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This is an alphabetical list with the major and minor races in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set.

The characters races here have been featured prominently at one time or another in the Warcraft universe, and commonly depicted as heroic, villainous or sometimes both and this is subject to changes in the Warcraft universe and timeline.

=Beasts= These races are non-humanoid races and creatures with major roles.

Animals

Various kinds of animals inhabit Azeroth. Most of them only appear in World of Warcraft, though some (such as bears, wolves, horses and spiders) appear in earlier Warcraft games too. Some of them are tamable by the Hunter in World of Warcraft, others are used as mounts.

Bats

Small, herbivorous flying mammals, mostly found in dark places, inhabited by undead, such as Tirisfal Glades. As a Hunter's pet, they have the Screech skill. They are also used as the Horde's main flying mount for the Eastern Kingdoms continent in the MMORPG, World of Warcraft.

Bears

Large omnivorous mammals, dwelling in forests and mountains. Rexxar the Beastmaster was in a close relationship with a bear called Misha.

Boars

These tusked pigs are wide-spread omnivores. As a Hunter's pet, they have the Boar Charge skill.

Canines

Wolves, coyotes and hyenas are some of the most common carnivores in Azeroth. Wolves are often tamed and used as mounts by Orcs. As a Hunter's pet, they have the Furious Howl skill. Hyenas are sometimes used as guard dogs by the Centaur.

Carrion Birds

These carnivorous birds look like vultures with long caudal feathers.

Crawlers

These omnivorous giant crabs inhabit the shores of many parts of Azeroth. Most are neutral mobs that do not attack adventurers unless provoked and they are the only tamable creature in World of Warcraft that does not have a rare-spawning mob.

Crocolisks

Crocodile-like carnivorous reptiles, found in rivers and lakes. They have six feet.

Felines

Lions and tigers, leopards and cougars. Cat-like carnivores can be found in any place of Azeroth. Night elves have tamed a species called Nightsabre, now used as mount. As a Hunter's pet, they have Prowl skill.

Gorillas

These huge herbivorous apes live in the tropical regions of Azeroth. As a Hunter's pet, they have the Thunderstomp skill.

Horses

Humans use horses as mounts and pack animals. The Undead use undead horses as mounts.

Kodo

Kodo are very large creatures that are hunted and respected by the Tauren. They are either mammals or reptiles, and bear a heavy resemblance to Rhinoceros, which they may have been based on. Kodo are likely to be herbivorous, and this is corroborated by a specific quest, although they may be omnivorous because in Warcraft III they had an ability to devour almost any enemy, but this may have changed, as there were many minute details to the Warcraft universe that changed and were finalized in World of Warcraft, so their diet is unsubstantiated between omnivorous and herbivorous. Kodo travel Mulgore in packs of a Matriarch with her calves, and sometimes a bull or two; in contrast, bulls can usually be seen as rogues in the northern barrens and seen in packs in the southern barrens. Tamed Kodo are used as pack animals in caravans to haul trade goods and to carry wardrums. A smaller breed has been used as mounts, mainly for the Tauren, since a Kodo is the only mount strong enough to carry a Tauren, making them the only rideable mounts for Tauren in World Of Warcraft. The tauren chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof gave the orcs, led by Thrall, a number of kodos as a reward for helping them fight the centaurs. Since then, the orcs adorn them with drums and ride them to war. Some fel orcs have been seen riding chaos kodo beasts in Outland, though it is unknown how they obtained these beasts.

It is possible the name comes from the Japanese word kodo, meaning drum. It is also possible that the name is derived from Komodo Dragon.

Owls

Hunters of the night, these birds inhabit the Ashenvale forest. Night elves sometimes tame them and use them as scouts.

Rams

These herbivores are tamed by dwarves, and sometimes used as mounts.

Raptors

With huge claws and sharp teeth, these savage bipedal reptiles seem to be the top predators in Azeroth. They are mostly found in Durotar. Trolls use larger tamed specimen as mounts.

Salamanders

Salamanders are very similar to thunder lizards in appearance, though they have red or blue scales instead of green. Instead of lightning, salamanders spit fire. Draenei are known to tame some of these creatures.

Scorpids

These carnivores look like giant scorpions. As a Hunter's pet, they have the Scorpid Poison skill. They are related to the insect-like Silithids and therefore also related to the arachnid Nerubians of Northrend.

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