GTA 6 Animals: Confirmed Species and the Wildlife Bestiary

2 September 2026 · 4 min read

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Across official trailers and screenshots, Rockstar has already shown at least 33 animal species in GTA 6 — from alligators to dolphins — and according to witnesses of the studio’s closed showing, the game is set to get its own animal bestiary, similar to the one already featured in Red Dead Redemption 2. Here’s what’s officially confirmed, what’s known only from a leak, and how the species-tracking system is reported to work.

Let’s set the scope of this piece up front. GTA 6 has not been released yet, and Rockstar has not published any official written list of animals or a detailed description of hunting mechanics. Everything below is either visible on official footage or comes from accounts of people who personally attended the studio’s closed showing.

How many animal species are already confirmed

The site gtabase.com compiled a list of animals that actually appear in official GTA 6 trailers and screenshots, counting 33 confirmed species. This isn’t guesswork or a “what could be” list — every entry is tied to a specific shot that can be checked independently.

Confirmed species span land predators, aquatic wildlife and birds:

This is a deliberately shorter selection from the 33 confirmed species, not the full list: the more specific a fact, the less room there is to attribute something to the game that Rockstar never actually showed. The complete list, tied to individual shots, is maintained by gtabase.com — that’s the place to go for an exhaustive rundown with a source for every entry.

Which animals are known only from the 2022 leak

It’s worth separately addressing animals that come up often in GTA 6 coverage but haven’t been shown officially. According to the 2022 leak, the game was also said to include cows, crayfish, frogs, pigeons, opossums, rats, skunks and whales.

The key phrase here is “according to the leak.” Rockstar has never commented on this list, neither confirming nor denying it. This material comes from an unofficial leak, not from a trailer or studio showing, so it should be treated accordingly — as information with a specific but unconfirmed source.

Hunting, fishing and the Everglades inspiration

Hunting and fishing are confirmed as in-game activities in GTA 6 — and, based on available material, conceptually borrowed from Red Dead Redemption 2, where both mechanics were central to open-world survival. The setting of southern Leonida is clearly inspired by the Everglades ecosystem — Florida’s swampy region with dense mangrove growth and a high density of wildlife.

That lines up with what Rockstar shows on official footage of the state’s swamp region. Rockstar describes Grassrivers as a place where you “never know what’s lurking” beneath the water’s surface, and one official shot shows people on an airboat with a dead alligator — very much in the spirit of a hunting scene. Rockstar hasn’t yet revealed details of the hunting mechanic itself — which animals can be hunted, whether there are restrictions, or what gear is needed.

The animal bestiary: how GTA 6’s “pokedex” is said to work

The most specific source on the species-tracking system isn’t an official Rockstar material but an account from Spanish content creator El Rubius, who attended a closed showing of the game at Rockstar North. According to him, the game will feature something like a bestiary or pokedex where the player logs every animal they encounter.

That lines up with what Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson and IGN journalists independently reported: Jason and Lucia will be able to “study” animals, filling out this compendium as they play. In the clip itself, Jason pets an NPC’s dog, and a special interaction icon then appears on screen — that’s the exact moment El Rubius cited as an example of the system in action.

How deep this mechanic actually goes — whether it’s simply a log of species encountered or a fuller system with rewards and objectives — isn’t clarified by either source. This is a confirmed fact that the system exists, not a complete description of it.

In short

Rockstar has officially shown at least 33 animal species across GTA 6 trailers and screenshots, while several more species are known only from the 2022 leak and remain unofficial. Hunting and fishing are confirmed as activities conceptually close to Red Dead Redemption 2, and the setting of southern Leonida echoes the Everglades ecosystem. The animal bestiary isn’t an officially announced feature, but a detail independently confirmed by both a closed-showing witness and IGN journalists. The game releases on 19 November 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.