Biblically Clean & Unclean Animals

Last week's portion (Lev. 11) touched on foods that are clean and unclean for us to eat. Here is a list of those animals. 

NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list. 

Clean "Ruminant" Animals - Deut. 14:4-6 

• Antelope
• Buffalo
• Cow
• Deer 
• Elk 
• Goat
• Lamb
• Moose
• Ox 
• Sheep 
• Giraffe

Clean Fish - Lev. 11:9, 10

• Anchovy
• Bass
• Butterfish
• Carp 
• Cod
• Flounder
• Halibut
• Herring
• Perch
• Pike 
• Salmon
• Sardine
• Smelt
• Trout
• Tuna

Clean Birds - Deut. 14:11-19

• Chicken
• Coot
• Duck
• Goose
• Grouse 
• Pheasant
• Pigeon
• Quail
• Turkey

Unclean Animals - Deut. 14:4-6 

• Bear
• Pig 
• Rabbit

Unclean Birds - Lev. 11:20 

• Hawks
• Eagle
• Falcon
• Seagulls
• Owls
• Raven
• Stork
• Buzzard
• Bat

Unclean Fish & other Sea/Water creatures - Lev. 11:9, 10

• Amphibians (Frog and Toad)
• Crustaceans (Crab, Lobster, Shrimp and Prawns)
• Shellfish (Clams, Oyster, Scallop and Mussel)
• Scaleless fish (Catfish, Sturgeon, Puffer fish, Eel, Shark & Rays - not a true fish)
• Squids & Octopus
• Snail & Slug
• Abalone, Limpet & Nautilus
• Misc. Marine Invertebrates (Sea Cucumber, Star Fish, Jelly Fish, Sea Anemone)
• Reptiles (Alligator, Crocodile, Lizard, Snake and Turtle)
• Marine Mammals (Seal, Walrus and Sea lion)
• Cetaceans (Whale, Porpoise and Dolphine) 
• Insects (all except those of the Locust family)