List of fictional humanoid species - Definition

This list contains fictional humanoid species from folklore, literature, film and television.

From folklore and mythology

• Angel (and Nephilim)
• Bogeyman
• Centaur
• Cynocephali
• Demon
• Dryad
• Dwarf
• Elf
• Fairy (also pixie, leprechaun, brownie, et cetera)
• Giant
  • Biblical giant races like the Nephilim, the Zamzummim and the Rephaim
• Gnome
• Goblin
• Golem
• Harpy
• Hobgoblin
• Houri
• Lycanthrope (Shapeshifters such as werewolves)
• Kobold
• Lizardman
• Mannegishi
• Medusa
• Menehune
• Mermaid (Male version is Merman)
• Naiad
• Nymph
• Ogre
• Orc
• Quetzalcoatl (in the post-Colonial rendition of the being, but not the pre-Columbian rendition)
• Siren
• Swanmay
• Troll
• Undead (human)
  • Ghost
  • Mummy
  • Vampire
  • Zombie

From literature

• Eloi
• Frankenstein's Monster
• Hobbit/Halfling
• Lilliputian
• Morlock
• The Borrowers

From television

• Orko
• Smurf
• Vulcan (Star Trek)
• Ferengi (Star Trek)
• Klingon (Star Trek)
• Minbari (Babylon 5)
• Narn (Babylon 5)
• Centauri (Babylon 5)

From film

• Ewok (Star Wars)
• Twi'lek (Star Wars)
• Wookie (Star Wars)

See Also

• List of Star Wars races

From video games

• Deku Scrub
• Kokiri
• Night elves
• Half-Giant

From elsewhere

Dungeons & Dragons

• Draconian
• Drow
• Duergar
• Sahuagin
• Wemic

Magic: the Gathering

• Auriok
• Cephalid
• Cho-Arrim
• Dauthi
• Leonin
• Loxodon
• Metathran
• Moriok
• Neurok
• Nezumi
• Orochi
• Soltari
• Soratami
• Sylvok
• Thalakos
• Thran
• Vedalken
• Viashino
• Vulshok

Humanoid cryptids

• Greys
• Pascagoula alien
• Flatwoods Monster
• New Jersey Vegetable Monster
• Shadowpeople
• Yeti and other primates of cryptozoology such as Bigfoot, Yowie, Alma, Orang Pendek, Skunk Ape, Ikal and Dwendi
• Agogwe
• The Clutchbone
• Dropa
• Dover Demon