--- {"type":"list","title":"50 of the World's Ugliest Animals","listId":83460,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals","visibleItemTotal":50,"creator":{"id":"animalcentral","name":"AnimalCentral","url":"https://listium.com/@animalcentral"},"stats":{"views":2513,"likes":0,"followers":0},"category":"education","publishedAt":"2023-03-14T03:23:05.160Z","updatedAt":"2023-03-14T03:23:05.160Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Item","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"Image","type":"Image"}]} --- # 50 of the World's Ugliest Animals By [AnimalCentral (@animalcentral)](https://listium.com/@animalcentral) 2513 views · 0 likes · 0 followers Published 14 March 2023 · Updated 14 March 2023 Category: education Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and while some animals are admired for their majestic looks, others might not receive the same level of adoration. However, these creatures still play an important role in their ecosystems, and their unique appearances can be fascinating in their own way. In this list, we have gathered 50 animals that some may consider "ugly" due to their unconventional features, strange shapes, or off-putting textures. From the blobfish to the naked mole-rat, these animals may not be conventionally cute, but they are still worth appreciating for their unique characteristics. So, let's explore the world of unusual-looking creatures and appreciate their beauty, even if it may not be immediately apparent. ## Items ### 1. [Anglerfish](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/9/anglerfish) Item ID: `9` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zj6yixm5p3rbi4rg6jci.jpg) ### 2. [Aye-aye](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/1/aye-aye) Item ID: `1` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qwd6shhmsforpsb2gidt.jpg) ### 3. [Bedlington terriers](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/54/bedlington-terriers) Item ID: `54` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/no3roamhvc6tlegzjbii.jpg) ### 4. [Blobfish](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/0/blobfish) Item ID: `0` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/f3qlzi7xv2ostmfzwbt6.jpg) ### 5. [Elephant seal](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/50/elephant-seal) Item ID: `50` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ckdinneia0xmsqlipzqv.webp) ### 6. [Frilled shark](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/26/frilled-shark) Item ID: `26` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/aqkjg7o8tcfq16mpch1w.jpg) ### 7. [Fruit Flies](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/53/fruit-flies) Item ID: `53` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wpmahkbhv2ukzqyanmg3.jpg) ### 8. [Gharial](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/23/gharial) Item ID: `23` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ngybqqe40uzwdubmxb4j.jpg) ### 9. [Giant isopod](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/24/giant-isopod) Item ID: `24` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dz095gxwzsz1qhopltm2.jpg) ### 10. [Giant salamander](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/57/giant-salamander) Item ID: `57` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ltxv3zds1k8uxout1b2r.jpg) ### 11. [Giant tube worm](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/34/giant-tube-worm) Item ID: `34` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/vpralqwlucqkliucuzdk.jpg) ### 12. [Goblin shark](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/7/goblin-shark) Item ID: `7` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/mulbzwvy6yr8zmjomzrr.jpg) ### 13. [Goblin spider](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/42/goblin-spider) Item ID: `42` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/t3macjpj0yykxqe9n9ay.jpg) ### 14. [Goliath beetle](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/37/goliath-beetle) Item ID: `37` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wgyjeutfhuwm8twza7xz.jpg) ### 15. [Hagfish](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/8/hagfish) Item ID: `8` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/irommuuwokfijsj45x0h.jpg) ### 16. [Hammer-headed bat](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/59/hammer-headed-bat) Item ID: `59` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ikael9i6pi2nrfiesdre.jpg) ### 17. [Hammerhead shark](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/29/hammerhead-shark) Item ID: `29` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ntbg9yv3ljkkwytg5iuf.jpg) ### 18. [Horseshoe crab](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/10/horseshoe-crab) Item ID: `10` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tqbkk8dsaf2iudtsdgc8.jpg) ### 19. [Hyena](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/51/hyena) Item ID: `51` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xxrhcasvwkb3jekmhvnh.webp) ### 20. [Japanese spider crab](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/39/japanese-spider-crab) Item ID: `39` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/uicjl2megfuhvlx1269r.jpg) ### 21. [Komodo dragon](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/18/komodo-dragon) Item ID: `18` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/thwbgve9cnnpbi1nqgfr.jpg) ### 22. [Lamprey](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/6/lamprey) Item ID: `6` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/iddbewupby5qgjxuywgc.jpg) ### 23. [Lowland streaked tenrec](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/35/lowland-streaked-tenrec) Item ID: `35` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/varnxopjs4gqqbjh1d0z.jpg) ### 24. [Marabou stork](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/21/marabou-stork) Item ID: `21` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/cqdros7pspevb2inaolb.jpg) ### 25. [Matamata turtle](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/52/matamata-turtle) Item ID: `52` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ndbpskqfodnazj2o1jna.jpg) ### 26. [Mole cricket](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/40/mole-cricket) Item ID: `40` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/doxn0xaux0m3q8z8m0e2.jpg) ### 27. [Monkfish](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/20/monkfish) Item ID: `20` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/nxt0qmmx5libqlzqov6c.jpg) ### 28. [Naked Bat](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/14/naked-bat) Item ID: `14` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/vtd4upe4kmpnwqcew5mg.jpg) ### 29. [Naked dog](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/41/naked-dog) Item ID: `41` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tz9tyszoacoekrx7kpe6.jpg) ### 30. [Naked mole-rat](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/2/naked-mole-rat) Item ID: `2` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/as5oc2bletpi243ihcun.jpg) ### 31. [Pink fairy armadillo](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/30/pink-fairy-armadillo) Item ID: `30` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/la18ydqgnqzfsieujq9a.jpg) ### 32. [Proboscis bat](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/19/proboscis-bat) Item ID: `19` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/h7oiqy4ce8wcl2atd2kj.jpg) ### 33. [Proboscis monkey](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/56/proboscis-monkey) Item ID: `56` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/lmfdmnb1lrcvrdnc5xn0.jpg) ### 34. [Proboscis worm](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/38/proboscis-worm) Item ID: `38` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/i3deslhhnghtdl1cgk42.jpg) ### 35. [Purple Frog](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/55/purple-frog) Item ID: `55` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hix71ryuriifgbuh1rw1.webp) ### 36. [Rat-tailed maggot](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/5/rat-tailed-maggot) Item ID: `5` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/n7g0eicpgcjrdvmowv0n.png) ### 37. [Red-lipped batfish](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/25/red-lipped-batfish) Item ID: `25` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/p04cbo8bkmbi83imux8u.jpg) ### 38. [Roti Island snake necked turtle](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/58/roti-island-snake-necked-turtle) Item ID: `58` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/d3hpqt3gacjf2z6fu1fx.jpg) ### 39. [Saiga antelope](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/27/saiga-antelope) Item ID: `27` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/vpmcb3q2rrdx8q5zshh7.jpg) ### 40. [Sea cucumber](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/43/sea-cucumber) Item ID: `43` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kzenhjk6ov3o2omhyhzy.jpg) ### 41. [Shoebill](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/36/shoebill) Item ID: `36` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/nevap6mo2lrtzfyl0pej.jpg) ### 42. [Sphynx cat](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/28/sphynx-cat) Item ID: `28` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/l1ukxhohjjhrfxnhcjek.jpg) ### 43. [Star-nosed mole](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/11/star-nosed-mole) Item ID: `11` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/alaelycwnpixwjv11uty.jpg) ### 44. [Sunda colugo](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/47/sunda-colugo) Item ID: `47` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hyco6zgpawvyvm1nl0qo.jpg) ### 45. [Surinam toad](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/33/surinam-toad) Item ID: `33` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/spfvtldqfgbnxilndcd1.jpg) ### 46. [Turkey vulture](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/4/turkey-vulture) Item ID: `4` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wegy0s61q8eppxl5opv1.jpg) ### 47. [Viperfish](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/22/viperfish) Item ID: `22` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/fncfng5n3nkq2qt3irj9.jpg) ### 48. [Vulture](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/3/vulture) Item ID: `3` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xxxpuyp8sxfzeuaoe2j1.jpg) ### 49. [Warthog](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/13/warthog) Item ID: `13` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/iac9kklbgx3tjwbphb51.jpg) ### 50. [Yeti crab](https://listium.com/@animalcentral/83460/50-of-the-worlds-ugliest-animals/49/yeti-crab) Item ID: `49` - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/bo9jsjwv4jqen2etirq4.jpg)