Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them represents the fruit of many years' travel and research by Newt Scamander. According to the book, the first edition was commissioned in 1918 by Augustus Worme of Obscurus Books. To compile this volume, Mr. Scamander traveled the globe in search of magical species. For complete details of the beasts within this list, the curious reader is invited to purchase Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and all the proceeds will go to charity Comic Relief.
The danger level, when known, scales from 5 (Known Wizard Killer) to 0 (Boring) and is notated in these pages.
| Name | Description | Location | Reference | |||
| Acromantula Danger rating: 5 | Eight-eyed spider capable of human speech. | Borneo, Forbidden Forest | Chamber of Secrets | |||
| Armadillo Danger rating: 0 | Goblet of Fire | |||||
| Ashwinder Danger rating: 3 | Created by unchecked burning magical fire. Thin, pale gray serpent with glowing red eyes, the eggs are valuable in Love Potions and as a cure for ague. | Worldwide | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Augurey Danger rating: 2 | Greenish-black, thin, sings at the approach of rain, repells ink. | Britain and Ireland | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Banshee Danger rating: 0 | Chamber of Secrets | |||||
| Basilisk Danger rating: 5 | The basilisk is a brilliant green serpent that may reach up to fifty feet in length. The male has a scarlet plume upon its head. It has exceptionally venomous fangs but its most dangerous means of attack is the gaze of its large yellow eyes. Anyone who looks directly at these suffers instant death. | Chamber of Secrets | Chamber of Secrets | |||
| Beetle Danger rating: 0 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||||
| Bicorn Danger rating: 0 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||||
| Billywig Danger rating: 3 | Half an inch long, sapphire blue insect, spins as it flies, stings. | Australian | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Blast-Ended Skrewt Danger rating: 0 | Goblet of Fire | |||||
| Blibbering Humdinger Danger rating: 0 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||||
| Bloodhound, Albino Danger rating: 0 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||||
| Boarhound Danger rating: 0 | Multiple Books | |||||
| Boggart Danger rating: 0 | A boggart takes on the shape of your worst fear. Expellable through the Riddikulus spell and laughter. | Prisoner of Azkaban | ||||
| Boomslang Danger rating: 0 | Chamber of Secrets | |||||
| Bowtruckle Danger rating: 2 | Tree guardian creature. Small, made of bark, eats insects, peaceful and generally shy | West of England, Southern Germany, Scandinavian forests | Order of the Phoenix | |||
| Bugbear, Blood-Sucking Danger rating: 0 | Chamber of Secrets | |||||
| Bundimun Danger rating: 3 | Infests houses. Resembles greenish fungus, feeds on dirt | Worldwide | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Cat Danger rating: 0 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||||
| Centaur Danger rating: 4 | Human head, torso and arms joined to a horse body. Intelligent and capable of speech. | Forest-dwelling; Greece | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Chimaera Danger rating: 5 | Lion head, goat body, dragon tail. Extremely dangerous. | Greece | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Chizpurfle Danger rating: 2 | Parasites, crablike appearance, big fangs. Attracted by magic. | Wizard dwellings | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Clabbert Danger rating: 2 | Tree dwelling, looks like a cross between a monkey and a frog with a large flashing red pustule in the middle of its forehead. | Southern states, N. America; Worldwide | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Cockatrice Danger rating: 0 | Goblet of Fire | |||||
| Crumble-Horned Snorkack Danger rating: 0 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||||
| Crup Danger rating: 3 | Resembles Jack Terrier dog, extremely loyal to wizards | SE England | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Demiguise Danger rating: 4 | Invisible when threatened, pelts used in Invisibility cloaks. | Far East | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Diricrawl Danger rating: 2 | Plump, fluffy and flightless bird; similar to Muggle "dodo", but has ability to disappear in a puff of feathers, much like a phoenix | Mauritus | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Doxy Danger rating: 3 | Prefers cold climates. Often mistaken for a fairy, but is entirely black with sharp, venemous teeth. | Northern Europe, America | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon Danger rating: 5 | Very magical and dangerous. | Worldwide | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Antipodean Opaleye Danger rating: 5 | Medium size, dwells in valleys, vivid scarlet flame. It has iridescent scales and glittering multi-colored eyes. | New Zealand | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Chinese Fireball Danger rating: 5 | Scarlet and smooth scaled, with golden spiky fringe around the face and eyes. Mushroom shaped flame. | China | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Common Welsh Green Danger rating: 5 | Blends well with grass, least troublesome of Dragon species. Flame is issued in thin jets, and roar is melodic in nature. | Wales | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Hebridean Black Danger rating: 5 | Big dragon, rough scaled with purple eyes. Bat-like wings. | Britain | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Hungarian Horntail Danger rating: 5 | Black scales, lizardlike appearance with yellow eyes, bronze horns and spikes. Long fire breathing range. | Hungary | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Norwegian Ridgeback Danger rating: 5 | Rare, resembles Horntail | Norway | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Peruvian Vipertooth Danger rating: 5 | Smooth scaled, small, copper and black colored. | Peru | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Romanian Longhorn Danger rating: 5 | Dark green scales, gold horns. | Romania | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Swedish Short-Snout Danger rating: 5 | Silvery blue dragon, brilliant blue flame | Sweden | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dragon, Ukranian Ironbelly Danger rating: 5 | Largest breed, metallic gray with deep red eyes. Sharp talons. | Ukraine | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Dugbog Danger rating: 3 | Resembles dead wood, has finned paws and sharp teeth. Marsh dweller. | Europe, North/South America | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Eagle Danger rating: 0 | Ravenclaw's mascot. | Multiple Books | ||||
| Erkling Danger rating: 4 | Elfish creature, resembles gnome, eats children | Germany (Black Forest) | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Erumpent Danger rating: 4 | Large, gray beast. Does not attack unless provoked. Resembles a Muggle "Rhino" | Africa | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Fairy Danger rating: 2 | Humanoid, large insect-like wings, excessively vain. Cannot speak. | Worldwide | Multiple Books | |||
| Ferret Danger rating: 0 | Moody turns Draco Malfoy into one temporarily. | Goblet of Fire | ||||
| Fire Crab Danger rating: 3 | Resembles a large tortoise with a jeweled shell | Fiji | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| Fire Slugs Danger rating: 0 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||||
| Flesh-Eating Slug Danger rating: 0 | Sorcerer's Stone | |||||
| Flobberworm Danger rating: 1 | Thick brown worm, long. Doesn't move much. | Damp ditches | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
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