How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Spanish vocabulary: animals and plants

Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Spanish.

Here are 100 Spanish words on “Animals and plants”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Spanish	English
oso	bear
abeja	bee
pájaro	bird
rama	branch
arbusto	bush
gato	cat
margarita	daisy
pato	duck
elefante	elephant
abeto	fir tree
mosca	fly
rana	frog
pelo	fur
cabra	goat
rebaño	herd
cuerno	horn
caballo	horse
correa	lead
hoja	leaf
león	lion
camada	litter of young
ratón	mouse
jauría	pack
pata	paw
cerdo	pig
paloma	pigeon
planta	plant
presa	prey
rata	rat
tiburón	shark
oveja	sheepThe species in general, male or female
serpiente	snake
araña	spider
tallo	stem
cola	tail
volar	to fly
tortuga	turtle
ballena	whale
ala	wing
gusano	worm

Level 2: medium 35 words

Spanish	English
abedul	birch
mirlo	blackbird
cactus	cactus
camello	camel
carpa	carp
coral	coral
anguila	eel
halcón	falcon
potro	foal
oca	goose
gorila	gorilla
erizo	hedgehog
pezuña	hoof
larva	larva
lince	lynx
melena	mane
yegua	mare
ruiseñor	nightingale
avestruz	ostrich
búho	owl
panda	panda
loro	parrot
polen	pollen
depredador	predator
cachorro	puppy
savia	sap
hocico	snout
ardilla	squirrel
cisne	swan
garrapata	tick
florecer	to bloom
buitre	vulture
morsa	walrus
avispa	wasp
cebra	zebra

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
anfibio	amphibian
libélula	dragonfly
helecho	fern
saltamontes	grasshopperJumping insect of meadows
herbívoro	herbivore
garza	heron
hipopótamo	hippopotamus
mariquita	ladybird
lirio de los valles	lily of the valley
langosta	locustSwarming species that forms clouds
pulpo	octopus
nutria	otter
junco	reed
reptil	reptile
erizo de mar	sea urchin
gorrión	sparrow
enjambre	swarm
ladrar	to bark
balar	to bleat
brotar	to bud
mugir	to moo
arañar	to scratch
marchitarse	to wilt
tulipán	tulip
comadreja	weasel

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

goose oca ganso
grasshopper saltamontes chapulín
ladybird mariquita catarina

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.