This article is about animals poisonous on contact or when ingested. For animals that inject venom, see list of venomous animals.
The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.[1][2] They are often distinguished from venomous animals, which actively inject their toxins (called venom) into their victims through a venom apparatus such as fangs or a stinger.[1][2] The only difference between poisonous animals and venomous animals is how they deliver the toxins.[3][2] This list deals exclusively with poisonous animals.
This list is a partial list of animals that are poisonous to humans and other animals in that their flesh is toxic if consumed, or in some cases if they are touched:
Mammalsedit
Slow loris (usually thought of as venomous, but they also lick their fur, making it toxic)[4]
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^Nekaris, K. Anne-Isola; Moore, Richard S.; Rode, E. Johanna; Fry, Bryan G. (2013-09-27). "Mad, bad and dangerous to know: the biochemistry, ecology and evolution of slow loris venom". Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. 19 (1): 21. doi:10.1186/1678-9199-19-21. ISSN 1678-9199. PMC3852360. PMID 24074353.
^Bartram, S.; Boland, W. (2001). "Chemistry and ecology of toxic birds". ChemBioChem. 2 (11): 809–811. doi:10.1002/1439-7633(20011105)2:11<809::aid-cbic809>3.0.co;2-c. PMID 11948866. S2CID 6259254.
^Williams, Becky L.; Brodie Jr., Edmund D.; Brodie III, Edmund D. (2004). "A resistant predator and its toxic prey: persistence of newt toxin leads to poisonous (not venomous) snakes" (PDF). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 30 (10): 1901–1919. doi:10.1023/B:JOEC.0000045585.77875.09. PMID 15609827. S2CID 14274035.
^"Western Newts". Toxic Animals Around The World. December 2005.
^"Kings of Camouflage". NOVA. April 3, 2007. "Well, it turns out the flamboyant cuttlefish is toxic. It's as toxic as blue-ringed octopuses."
^Rowlett, Joe (2018-04-11). "Rhodactis Mushroom Corals Are Surprisingly Deadly". Reefs.com.
^An investigation into the toxicity of tissue extracts from two distinct marine Polychaeta
^Toxicity of the purple mucus of the polychaete Halla parthenopeia (Oenonidae) revealed by a battery of ecotoxicological bioassays
^Evolution, Expression Patterns, and Distribution of Novel Ribbon Worm Predatory and Defensive Toxins
^Meet, but don't touch, the toxic invasive worm that experts say has been hiding in plain sight
^Neural versus alternative integrative systems: molecular insights into origins of neurotransmitters - Journals
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This article is about animals poisonous on contact or when ingested For animals that inject venom see list of venomous animals The following is a list of poisonous animals which are animals that passively deliver toxins called poison to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation absorption through the skin or after being ingested 1 2 They are often distinguished from venomous animals which actively inject their toxins called venom into their victims through a venom apparatus such as fangs or a stinger 1 2 The only difference between poisonous animals and venomous animals is how they deliver the toxins 3 2 This list deals exclusively with poisonous animals The hooded pitohui The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact Contents 1 Poisonous animals 1 1 Mammals 1 2 Birds 1 3 Snakes 1 4 Frogs and toads 1 5 Salamanders 1 6 Fish 1 7 Cephalopods 1 8 Insects 1 9 Crustaceans 1 10 Cnidarians 1 11 Echinoderms 1 12 Annelids 1 13 Nemerteans 1 14 Flatworms 1 15 Sponges 1 16 Placozoans 2 See also 3 ReferencesPoisonous animals editThis list is a partial list of animals that are poisonous to humans and other animals in that their flesh is toxic if consumed or in some cases if they are touched Mammals edit Slow loris usually thought of as venomous but they also lick their fur making it toxic 4 Birds edit Pitohui Blue capped ifrit Shrikethrushes citation needed Spur winged goose diet dependent 5 Common quail diet dependent Snakes edit Rhabdophis keelback snakes Garter snake diet dependent when feeding on Pacific newts 6 Frogs and toads edit American toad Asiatic toad Cane toad Colorado River toad Common toad Corroboree frog European green toad Fowler s toad Mantella Poison dart frog nbsp The bright colors of poison dart frogs warn predators of their toxicity Salamanders edit nbsp Most birds dislike the taste of monarch butterflies they contain toxins from poisonous milkweed ingested as caterpillars Pacific newts or Western newts 7 Fish edit Tetraodontidae Blowfish Pufferfish Greenland shark Barracuda age and diet dependent Cephalopods edit Blue ringed octopus Pfeffer s flamboyant cuttlefish 8 Insects edit Blister beetle Diamphidia Cinnabar moth Certain tiger moths Erebidae Birdwings Milkweed butterflies include Monarch butterfly Battus butterfly Crustaceans edit Gorilla crabs Xanthidae Cnidarians edit Some members of the genus Palythoa produce the highly toxic palytoxin Rhodactis species 9 Echinoderms edit It is common for sea cucumbers like Pearsonothuria graeffei to protect itself with toxins 10 Actinopyga agassizii a toxic sea cucumber Some starfish like Plectaster decanus are poisonous Annelids edit The polychaete worm Hediste diversicolor 11 Halla parthenopeia 12 Nemerteans edit Antarctonemertes valida is one of several nemerteans which make use of defensive toxic secretions 13 Flatworms edit Bipalium kewense the hammerhead flatworm is coated in toxic mucus 14 Sponges edit Negombata magnifica the toxic finger sponge is one of many toxic species of sponges Placozoans edit Trichoplax use large specialized cells to release antipredatory toxins 15 See also editPoisonous amphibians Toxic birds List of venomous animals List of poisonous plants List of poisonous fungiReferences edit a b Gupta Ramesh C 24 March 2017 Reproductive and developmental toxicology Saint Louis pp 963 972 ISBN 978 0 12 804240 3 OCLC 980850276 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b c Chippaux JP Goyffon M 2006 Venomous and poisonous animals I Overview Medecine Tropicale in French 66 3 215 20 ISSN 0025 682X PMID 16924809 Poison vs Venom Australian Academy of Science 3 November 2017 Retrieved 17 April 2022 Nekaris K Anne Isola Moore Richard S Rode E Johanna Fry Bryan G 2013 09 27 Mad bad and dangerous to know the biochemistry ecology and evolution of slow loris venom Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases 19 1 21 doi 10 1186 1678 9199 19 21 ISSN 1678 9199 PMC 3852360 PMID 24074353 Bartram S Boland W 2001 Chemistry and ecology of toxic birds ChemBioChem 2 11 809 811 doi 10 1002 1439 7633 20011105 2 11 lt 809 aid cbic809 gt 3 0 co 2 c PMID 11948866 S2CID 6259254 Williams Becky L Brodie Jr Edmund D Brodie III Edmund D 2004 A resistant predator and its toxic prey persistence of newt toxin leads to poisonous not venomous snakes PDF Journal of Chemical Ecology 30 10 1901 1919 doi 10 1023 B JOEC 0000045585 77875 09 PMID 15609827 S2CID 14274035 Western Newts Toxic Animals Around The World December 2005 Kings of Camouflage NOVA April 3 2007 Well it turns out the flamboyant cuttlefish is toxic It s as toxic as blue ringed octopuses Rowlett Joe 2018 04 11 Rhodactis Mushroom Corals Are Surprisingly Deadly Reefs com Pearsonothuria graeffei Invertebrate Zoology An investigation into the toxicity of tissue extracts from two distinct marine Polychaeta Toxicity of the purple mucus of the polychaete Halla parthenopeia Oenonidae revealed by a battery of ecotoxicological bioassays Evolution Expression Patterns and Distribution of Novel Ribbon Worm Predatory and Defensive Toxins Meet but don t touch the toxic invasive worm that experts say has been hiding in plain sight Neural versus alternative integrative systems molecular insights into origins of neurotransmitters Journals Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of poisonous animals amp oldid 1176903352 Frogs and toads, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
