The Complete List of Farm Animals That Start With G

This list includes 16 Farm Animals that start with G, from “Giant African snail” to “Guppy”. These species are commonly kept for meat, eggs, milk, fiber, labor, or aquaculture.

Farm Animals that start with G are species raised on farms worldwide for production, work, or consumption. For example, geese have a long history as guard animals and egg producers in Europe.

Below you’ll find the table with common name, scientific name, taxonomic order, and typical habitat.

Common name: You see the everyday name used on farms and in markets, which helps you recognize species quickly.

Scientific name: This shows the binomial name so you can identify the exact species across regions and languages.

Taxonomic order: The order places species in a broader biological group, helping you compare related farmed animals.

Typical habitat: You learn the usual production system or habitat, so you see where each species is commonly farmed.

Farm Animals that start with G

Name	Scientific name	Taxonomic order	Typical habitat/production system	Description
Goat	Capra hircus	Artiodactyla	pasture/free-range/barn	Raised globally for milk, meat and fiber; versatile smallholder and commercial livestock with over 1,000,000,000 animals in diverse systems.
Goose	Anser anser	Anseriformes	pasture/free-range/barn	Farmed for meat, eggs and foie gras; domestic geese derive from greylag populations and are common on small and commercial farms.
Guinea pig	Cavia porcellus	Rodentia	smallholder/indoor pens	Kept for meat in Andean regions and as companion animals elsewhere; commonly produced in household and small‑scale indoor systems.
Guineafowl	Numida meleagris	Galliformes	free-range/farmyard	Helmeted guineafowl are hardy birds farmed for meat, eggs and pest control, especially in Africa and small mixed farms.
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cypriniformes	pond/aquaculture	Herbivorous freshwater fish widely pond‑farmed for food and aquatic weed control, especially in Asia and integrated polyculture systems.
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cypriniformes	pond/aquaculture	Farmed mainly for the ornamental trade in ponds and tanks; globally produced for aquaria and garden ponds.
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Cyprinodontiformes	aquaculture/ornamental ponds	Popular ornamental fish bred in tanks and ponds for aquarium markets; prized for color varieties and ease of culture.
Giant freshwater prawn	Macrobrachium rosenbergii	Decapoda	pond/aquaculture	Widely cultured in freshwater ponds and rice‑prawn systems in Asia for meat; important for both smallholders and commercial farms.
Giant tiger prawn	Penaeus monodon	Decapoda	pond/aquaculture	Major marine shrimp species farmed in coastal ponds and cages for export; high‑value aquaculture product in Asia-Pacific.
Green tiger prawn	Penaeus semisulcatus	Decapoda	pond/aquaculture	Regionally farmed penaeid shrimp in coastal pond systems; produced for local and export seafood markets.
Giant grouper	Epinephelus lanceolatus	Perciformes	sea cages/aquaculture	Large marine fish grown in sea cages and hatcheries for live/fresh markets in Asia; notable for rapid growth and large size.
Gilt-head bream	Sparus aurata	Perciformes	sea cages/aquaculture	Key Mediterranean aquaculture species farmed in cages and tanks for mild-flavored white flesh; important in Europe and North Africa.
Grey mullet	Mugil cephalus	Mugiliformes	pond/sea/aquaculture	Euryhaline fish farmed in ponds and coastal farms for meat and roe; tolerant species used in integrated farming systems.
Guanaco	Lama guanicoe	Artiodactyla	pasture/ranch	South American camelid farmed for fine fiber and meat on ranches; less common than llamas but used commercially for wool.
Giant African snail	Achatina fulica	Stylommatophora	snailery/indoor pens	Raised in heliciculture for meat and trade in some regions; prolific breeder and also considered invasive in many areas.
Golden apple snail	Pomacea canaliculata	Architaenioglossa	pond/indoor aquaculture	Cultivated regionally for food in parts of Asia; freshwater snail produced in tanks or ponds for local markets.