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There are {{CreatureCount||unique}} different '''species''' as well {{CreatureCount||variants}} '''variants''', for a total of {{CreatureCount}} various '''creatures''' to be found in different [[ARKs]].

==Creature lists==
'''For lists separated by group:'''
* [[Aberrant Creatures]]
* [[Alpha Creatures]]
* [[Amphibians]]
* [[Birds]]
* [[Bosses]]
* [[Brute Creatures]]
* [[Corrupted Creatures]]
* [[Dinosaurs]]
* [[Enraged Creatures]]
* [[Event Creatures]]
* [[Fantasy Creatures]]
* [[Fish]]
* [[Invertebrates]]
* [[Malfunctioned Tek Creatures]]
* [[Mammals]]
* [[Mechanical Creatures]]
* [[R-Creatures]]
* [[Reptiles]]
* [[Synapsids]]
* [[Tek Creatures]]
* [[Titans]]
* [[VR Creatures]]
* [[X-Creatures]]

'''For lists separated by habitat:'''
* [[Terrestrial]]
* [[Aerial]]
* [[Aquatic]]

'''For lists separated by diet:'''
* [[Bottom Feeders]]
* [[Carnivores]]
* [[Carrion-Feeders]]
* [[Coprophagics]]
* [[Flame Eaters]]
* [[Herbivores]]
* [[Minerals]]
* [[Omnivores]]
* [[Piscivores]]
* [[Sanguinivores]]
* [[Sweet Tooths]]

==List of known species==
For the pronunciation of the names see page [[Pronunciation]].
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{{LoadPage|Creatures/Variants|List of known species variants}}

==Changelog==
''Note: Since the term dino is used in patch notes to define creatures in general, the changes have been put on this page. For dinosaur-specific patch notes, see [[Dinosaurs#Changelog|Dinosaurs]].''
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! [[Patch Notes|Patch]] !! {{ItemLink|ARK: Survival Evolved}} Changes
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| [[171.2]] 
| Made Tamed dinos not look at you unless you're pretty close nearby.
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| [[172.3]] 
| Dinos can no longer damage metal structures.
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| [[172.5]] 
| Tamed Dinos no longer get OP health boost from harvesting bodies/plants, now they get a more mild health restoration.
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| [[174.2]] 
| 
* Improved Tamed dino climbing, and following distances.
* Can no longer drag living unconscious dinos in [[PvE]] that aren't on your team.
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| [[176.0]] 
| 
* You can now walk all your dinos backwards.
* Removed the Dino Inventory Slot limits.
* Raised the dino fall damage velocity threshold by about 33% and decreased fall damage by 33%.
* From the backs of dinos, only doors are now activatable. Otherwise {{Key|E}} will dismount.
|-
| [[177.0]] 
| 
* In PvE, knocked-out dinos are now damageable by the team that knocked them out.
* Can now adjust a setting for whether you want your dino to auto-collect inventory from things it kills.
* Guns/explosives are 20% more effective against dinos.
|-
| [[190.0]] 
| 
* Added Dino Hurt-Damage Blood overlay (various dinos get bloodier as they take more damage to help visually indicate their health).
* Fixed Dinos getting stuck on Server when swimming and attacking.
|-
| [[204.0]] 
| Max Tamed Dino cap on Official Servers properly raised to 5500.
|-
| [[206.0]] 
| 
* Fixed a case where you could get insta-killed when dismounting from your creature.
* Significantly reduced Dino system memory overhead.
|-
| [[213.1]] 
| 
* Fixed endlessly running-in-place dinos.
* Fixed dinos falling through ground on Low-Memory mode.
|-
| [[221.0]] 
| Fixed issue where Dinos could spawn or get stuck outside the map boundaries.
|-
| [[223.0]] 
| Creature "Fur" pass.
|-
| [[228.2]] 
| Non-Winter creature spawns are fixed.
|-
| [[228.3]] 
| Fixed issue where dinos could 'flee' for much longer than intended.
|-
| [[236.6]] 
| Fixed Fleeing behavior that would cause creatures to head towards the origin (50,50).
|-
| [[243.0]] 
| Engagement with Wild Naturally-Fleeing & Small creatures (tiny bugs etc) no longer trigger combat music.
|-
| [[243.1]] 
| Fixed a server crash associated with Dino Baby Births.
|-
| [[245.97]] 
| Fixed getting stuck on rocks/geometry when pushed by Dinos.
|-
| [[247.93]] 
| 
* Made Dinos' current Following Target save.
* Fixed a case where Tamed Dinos could be erroneously destroyed on load/unstasis.
|-
| [[250.2]] 
| Fixed creatures having infinite special-attack stamina when carrying a creature.
|-
| [[256.3]] 
| Certain creatures now have special weight reductions for specific resources similar to the [[Castoroides|Beaver]].
|-
| [[256.42]] 
| The gender of a creature now correctly displays in its inventory.
|-
| [[259.0]] 
| 
* Fixed dino spawning issues in single player that caused over-spawning of certain creatures over time and issue where spawns were becoming depopulated.
* Changed all creature names to use their long form. 
* Creatures will no longer drown when they are encumbered.
* Added missing eating animations and sounds for creatures.
* Reduced tail collision on medium and large creatures.
|-
| [[261.0]] 
| Fix for singleplayer creature spawns becoming depleted over time as they did not come out of hibernation properly.
|-
| [[264.0]] 
| Fixed hat sockets on multiple creatures.
|-
| [[264.3]] 
| 
* Modified dino attacks networking to result in less rubberbanding on clients.
* Per-Dino behavior setting to toggle "Ally Looking".
|-
| [[265.3]] 
| Reduced some spawns to bring total count to around 26-28k Dinos.
|-
| [[273.692]] 
| Fixed downloading Dinos beyond a [[Tribe]] or Player's personal Tame Limit, and fixed an issue where you couldn't download Dinos on [[PvE]] servers.
|-
| [[275.4]] 
| Fixed a issue which prevented some creatures from receiving 100% imprint with the new 8 hour timer.
|-
| [[278.0]] 
| 
* Uploaded Creature stats now display Movement Speed and Melee Damage.
* Fixed a case where certain creatures would get stuck under the map/inside the map when colliding with larger creatures.
* Fixed a bug where some creatures would not be able to attack at low server FPS.
* For creatures with targetted jumps, pressing jump again in midair will result in the tame falling straight down.
|-
| [[280.114]] 
| Wild dinos also have a chance to spawn with additional colors: White, Yellow, Grey, and Black for [[ARK: ARKaeology|ARKaeology]] Event.
|-
| [[304.43]] 
| Fixed 2 mesh exploit related to creatures.
|-
| [[310.27]] 
| Adjusted several creatures for the prevention of mesh biting.
|-
| [[310.67]] 
| Fixed multiple exploits that allowed you to stack creatures on top of each other.
|-
| [[312.65]] 
| Baby Creatures will no longer auto-wander when hatched.
|-
| [[313.10]] 
| Fixed various broken creature spawns in Genesis Single Player.
|-
| [[324.16]] 
| 
* Fixed a client crash related to attacking with creatures.
* Fixed a bug where enemy creature floating HUD names would still cost client performance even when not rendered.
|-
| [[329.5]] 
| Copy Dino Settings to nearby Dinos adding to Multi Use wheel on Creatures.
|-
| [[331.19]] 
| 
* Copy Dino Settings now only applies to dinos of the same type/variant (i.e {{ItemLink|Parasaur}}, {{ItemLink|X-Parasaur}}, etc)
* Copy Dino Settings now has a timer and release, akin to unclaiming a creature, to prevent accidental usage.
|-
| [[332.11]] 
| 
* Fixed a bug where players could move Netted Creatures.
* Fixed a bug where some [[Genesis: Part 2]] creatures were not able to hit level 500 on Official Servers.
|-
| [[333.4]] 
| Fixed a bug where some wild creatures wouldn't be able to damage each other.
|-
| [[335.8]] 
| Fixed a bug where certain creature abilities would not work when the game is run different languages.
|-
| [[336.3]] 
| 
* Fixed a bug where creatures would spawn above the map on some levels.
* Fixed a bug where certain creature abilities would not work when the game is run different languages.
|-
| [[341.31]] 
| Level weight has been adjusted on [[Lost Island]] so that it'll be more likely to find higher level creatures.
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| [[341.56]] 
| Fixed a creature overspawn issue.
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! [[Patch Notes|Patch]] !! {{ItemLink|ARK: Survival Ascended}} Changes
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| [[32.12]] 
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* Fixed an issue causing some dinos attacks to appear jittery on server.
* Fixed some dinos harvesting inconsistently when server is under stress.
|-
| [[31.64]] 
| Server optimisation for dino movement.
|-
| [[33.11]] 
| Fixed carried dinos sometimes desyncing for other players.
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| [[33.76]] 
| Server performance improvements related to Dino Ticking.
|-
| [[35.16]] 
| Fixed teleporting Dinos to a raised teleporter in an area with no players could cause the Dino to fall through.
|-
| [[36.8]] 
| Fixed dinos not conforming to the ground correctly while in torpor.
|-
| [[38.18]] 
| Dino neuter/spay status is now displayed in their floating HUD info.
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| [[38.26]] 
| No longer lose dinos due to anti-mesh on server restart.
|-
| [[43.8]] 
| Fixed teleported dinos falling under the ground when location is in stasis.
|-
| [[43.18]] 
| Fixed a server crash that could occur when mounting a dino.
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| [[47.2]] 
| Fixed an exploit/hack that allowed players to move faster than intended when riding a dino.
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| [[49.9]] 
| Fixed a crash related to mounting dinos.
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| [[51.3]] 
| Added a commandline to allow players to adjust dino level cap.
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