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In Dwarf Fortress, creatures are defined as any (for the sake of this article, non-vermin) beings you can interact with. They come in all shapes and sizes, and range from the civilized races like Dwarves to evil monsters like giant cave spiders. Various creatures will interact with your fortress in many different ways.

See also: Animals

Reading the Table

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features

The above columns indicate, in order:

Symbol: The symbol assigned to the creature, how you will see it without a graphic set.

Name: The name of the creature as it shows up ingame.

Hostile: If "Yes" then the creature will attack on sight, if "No" then the creature is either neutral or friendly. Undead creatures are always hostile.

Food Source: If "Yes" then the creature can be butchered into edible substance that your dwarves will feed on.

Adult Body Size: The average size of the creature when an adult. This can be anywhere from 500 for a rabbit to 25,000,000 for a dragon. More or less equals the creature's weight in grams. These sizes do not correspond to the sizes which trigger pressure plates. Size is modified with height and broadness (ie. incredible skinny and short is below the average weight, while a fat and tall one is above it).

Pet Value: This is the value the creature can be bought and sold for as a pet during trading.

Biome: Where the creature can be found.

Features: Any special features the creature possesses, these can include things such as causing a syndrome, breathing fire, or spinning webs.

Creatures

Civilized

Main Races

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
Dwarf No No 60,000 Not tameable Fortresses Trading race
e Elf Variable1 No 60,000 Not tameable Forest retreats Trading race
g Goblin Variable1 No 60,000 Not tameable Dark fortresses Trading race, Snatchers2
U Human Variable1 No 70,000 Not tameable Towns and cities Trading race
k Kobold Variable1 No 20,000 Not tameable Caves Skulking race
1. Whether or not you are hostile with select civilized races is randomized for every game world.
2. Snatchers try to snatch children of other civilizations. Snatched individuals become part of the Snatcher's civ.

Animalman Races

Note: These creatures can form crude civilizations underground but will not trade with you. They wield some weapons and can join adventurers.

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
a Amphibian man Variable1 Yes 20,000 Not tameable Underground Amphibious
a Antman Variable1 Yes Variable2 Not tameable Underground Four castes
b Bat man Variable1 Yes 70,000 Not tameable Underground Can fly
f Cave fish man Variable1 Yes 70,000 Not tameable Underground Amphibious
s Cave swallow man Variable1 Yes 70,000 Not tameable Underground Can fly
o Olm man Variable1 Yes 70,000 Not tameable Underground Amphibious
r Reptile man Variable1 Yes 50,000 Not tameable Underground Amphibious
r Rodent man Variable1 Yes 40,000 Not tameable Underground
s Serpent man Variable1 Yes 50,000 Not tameable Underground Amphibious; Causes Syndrome
1. Whether a animalman civilization treats you as hostile or not seems random, though this has not been tested.[Verify]
2. Antmen body sizes depend on their caste.

Domestic Animals

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
a Alpaca No Yes 70,000 200 N/A Domestic, milkable and can be sheared
p Blue peafowl No Yes 4,000 10 Tropical broadleaf forest Domestic, lay eggs
c Cat No Yes 5,000 20 N/A Domestic
c Cavy No No 800 3 Tropical savanna, grassland, and shrubland Domestic
c Chicken No Yes 3,000 10 N/A Domestic, lay eggs
C Cow No Yes 600,000 300 N/A Domestic and milkable
d Dog No Yes 30,000 30 N/A Domestic and trainable
d Duck No No 1,000 10 Any lakes and any wetland Domestic, lay eggs
D Donkey No Yes 300,000 200 N/A Domestic and milkable
g Goat No Yes 50,000 50 N/A Domestic and milkable
g Goose No Yes 4,500 10 Temperate lakes and temperate marshes Domestic, lay eggs
g Guineafowl No No 1,500 10 N/A Domestic, lay eggs
H Horse No Yes 500,000 200 N/A Domestic and milkable
L Llama No Yes 180,000 200 N/A Domestic, milkable and can be sheared
M Mule No Yes 400,000 200 N/A Domestic
C One-humped camel No Yes 500,000 500 Any desert Domestic, milkable
p Pig No Yes 60,000 100 N/A Domestic and milkable
r Rabbit No No 500 3 Temperate savanna, grassland, and shrubland Domestic
R Reindeer No Yes 130,000 200 Tundra and taiga Domestic and milkable
s Sheep No Yes 50,000 100 N/A Domestic, milkable and can be sheared
t Turkey No Yes 5,000 10 Temperate forest, swamp and shrubland Domestic, lay eggs
C Two-humped camel No Yes 500,000 500 Any desert Domestic, milkable
W Wagon No No 12,000 Not tameable A special "creature" - see article
W Water buffalo No Yes 1,000,000 200 Tropical wetland Domestic, milkable
Y Yak No Yes 700,000 200 Mountains Domestic, milkable

Special

Megabeasts

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
C Bronze colossus Yes No 20,000,000 Not tameable All land Made of bronze, fairly hard to kill
D Dragon Yes Yes 25,000,000 10000 All land Breathes fire, trainable
H Hydra Yes Yes 8,000,000 10000 All land Has seven heads
R Roc Yes Yes 20,000,000 10000 All land Can fly, trainable

Semi-Megabeasts

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
C Cyclops Yes Yes 8,000,000 Not tameable All land One eyed
E Ettin Yes Yes 8,000,000 Not tameable All land Has two heads
G Giant Yes Yes 9,000,000 Not tameable All land
M Minotaur Yes Yes 220,000 Not tameable All land

Nonexistent

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
C Centaur N/A No N/A N/A Nowhere Only found in engravings
C Chimera N/A No N/A N/A Nowhere Only found in engravings
G Griffon N/A No N/A N/A Nowhere Only found in engravings

Above Ground

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
A Alligator Yes Yes 400,000 650 Freshwater swamps, marshes and rivers Amphibious
B Beak dog Yes Yes 150,000 50 Evil marshes Can be mounted by goblins
g Bilou No Yes 6,000 500 Tropical broadleaf forest
B Black bear Yes Yes 120,000 300 Taiga and temperate forest Steals booze
g Black-crested gibbon No Yes 6,000 500 Tropical broadleaf forest
g Black-handed gibbon No Yes 6,000 500 Tropical broadleaf forest
M Blizzard man Yes No 300,000 Not tameable Tundra and glaciers
b Bonobo No Yes 50,000 500 Tropical broadleaf forest and shrubland
b Buzzard Yes Yes 1,400 30 All desert and temperate grassland, savanna, and marsh Steals food
c Capybara No Yes 45,000 100 Any wetland Makes sounds in Adventure mode
c Cavy No No 800 3 Tropical savanna, grassland, and shrubland Domestic
c Cheetah Yes Yes 50,000 200 Tropical savanna, grassland, and shrubland
c Chimpanzee No Yes 50,000 500 Tropical broadleaf forest and shrubland
C Cougar Yes Yes 60,000 100 Any forest and shrubland
g Dark gnome Yes No 15,000 Not tameable Evil mountains Steals booze
d Deer No Yes 140,000 50 Taiga and temperate forest
d Duck No No 1,000 10 Any lakes and any wetland Domestic, lay eggs
E Elephant No Yes 5,000,000 500 Tropical forest and shrubland Trainable
E Elk No Yes 300,000 100 Tundra and temperate grassland
b Foul blendec Yes Yes 60,000 250 Most evil forest
f Fox No Yes 6,000 25 Taiga and temperate forest
g Gazelle No Yes 20,000 50 Tropical savanna and grassland
C Giant cheetah Yes Yes 100,000 200 Tropical savanna, grassland, and shrubland Trainable
S Giant desert scorpion Yes Yes 200,000 2500 Savage desert No pain, no stun, no emotion; deadly Syndrome
E Giant eagle Yes Yes 100,000 700 Savage mountains Trainable
J Giant jaguar Yes Yes 150,000 100 Savage tropical areas, any desert Trainable
L Giant leopard Yes Yes 100,000 100 Savage tropical areas, any desert Trainable
L Giant lion Yes Yes 400,000 200 Some land Trainable
T Giant tiger Yes Yes 450,000 200 Some savage tropical areas Trainable
P Gigantic panda No Yes 650,000 1000 Temperate forest Trainable
G Giraffe No Yes 1,000,000 500 Tropical savanna and shrubland
g Goose No Yes 4,500 10 Temperate lakes and temperate marshes Domestic, lay eggs
G Gorilla No Yes 150,000 500 Tropical broadleaf forest and swamp Trainable
g Gray gibbon No Yes 6,000 500 Tropical broadleaf forest
g Grimeling Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Evil swamps
B Grizzly bear Yes Yes 200,000 500 Taiga and temperate forest Steals booze, trainable
g Groundhog No Yes 3,000 50 Temperate savanna, grassland, and shrubland
m Hoary marmot No Yes 10,000 50 Mountains
w Ice wolf Yes Yes 50,000 50 Evil tundra and glaciers Pack animal
M Moose No Yes 525,000 (males) 315,000 (females) 300 Taiga and temperate forest
g Mountain gnome No No 15,000 Not tameable Good mountains Steals booze
g Mountain goat No Yes 50,000 50 Mountains
M Muskox No Yes 285,000 300 Tundra and grassland Pulls wagons
N Nightwing Yes Yes 120,000 50 Evil desert Can fly
C One-humped camel No Yes 500,000 500 All desert Domestic, milkable
P Panda No Yes 130,000 300 Temperate forest
B Polar bear Yes Yes 400,000 100 Tundra and glaciers Steals booze, trainable
R Reindeer No Yes 130,000 200 Tundra and taiga Domestic and milkable
R Rhinoceros No Yes 3,000,000 500 Tropical savanna, grassland and shrubland
C Saltwater crocodile Yes Yes 800,000 700 Any tropical swamps, marshes and rivers
S Sasquatch Yes Yes 300,000 Not tameable Temperate forest and taiga
s Slugman No Yes 50,000 Not tameable Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest No bones
s Snailman No Yes 50,000 Not tameable Any wetland and moist tropical broadleaf forest No bones
s Strangler Yes Yes 40,000 250 Evil tropical moist broadleaf forest
t Turkey No Yes 5,000 10 Temperate forest, swamp and shrubland Domestic, lay eggs
C Two-humped camel No Yes 500,000 500 All desert Domestic, milkable
U Unicorn No Yes 600,000 1000 Good taiga, forest, and shrubland
W Water buffalo No Yes 1,000,000 200 Tropical wetland Domestic, milkable
W Werewolf Yes Yes 120,000 50 or 1000 Evil tundra, taiga, temperate forest and shrubland
w Wolf Yes Yes 40,000 50 Tundra, taiga, and temperate forest/shrubland
Y Yak No Yes 700,000 200 Mountains Domestic, milkable
Y Yeti Yes Yes 300,000 Not tameable Mountains, glaciers, and tundra

Subterranean

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
M Amethyst man Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Caverns Leaves behind an amethyst
B Blind cave bear Yes Yes 200,000 500 Caverns
O Blind cave ogre Yes Yes 7,000,000 500 Caverns
M Blood man Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Caverns
b Bugbat No Yes 10,000 20 Caverns
o Cave blob No No 20,000 50 Caverns Causes syndrome
C Cave crocodile Yes Yes 600,000 750 Caverns
D Cave dragon Yes Yes 15,000,000 10,000 Caverns
f Cave floater No No 40,000 50 Caverns Causes syndrome
e Creeping eye No Yes 20,000 50 Caverns
c Crundle Yes Yes 10,000 50 Caverns
D Draltha No Yes 2,500,000 500 Caverns
d Drunian No Yes 50,000 50 Caverns Steals food and items
E Elk bird No Yes 100,000 400 Caverns
i Fire imp Yes Yes 6,000 Not tameable Magma Throws fireballs
M Fire man Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Magma Throws fireballs and leaves behind ashes
o Flesh ball No Yes 70,000 10 Subterranean water
% Floating guts No Yes 20,000 10 Caverns
M Gabbro man Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Caverns Leaves behind gabbro
B Giant bat Yes Yes 100,000 750 Caverns Trainable
S Giant cave spider Yes Yes 100,000 2,500 Caverns Spins/throws webs and causes syndrome
C Giant cave swallow No[Verify] Yes 100,000 700 Caverns Trainable
W Giant earthworm No Yes 1,500,000 500 Caverns
m Giant mole No[Verify] Yes 200,000 350 Caverns Steals food and booze
O Giant olm Yes Yes 300,000 750 Caverns
R Giant rat No[Verify] Yes 100,000 500 Caverns Steals food and booze
T Giant toad Yes Yes 300,000 750 Caverns
g Gorlak No Yes 50,000 Not tameable Good caverns
G Green devourer Yes Yes 70,000 200 Caverns
g Gremlin No No 10,000 N/A Caverns Cause mischief around fortress
s Helmet snake Yes Yes 50,000 30 Caverns Causes syndrome
h Hungry head Yes Yes 5,000 50 Caverns Flying
M Iron man Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Caverns Causes syndrome
J Jabberer Yes Yes 4,500,000 1500 Caverns
r Large rat No Yes 25,000 250 Caverns Steals food
C Magma crab No Yes 30,000 200 Magma Throws molten basalt
M Magma man Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Magma Leaves behind obsidian
m Manera Yes No 60,000 Not tameable Evil caverns
M Molemarian Yes No 90,000 400 Caverns
M Mud man Yes No 70,000 Not tameable Caverns
n Naked mole dog No Yes 60,000 350 Caverns Steals food
m Plump helmet man No No 50,000 Not tameable Caverns
p Pond grabber Yes Yes 30,000 50 Caverns
R Reacher Yes Yes 70,000 100 Caverns
R Rutherer No Yes 3,000,000 600 Caverns Exotic Mount
t Troglodyte Yes No 6,000 Not tameable Caverns
T Troll Yes Yes 250,000 Not tameable Caverns Forms civilizations
C Voracious cave crawler Yes Yes 900,000 1000 Caverns

Aquatic

Note: This does not include subterranean sea creatures.

Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
A Alligator Yes Yes 400,000 650 Freshwater swamps, marshes and rivers Amphibious
s Angelshark No Yes 15,000 200 Oceans
S Basking shark No Yes 15,000,000 1000 Oceans
S Blacktip reef shark Yes Yes 15,000 200 Oceans
S Blue shark Yes Yes 300,000 400 Oceans
α Bluefin tuna No Yes 600,000 200 Oceans
α Bluefish No Yes 15,000 200 Oceans
S Bull shark Yes Yes 150,000 500 Oceans
α Carp No Yes 40,000 50 Freshwater rivers and lakes
α Cod No Yes 50,000 200 Oceans
c Coelacanth No Yes 80,000 200 Oceans
ò Common skate No Yes 100,000 200 Oceans
~ Conger eel No Yes 50,000 400 Oceans
d Duck No No 1,000 10 Any lakes and any wetland Domestic, lay eggs
p Emperor penguin No Yes 30,000 10 Arctic ocean
s Frill shark Yes Yes 60,000 500 Oceans
G Giant grouper No Yes 600,000 200 Oceans
g Goose No Yes 4,500 10 Temperate lakes and temperate marshes Domestic, lay eggs
B Great barracuda Yes Yes 60,000 200 Oceans
S Great white shark Yes Yes 2,000,000 500 Oceans
α Halibut No Yes 200,000 200 Oceans
S Hammerhead shark Yes Yes 500,000 500 Oceans
H Hippo No Yes 1,500,000 400 Tropical rivers and lakes
l Leechman yes Yes 50,000 Not tameable Freshwater lakes No bones, sucks blood
p Little penguin No No 1,500 10 Arctic ocean
S Longfin mako shark Yes Yes 30,000 500 Oceans
g Longnose gar no Yes 20,000 200 Temperate rivers and lakes
Manta ray No Yes 2,300,000 500 Oceans
α Marlin No Yes 800,000 500 Tropical and temperate oceans
M Merperson No No 70,000 Not tameable Good oceans
α Milkfish No Yes 10,000 50 Almost all water
S Nurse shark No Yes 150,000 300 Oceans
α Ocean sunfish No Yes 1,000,000 500 Oceans
α Opah No Yes 200,000 200 Oceans
p Penguin No No 4,000 10 Arctic ocean
α Pike No Yes 35,000 200 Temperate rivers and lakes
p Platypus No No 2,000 10 All rivers
C Saltwater crocodile Yes Yes 800,000 700 Any tropical swamps, marshes and rivers
~ Sea lamprey Yes Yes 20,000 200 Almost all water
M Sea monster Yes Yes 8,000,000 1000 Evil oceans
S Sea serpent Yes Yes 9,000,000 1000 Savage oceans
S Shortfin mako shark Yes Yes 80,000 500 Oceans
s Spiny dogfish No Yes 30,000 200 Oceans
S Spotted wobbegong No Yes 80,000 200 Oceans
ò Stingray No Yes 5,000 200 Almost all water
α Sturgeon No Yes 1,500,000 300 Oceans and rivers
α Swordfish No Yes 650,000 500 Oceans
S Tiger shark Yes Yes 500,000 500 Oceans
α Tigerfish Yes Yes 50,000 200 Tropical freshwater rivers and lakes
W Walrus No Yes 1,500,000 400 Arctic ocean
W Whale No Yes 20,000,000 1000 Oceans
W Whale shark No Yes 20,000,000 1000 Oceans
S Whitetip reef shark Yes Yes 15,000 200 Oceans

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Tile Name Playable Hostile Food Source Adult Body Size Pet Value (×) Biome Features
& Demon Yes N/A N/A Not tameable Hell See article for more information
Any Forgotten beast Yes N/A N/A Not tameable All underground See article for more information
Ñ Night creature Yes N/A N/A Not tameable All above-ground See article for more information
Any Titan N/A N/A N/A Not tameable All above-ground See article for more information