The Complete List of Farm Animals That Start With E

This list includes 15 Farm Animals that start with E, from “Eastern grey kangaroo” to “European sea bass”. These entries cover land, aquatic, and insect species kept for meat, milk, eggs, fiber, labor, or aquaculture.

Farm Animals that start with E are species commonly raised for food, fiber, work, or trade. Notably, the Eastern grey kangaroo is farmed in parts of Australia for meat and leather.

Below you’ll find the table with Common name, Scientific name, Order, and Typical habitat.

Common name: Shows the widely used name so you can quickly recognize the animal on farms or in regional lists.

Scientific name: Gives the binomial name so you can find precise species information across scientific and extension resources.

Order: Lists the taxonomic order to show broader evolutionary relationships and help you compare similar farmed species.

Typical habitat: Describes common production systems or habitats so you understand where and how the animal is usually kept.

Farm Animals that start with E

Name	Scientific name	Order	Typical production system	Description
Emu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	Casuariiformes	ranch, pasture-based	Large Australian ratite farmed for lean meat, leather, oil and large eggs; kept on small ranches and commercial farms worldwide.
Eland	Taurotragus oryx	Artiodactyla	ranch, pasture-based	A large antelope kept on African ranches and game farms for lean meat, hides and conservation herds.
Elk	Cervus canadensis	Artiodactyla	game farm, ranch	Farmed for venison, antler velvet and breeding stock on game farms and ranches, especially in North America and New Zealand.
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Lagomorpha	smallholder or intensive rabbitry	Commonly raised for meat, fur and breeding; adaptable to backyard, smallholder and intensive systems worldwide.
European honey bee	Apis mellifera	Hymenoptera	apiary, migratory beekeeping	Primary honey-producing bee, kept for honey, beeswax, pollination services and queens; cornerstone of apiculture globally.
Eri silkworm	Samia ricini	Lepidoptera	sericulture, small-scale farms	Silkworm species farmed for eri silk (durable, non-reeled silk) and sometimes for pupae as feed or food in parts of India.
Eastern oyster	Crassostrea virginica	Ostreoida	intertidal/subtidal aquaculture	Important North American oyster species farmed for table oysters and shellfish markets in estuaries and tidal farms.
European flat oyster	Ostrea edulis	Ostreoida	coastal oyster farms	Traditional European oyster valued for flavor; farmed in coastal racks, beds and longlines for food and restoration.
European eel	Anguilla anguilla	Anguilliformes	intensive aquaculture, ponds and tanks	Catadromous fish farmed in ponds and tanks for high‑value fresh and smoked eel; cultivation often relies on wild-caught juveniles.
European sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	Perciformes	sea-cage and tank aquaculture	Popular farmed fish in Europe and the Mediterranean; raised for the table in cages, on-growers and land-based systems.
Estuarine crocodile	Crocodylus porosus	Crocodilia	crocodile farms for leather and meat	Large crocodile species widely farmed in Southeast Asia and Australia for high-value leather, meat and breeding stock.
European bison	Bison bonasus	Artiodactyla	ranch, game farm	Kept on game farms and ranches for specialty meat, conservation breeding and nature tourism in parts of Europe.
Eastern grey kangaroo	Macropus giganteus	Diprotodontia	ranching and commercial harvest	Marsupial raised and harvested in Australia for lean meat and leather, managed under wildlife or farming regulations.
European abalone	Haliotis tuberculata	Vetigastropoda	sea-ranch and land-based aquaculture	Small abalone species farmed for delicacy markets in Europe, grown in sea cages, tanks and hatcheries.
European house cricket	Acheta domesticus	Orthoptera	insect farms, mass-rearing for feed and food	Cricket species widely farmed for pet food, animal feed and human protein snacks in vertical and indoor insect farms.