGorilla gorillas]][[note]]This one is TruthInTelevision, as gorillas are {{Gentle Giant}}s in real life[[/note]] (although these two animals did cause problems for the Guard, albeit in a non-malicious manner).

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', generally you can tell by the species who's going to be an antagonist. There are a few exceptions, such as Jasiri and her family being good hyenas, and the old crocodile leader Pua being wise and kind, but in general if the animal is stereotyped as evil in real life it will cause trouble for the Lion Guard (with the unusual exceptions of [[BadOlBadger honey badgers]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows ravens]], [[SnakesAreSinister pythons]], and [[AmphibiansAreAbhorrent toads]]). In the case of herbivores, however, all have been portrayed as good, including negatively-stereotyped ones like [[RhinoRampage rhinos]] and [[KillerGorilla gorillas]][[note]]This one is TruthInTelevision, as gorillas are {{Gentle Giant}}s in real life[[/note]] (although these two animals did cause problems for the Guard, albeit in a non-malicious manner).

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', generally you can tell by the species who's going to be an antagonist. There are a few exceptions, such as Jasiri and her family being good hyenas, and the old crocodile leader Pua being wise and kind, but in general if the animal is stereotyped as evil in real life it will cause trouble for the Lion Guard (with the unusual exceptions of [[BadOlBadger honey badgers]],
[[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows ravens]], [[SnakesAreSinister pythons]], and [[AmphibiansAreAbhorrent toads]]). In the case of herbivores, however, all have been portrayed as good, including negatively-stereotyped ones like [[RhinoRampage rhinos]] and [[KillerGorilla gorillas]][[note]]This one is TruthInTelevision, as gorillas are {{Gentle Giant}}s in real life[[/note]] (although these two animals did cause problems for the Guard, albeit in a non-malicious manner).

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', generally you can tell by the species who's going to be an antagonist. There are a few exceptions, such as Jasiri and her family being good hyenas, and the old crocodile leader Pua being wise and kind, but in general if the animal is stereotyped as evil in real life it will cause trouble for the Lion Guard (with the unusual exceptions of [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows ravens]], and [[SnakesAreSinister pythons]]). In the case of herbivores, however, all have been portrayed as good, including negatively-stereotyped ones like [[RhinoRampage rhinos]] and [[KillerGorilla gorillas]][[note]]This one is TruthInTelevision, as gorillas are {{Gentle Giant}}s in real life[[/note]] (although these two animals did cause problems for the Guard, albeit in a non-malicious manner).

Some animals, like [[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]], [[HonorableElephant elephants]], [[TheMarvelousDeer deer]], [[PlayfulOtter otters]], [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]], [[NiceMice mice]], [[TurtlePower turtles]] (except for maybe snapping turtles), and [[EverythingsPreciousWithPuppies dogs]] (aside from a few breeds), are usually portrayed as good, friendly, or nice. Some animals, like [[ThreateningShark sharks]], [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles]], [[BatOutOfHell bats]], [[CreepyCrows crows]], [[CirclingVultures vultures]], [[WickedWeasel weasels]], and [[YouDirtyRat rats]], are usually just portrayed as bad, mean, or evil. Others animals that typecast as bad, like cats, ducks, parrots, alligators, and wolves, can just as easily be either/or in stories. Some animals, like big cats (lions, tigers, etc.), bears, bees, lizards, pigs, rabbits and hares, monkeys, foxes, owls, and birds of prey (hawks, eagles, and falcons), can be either/or.

* ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'': Pigs are evil, birds are good.
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'': Crocodiles are evil, monkeys are good.

See also GoodColorsEvilColors and DressCodedForYourConvenience for when you want to do this with [[MostWritersAreHuman Non-Non-Humans]]. See WhatMeasureIsANonCute and UnpleasantAnimalCounterpart. Whenever you expect the above codes to hold true, but they don't, you may be dealing with a KillerRabbit. For the circumstances that could have led to this trope, see GoodTamingEvilTaming. For sub-tropes dealing with specific animals, look at the PleasantAnimalsIndex and the ScaryAnimalsIndex.