Animals

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Various minor reoccurring species of animals appear throughout the Little Nightmares series. Animals include anything that can be found in the Animalia kingdom, which includes mammals, birds, fish, bugs, and many more. Although some animals, such as Leeches, appear as enemies in the game, most animals serve as background characters.

List of Hostile Animals

• Leeches
• Beetles
• Candy Weevils
• The Centipede

List of Miscellaneous Animals

Rats

	Rats are a species of animal that appear in Little Nightmares (video game), Secrets of the Maw, Little Nightmares (2017 comic series), Little Nightmares II Little Nightmares Comics, The Lonely Ones, Descent to Nowhere and Little Nightmares III.
Role: In Little Nightmares, there are several rats encountered in the Maw, mainly in its lower parts. Usually, Six encounters rats anytime throughout the game while exploring the Prison and the Lair. After Six escapes the Janitor and enter the Kitchen, she is for the third time stricken with hunger pains. Six satisfies her hunger by devouring a helpless rat trapped in a mouse trap. In Secrets of the Maw, throughout the Runaway Kid's journey in the Depths, he encounters some rats scattering around. If he throws a wrapped head to a basket which may give the player an achievement, several rats will come out of the basket. In the first issue of the 2017 Little Nightmares comic series, a rat was encountered in a barn by the Refugee Boy and his sister. It was cooked and eaten. In the fifth episode of Little Nightmares Comics, the Ghost Child finds an injured rat while fleeing with it from an apartment room with two Viewers watching a television. After the child reaches the window, the rat appears already dead due to blood loss. In Little Nightmares II, although rats don't appear much in the game, Mono can see them in some secret places with Glitching Remains throughout the Wilderness, the School, and the Pale City. After Mono dispatches a bear trap with a twig, he slides down a broken log. He later sees a giant rat with its head caught in a bear trap under the log. While solving the puzzle of The Nome's Attic DLC, in a dark room near the entrance to it, you can see a cage in which a rat is sitting. According to the game's files, the skins that the Hunter's shack is filled with are that of giant rats. In addition, a giant unknown rat creature can be seen being skinned when he is encountered. On the table next to this create is a stack of rat bodies. If the game is modded with free camera, the player can see some rats on the table which the Hunter used to tear an unknown animal inside the barn. Mono later finds two dead rats hanging inside a locker with a Glitching Remain in it before entering the Teacher's classroom. In a sewer system, Mono can see a rat standing on a pipe while descending down. Later, in a room with cages, some of the animals inside appear to be rats. In The Lonely Ones, Ruse, Feast, and Mim run into a group of greasy rats while escaping the the hedge maze fire. In the first issue of Descent to Nowhere, Hush finds a rat in the Stone Giant. In the second issue, various rats can be seen among the trash as Myra walks back to Josef Kay's apartment. In Little Nightmares III, a dead rat with its guts spilled out is seen at the beginning of the Necropolis chapter. Multiple living rats can be seen in the Candy Factory, and another living rat appears in the Carnevale in the Kin's lair. A dead rat can be seen hanging from a plant in the Institute.
Gallery: In-Game In-Comic Promotional Images Wallpapers Little Nightmares (video game): One of the first rats seen that gets scared and runs into a sink. Scared rat in the prison area. Some rats are seen feasting on a meat inside a cage which will be eaten by Six. Some hanging rats seen in the area where the Janitor captures Six. A rat that was caught in a mouse trap. A rat being eaten by Six. A rat is seen beside a dead Nome in the Kitchen's freezer room. Little Nightmares II: A giant rat caught in a bear trap. What are confirmed as being the skin of giant rats in the game's files. Two dead hanging rats inside a locker in the School. A rat on the pipes while Mono is climbing down to the sewer. Rats and Moths in cages. Little Nightmares III: A rat strangled by a plant in the Institute. Little Nightmares (comic series): A rat that was found and cooked in a barn in the first issue. Little Nightmares Comics: A grey rat that was caught in a trap. Ghost carries the injured rat. The rat succumbs to its wounds. Descent to Nowhere: Hush finds a rat in the Stone Giant. Rats digging among the trash. Six about to eat a rat alive.

Crows

	Crows are a species of animals that appear in the 2017 Little Nightmares comic series, Little Nightmares Comics, Little Nightmares II, The Lonely Ones, Descent to Nowhere and Little Nightmares III.
Role: Crows are non-hostile and will fly away if someone gets too close to them. Crows were first introduced in Issue #1 of the 2017 Little Nightmares comic series. While flying around a barn, Crows were seen turning into skeletons after coming into close contact with the North Wind. Later, a Crow tried to attack the Refugee Boy. Crows can be seen in the first and second episode of Little Nightmares Comics, flying above the Wilderness. Crows later returned in Little Nightmares II, where they can first be seen in the Wilderness. Crows can be seen here pecking around in patches of grass, flying away when Mono or Six would come into close contact with them. During Mono and Six's encounter with the Hunter, the Hunter would become aware of their position when a Crow would fly away after they got too close. Crows continued to appear throughout the Pale City. One notable Crow in the city appeared stuffed in a bottle hanging from a rope in a location where a Glitching Remain can be found. In Chapter 9 of The Lonely Ones, a flock of Crows appeared to watch Mim's performance at the Loading Dock. The Crows led Ruse to the discovery of the control, panel which she used to drop a large box, causing them to fly away. Some came back to poke at the contents of the box. As Myra stands on the Counties' Bridge, various Crows can be seen flying behind her. Crows return again Little Nightmares III, seen around the deserted city of the Necropolis. Several deceased Crows are seen throughout the chapter. Some appear to have been hung while others only have their bones remaining. Crow feathers seem to have been harvested by the Dwellers to create things such as the umbrellas found by Low and Alone. The Crows left alive within the Necropolis sometimes tend to swarm around Monster Baby for whenever she drops an object near them. At the end of the chapter, various Crows start attacking Monster Baby, causing her to leave Low and Alone alone and try to catch the animals away. In Little Nightmares III, Crows serve as collectables, as the player has to scare eleven of them. They can do so by shooting them as Low or getting close and jumping as Alone. Scaring enough Crows will earn the player an achievement. The first Crow is found in the same room as the first Doll, on a broken wall. Players can shoot it as Low or jump on the crate below and jump near it. A second Crow is found early in the open city, standing on a Dweller's head. The third, fourth and fifth Crows are found in the room where Low has to shoot a Crow to get a key. Two are standing on a wall in the background. The sixth Crow is found right after using the umbrellas for the first time. It stands right besides the zipline. A seventh Crow is found right after Alone breaks the wall after the two run away from Monster Baby and use their umbrellas to reach the upper floor, in the same room where they need to descend again. It's standing on a broken wall, on the top right. The eight Crow is scared when climbing up from the catacombs, right before Low and Alone watch Monster Baby walk through the city. Four more Crows are found when the player sees the group of Dwellers in a circle, shortly before the end of the day-time section of the chapter. Two are standing on Dwellers' heads while two are in the background. Four last Crows are seen at the start of the night section of the Necropolis chapter, flying away after Monster Baby starts shining her light on the ground.
Gallery: In-Game In-Comic Paintings Pre-Launch Images Posters Comic-Book Covers Icons Little Nightmares II: A crow hunched over in the bushes. A crow flying away. A deceased crow (top left) in a bottle. Little Nightmares III: A crow standing on top of a Dweller's head. A crow holding a key while standing on a Dweller's head. The two crows in the background can be shot. A crow standing on Monster Baby's hand before being crushed. Crows flying around Monster Baby. Crows swarming around Monster Baby. Crows distract Monster Baby Little Nightmares (2017 comic series): The skeleton of a crow after being incinerated by the North Wind. Crows flying away from the Barn. Attacking. Little Nightmares Comics: Crows flying in the Wilderness. Crows flying above the Toddler. Descent to Nowhere: Crows flying past Myra and Marion. A painting of various crows found in Little Nightmares III. A crow seen in a desert in a promotional image for Little Nightmares III. A crow flying in the Necropolis. Crows in the promotional poster for Little Nightmares III. Crows seen in the sky in a promotional cover art for the first Issue of Descent to Nowhere. "LN2BIRD" Steam emoticon. Birdbrained achievement from Little Nightmares III.

Seagulls

	The Seagulls are a species of animal that appears in the first Little Nightmares game and Little Nightmares III.
Role: After Six begins to crawl up the side of the Maw at the beginning of the fourth chapter, the seagull can be seen sitting on one of the Maw's pipes and then flying away. It can be heard chirping as Six climbs up the chain on the side of the ship. In Little Nightmares III, several seagulls are seen outside the Candy Factory.
Gallery: In-game Little-Nightmares: A seagull flying away.

Fish

	Fish are a species of animal that appear in Little Nightmares, Secrets of the Maw, Very Little Nightmares, and Little Nightmares III.
Role: Various fish be seen in the Kitchen, such as on the wooden tables, hanging from the ceiling, and in crates. There is a chance that Six will be stuffed into a fish if caught by one of the Twin Chefs. In order to earn an achievement known as "Kitchen Hand," Six must throw a fish's head into the pot in the first part of the kitchen. Fish can also be seen being eaten by the Guests in the Guest Area. One of the female television characters appears to have a fish tail at her cooking station. In Secrets of the Maw, particularly The Depths chapter, the Runaway Kid must at a couple of points throw fish limbs into the waters in order to lure the Granny away. The skeleton of a fish can be seen in Very Little Nightmares. In Little Nightmares III, many dead fish appearing similar to the fish from the first game appear in The Vault of Curiosities.
Gallery: In-game Concept art Paintings Other Little-Nightmares: A kitchen fish. Giant fish hanging from the raptors. Fish in the Kitchen. A fish-head in the Guest Area. A large fish in the Guest Area. A giant fish seen in the Little Nightmares concept art. A fish sign from the Little Nightmares II concept art. A fish seen in a painting in Little Nightmares III. Fish in a pot on TV.

Pigeons

	Pigeons are a species of animal that appear in Little Nightmares and Very Little Nightmares.
Role: In the first Little Nightmares game, two pigeons appear in a black and white photo. In Very Little Nightmares, pigeons appear several times, beginning inside of the attic. A secret room can be found filled with pigeon eggs, a slumped over pigeon, and what appears to be a baby pigeon hatches from one of the eggs.
Gallery: In-game Models Photos Very Little-Nightmares: Secret room with pigeons and pigeon eggs. Pigeon model from Very Little Nightmares. Model for the pigeon hatchling in the secret room. Photo of two pigeons.

Flies

	Flies are a species of insect that appear in Little Nightmares II, make a cameo in The Lonely Ones, and are set to reappear in Little Nightmares III.
Role: Flies are a species of insect that can be seen throughout Little Nightmares II feasting on corpses, garbage, and rotting food. Flies do not have their own 3D model, rather they exist as particle effects. The pretense of flies is also alluded to by the loud buzzing sound they make. In The Lonely Ones, Ruse rides a carousel featuring many different grotesque wooden animals, one of which being a giant fly.
Gallery: In-game Pre-launch images Little Nightmares II: Flies flying around a bag of rotting corpses. Flies flying around the Hunter while he skins an animal. Flies swarming a corpse in a tub. Little Nightmares III: Flies swarming aroud the corpse of a beetle.

Frogs

	Frogs are a species of animal that appear in Little Nightmares II as well as a cameo appearence in The Lonely Ones.
Role: The corpses of frogs can be seen in the School, where the Bullies can be seen toying with their lifeless bodies. A frog can also be seen at one point being shoved into a jar of frogs the Teacher. In this same room where it is being shoved into a jar, a poster of a frog's anatomy can be seen. In The Lonely Ones, Ruse describes a carousel with many different grotesque wooden creatures, one being a toad covered in warts and yellow spots.
Gallery: In-game Pictures Models Concept art Little-Nightmares II: The Teacher shoving frogs into a jar; frog anatomy poster in the back of the room. A Bully using a key to toy with a frog's corpse. A diagram of a frog's dissected stomach. A deceased frog with its exposed insides. Frogs in the concept art. Concepts for toys, one of which being a humanoid frog (bottom row).

Moths

	Moths are a species of giant insect that appear in Little Nightmares II as well as a cameo appearence in The Lonely Ones.
Role: The Moths can be seen in cages in one of the areas where one of the Glitching Remains is retrieved. They also appear several times in the concept art, where they have humanoid heads. In Little Nightmares III, a few moths are seen in one of the display cases in the Carnevale. In The Lonely Ones, while riding a carousel, Ruse describes seeing a dune-colored moth as being one of the animals featured on the ride. In Little Nightmares III, several giant moths appear in The Vault of Curiosities. One appears lying on its back on top of a table, while two others appear inside of a diorama.
Gallery: In-game Photos and drawings Other Little-Nightmares II: The caged moth room. A painting of the top of a moth. A painting of the side of a moth. A handful of drawings, one being a moth. A moth diorama in the Vault of Curiosities.

Grubs

	Grubs are a species of giant insect that appear in Little Nightmares II as well as a cameo appearence in The Lonely Ones.
Role: They can be seen numerous times in jars located in The School. They appear to be large grubs with humanoid mouths at the front of their bodies. In The Lonely Ones, while in an arcade building, Ruse accidentally sets off a trigger on a bowling green strip, causing motorized grubs to appear in and out of holes. An agitated Puppet began to beat them down with a mallet. They are described as having human mouths. In Little Nightmares III, a group of grubs can be seen crawling aorund inside of a popcorn machine in the Vault of Curiosities.
Gallery: In-game Other Little-Nightmares II: Grubs in a jar. An image filled with jars, some containing grubs. Grubs in the Vault of Curiosities.

Mites

	Mites are a species of giant insect that appear in Little Nightmares II.
Role: The Mites appear in the game's files inside of jars. They appear to be mites that are the same size as the children characters. In Little Nightmares III, ticks can be seen inside of a suitcase diorama appearing like circus performers. This is located in the Vault of Curiosities.
Gallery: Models Other Texture sheet. Mite diorama in the Vault of Curiosities.

Moose

	Moose are a species of animal that appear in Little Nightmares II.
Role: In the Hunter's cabin, a moose's head can be seen mounted on the wall in one of the hallways. A photo of the moose's full body can be seen in a picture below the mounted head and again in the outhouse. In one of the photos located in the cabin, a taxidermy moose-head can be seen lying on a shelf. In the concept art, a large moose can be seen with its stomach split open and its insides spilling out.
Gallery: In-game Photos Models Concept art Little-Nightmares II: A moose's head hung in the Hunter's cabin. Photo of a moose. Taxidermy moose at top of photo. Head model. Moose from the concept art.

Pigs

	Pigs are a species of animal that appear in Little Nightmares, Secrets of the Maw, and Little Nightmares II.
Role: In the first Little Nightmares game, a portrait of a pig, bear and a shark can be seen. In addition, a pig's head can be seen on a mantle in a magazine. A scrapped portrait of a humanoid pig can be seen in the games files among other scrapped portraits. In Secrets of the Maw, a portrait of a pig is hung amongst other various portraits. In the concept art for Little Nightmares II, a sign in the shape of a pig is featured. In addition, concept art for a giant pig with its stomach cut open, insides spilling out, and a pile of piglets can be seen. An Artstation Magazine page for Little Nightmares II features a pig's head in a jar in a promotional picture of the Hospital's assets. Pigs also appear on labels in the game. In Little Nightmares III, a pig head appears inside of a cabinet in the Vault of Curiosities.
Gallery: Portraits, newspapers, and labels Models Concept art Other Portrait featuring a pig at the bottom. Newspapers showcasing a pig's head on a mantle and a picture of a dog. Scrapped portrait of a humanoid pig. Portrait of a pig. A pig on a cereal package. Models for toys in Very Little Nightmares, one of which being a humanoid pig. Concept art for a cut pig sign. Concept art of the Wilderness containing a pig and piglets. A pig's head in a jar (bottom right). Pigs head in a jar (bottom right). Pig head in the Vault of Curiosities.

Centipedes

	Centipedes are animals who appear in the novel The Lonely Ones and the comic series Descent to Nowhere.
Role: In the first chapter of The Lonely Ones, a wooden Centipede is used as mount in the Carnevale's Carousel. Mim later desperately holds onto the leg of the wooden Centipede. A hostile giant Centipede is later seen in the Hedge Maze. In the third Issue of Descent to Nowhere, Hush sees a Centipede in a vault in the Stone Giant's Terrariums Room.
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Horses

	Horses are a species of animals that appear in Descent to Nowhere.
Role: In the second issue of the comic series, it is revealed that Hush and her brother were trampled by horses in their mother's Estate after being left unsupervised due to both of their parents becoming Sleepers. While Hush was left severely injured, her brother didn't make it. A horse is later seen as Myra investigates the Estate.
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Worms

	Worms are animals mentioned in the third Issue of Descent to Nowhere.
Role: While talking about his twin brother Winston's vanishment, Windsor says he started having body tantrums, he acted as if he had worms in his brain.
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Dogs

	Dogs are animals mentioned in the Descent to Nowhere comic series.
Role: During the third Issue, Marion remembers a time when he woke up to his dog licking his feet. However, after he shooed him away, he remembered his dog had been dead for years.
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Referenced Animals

	Referenced Animals appear throughout the Little Nightmares franchise.
Role: Referenced animals are animals that are referenced in the series through media, such as toys, portraits, photos, headgears, drawings, or fantasies, but never make a physical appearance. These include bears, cats, dinosaurs, dogs, ducks, elephants, foxes, monkeys, octopi, owls, penguins, rabbits, raccoons, ravens, sharks, shellfish, turtles, walruses, whales, and unidentified insects.
Gallery: In-comic Portraits Models Concept art Toys Other Little-Nightmares (comic series): A kitten seen stuck in a tree in the Boy who got Tall's fantasy. The Boy who got Strong throwing bugs he found under a rock at children. A humanoid wearing a rabbit head or mask. A cut portrait of a giant walrus from Little Nightmares. Models for toys in Very Little Nightmares. Whales seen in concept art for the Maw. Pig and shellfish signs from the Little Nightmares II concept art. Concepts for toys that depict various animals. Concept Art featuring an octopus, an owl, a fox, a turtle shell, and a rabbit. Toy monkey with cymbals from Little Nightmares A bear-based stuffed animal. A toy based on a duck. An icon of a toy bear. Another toy based on a duck. Newspaper images including one of a pig and one of a dog. A statue of a duck character in the Carnevale. Mask based on a fox. A cap based on or made of raccoon fur. A handful of drawings, one being what appears to be a dog defecating. Pigs and a shellfish on the textures of cereal packages. Low's mask is based on a raven.

List of unknown animal species

Image	Description	Gallery
	An unknown rodent-like creature that the Hunter can be seen cutting in his shed when he is first encountered. It is also seen in a promotional image on the Artstation Magazine page for Little Nightmares II. In Little Nightmares III, this same creature appears on shelves in the Vault of Curiosities.	The creature being skinned. In the bottom left.
	This canidae-like creature appeared in Episode 1 of Little Nightmares Comics. After crawling into a hole that he found, the Toddler seemingly proceeded to kill an unknown creature appearing to belong to the canine family. Only the bloody aftermath of this quarrel is seen.
	These animal-like claws appear in Episode 1 of the 2021 Little Nightmares comic series. During a nightmare, the toddler dreams that he is grabbed by a group of animal claws that pop out of the walls in a hole he was hiding in. They continue to drag him until he eventually wakes.

Trivia

• Like many of the humans in the Nowhere, some of the animals seem to have been affected by the universes strange forces, causing them to grow into giant versions of themselves. Unlike the humanoids of this universe, most of their appearances were not altered aside from their change in size.
  • An example of an animal that had its appearance altered beyond its change in size would be the grubs, who also grew humanoid mouths at the front of their bodies.

Cut anthropomorphic rat character.

• It was revealed from data mines in the first Little Nightmares game that some portraits that portrayed humanoid characters were created, but these were later scrapped from the final game. These include an anthropomorphic pig dressed in old-fashioned royal attire and a blue rat-like creature with sharp fangs dressed in white sheet-like clothing (seen at the right).
• The presence of spiders in the Nowhere was alluded to in the first game and Very Little Nightmares. Spider webs can be found in the Maw, more specifically in the Lair. In Very Little Nightmares, while crawling in the walls of the Nest, the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat comes across what appears to be the corpses of children wrapped in purple webs. At one point, she falls and a giant spiderweb breaks her fall.