From spiders and snakes to dogs and birds — animal phobias are among the most common specific phobias, affecting millions worldwide. Explore clinical profiles, prevalence data, and evidence-based treatment options.
AnimalsAilurophobia
Fear of cats.
AnimalsAlektorophobia
Fear of chickens.
AnimalsApiphobia
Fear of bees.
AnimalsBatrachophobia
Fear of frogs and amphibians.
AnimalsBovinophobia
Fear of cattle.
AnimalsBufonophobia
Fear of toads.
AnimalsChiroptophobia
Fear of bats.
AnimalsEquinophobia
Fear of horses.
AnimalsFelinophobia
Fear of cats (variant).
AnimalsHelminthophobia
Fear of worms.
AnimalsHippophobia
Fear of horses (variant).
AnimalsIchthyophobia
Fear of fish.
AnimalsInsectophobia
Fear of insects.
AnimalsKatsaridaphobia
Fear of cockroaches.
AnimalsLepidopterophobia
Fear of butterflies and moths.
AnimalsLutraphobia
Fear of otters.
AnimalsMelissophobia
Fear of bees (variant).
AnimalsMurophobia
Fear of mice and rats.
AnimalsMusophobia
Fear of mice.
AnimalsMyrmecophobia
Fear of ants.
AnimalsOrnithophobia
Fear of birds.
AnimalsOstraconophobia
Fear of shellfish.
AnimalsRanidaphobia
Fear of frogs.
AnimalsScoleciphobia
Fear of worms.
AnimalsSelachophobia
Fear of sharks.
AnimalsSpheksophobia
Fear of wasps.
AnimalsVermiphobia
Fear of worms (variant).
AnimalsVespaphobia
Fear of wasps (variant).
AnimalsHerpetophobia
Fear of reptiles.
AnimalsGaleophobia
Fear of sharks (variant).
AnimalsBatrachophobia (variant)
Fear of amphibians (variant).
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