Animal Totem List

Maternal, revenge oriented, quickness, aggression, stealth, efficiency,

Alligator basic survival instincts.
Group minded, determination, patient, active, purposeful, unity, self
Ant sacrifice and industrious.
Lethargy, curiosity, nosiness, ability to smell out trouble, rooting
Anteater around for solutions, finding the lost.
Active, agile, jumpiness, keen eyesight, survival, willing to sacrifice,
Antelope mental clarity, intuitive, protective.
Safety, grounded, sensitivity to attack, strong boundaries, trusting,
Armadillo reclusive, neutral, peaceful.
Courage, aggressive, healer, problems relating to others, energy
Badger conduit, determined, focused, confident.
Rebirth, longevity, secrecy, initiation, good listener, long life, illusion,
Bat journeying, inner depth.
Industrious, instinctive, healing, power, sovereignty, guardian of the
world, watcher, courage, will power, self-preservation, introspection,
Bear and great strength.
Determined, strong-willed, builder, overseer, dreamer, protector,
Beaver builder, motion, subconscious.
Organized, industrial, productive, wise, community, celebration,
Bee fertility, sweetness, defensiveness, obsessive nature, and enjoys life
A very powerful totem – prosperity, spiritual strength, organized,
Boar/Pig balanced complacency and activity, fearless.
Sacredness, life, great strength, abundance, gratitude, consistency,
Buffalo blessings, stability.
Insight into the past, fertility, raw expression, rushing into things,
Bull confidence, strength, provision.
Metamorphosis, transformation, balance, grace, ability to accept
Butterfly change, lightness, soul, vulnerability.
Traveler, mobility, preference to be nomadic, adaptability to adversity,
Caribou sensitivity, guidance, surety.
 Guardianship, detachment, sensuality, mystery, magic, independence,
Cat astute, watchful.
Leadership, loyalty, courage, taking responsibility, foresight, sensing
Cougar danger, awareness.
Love of home, community, contentment, joy, easy going, patience,
Cow grounded, fertility.
Coyote Trickster, intelligence, stealth, wisdom and folly, guile, innocence, skill.
Crab Good luck, moves sideways, savvy, unorthodox, relaxed, cycles.
Crane Solitude, justice, longevity, independent, intelligent, vigilant, focus.
Crocodile Ensuring your emotions are displayed accurately/appropriately
Magical, shape shifting, change, creativity, spiritual strength,
Crow inelegancy, energy, higher perspective.
Compassion, peace, intellectual, gentle, caring, kind, subtlety,
gracefulness, femininity, gentleness, innocence, and seller of
Deer adventure.
Noble, faithful, loyal, teaching, protection, guidance, obedience,
Dog sensory perception.
Cross-world communication, spirit messenger, peace, gentleness,
Dove love.
Dragonfly Flighty and carefree, strong imagination, higher aspirations,
Water energy, helper of seers, affectionate, community oriented, can
Duck clearly see/deal with emotions.
Divine spirit, sacrifice, connection to creator, intelligence, renewal,
courage, illumination of spirit, healing, creation, freedom, and
Eagle risk-taker.
Strength, agility, pride, majestic, independence, purification, nobility,
Elk sensual.
New beginnings, adventure, passionate, leadership, rising above,
Falcon guardianship, superiority, prophecy.
Graceful, slyness, open-minded, quick to change one’s mind, fertility,
Fish good luck, happiness.
Cunning, agility, quick-witted, diplomacy, wildness, feminine magic of
Fox camouflage, shape-shifting and invisibility.
Frog Water, cleansing, rebirth, sensitivity, medicine, hidden beauty, peace,
 adaptability, metamorphosis.
Awareness, speed, grace, eagerness, lightness, overcomes
Gazelle vulnerability, alert.
Surefootedness, stubbornness, independence, diligence, in the
Goat moment, aloofness, virility, sturdiness.
Self-demanding, reliable, prudent, rigid, vigilance, parenthood,
Goose productive, teamwork, fellowship.
Good luck, abundance, forward, progressive, virtuous, forward
Grasshopper thinking, creative.
Grouse Personal power, enlightenment.
Messenger, intuition, victory, healing, nobility, recollection, cleansing,
Hawk visionary power, and guardianship.
Aggressive, self-determined, self-reliant, multi-tasking, balanced,
Heron/Egret calm, present, independent.
Freedom, stamina, mobility, the land, travel, power, freedom, grace,
Horse nobility.
Messenger, timelessness, healing, warrior, energy, vitality, infinity,
Hummingbird affection, playfulness.
Chaos, shape-shifter, aggressiveness, power, confidence,
Jaguar manifestation, breath.
Family, strength, energy, courage, guardian, protector, ferocity,
Lion authority.
Conservation, vision, self-protection, hidden defenses, shrewdness,
Lizard variation.
Keeper of secrets, guardian, listener, guide, aware, intuitive,
Lynx unconventional.
Community, precise vision, good boundaries, lively, courageous,
Meerkat intuition, heart energy.
Sensitivity, guidance, searching, extended senses, underworld, hidden
Mole treasure, digger.
Headstrong, longevity, steadfastness, wisdom, self-esteem, primal
Moose feminine energy, crown chakra.
Innocence, scrutiny, order, organizer, eye for details, grounded,
Mouse super-aware, temerity.
 Smart, clever, sensible, grounded, group-minded, proper use of
Opossum deception, strategic, surprising.
Playful, friendly, dynamic, joy, helpfulness, sharing, love of young,
Otter sensibility without suspicion.
Wisdom, deception, intuition, insight, messenger, mystery, freedom,
Owl secrets, stealth, vision.
Ox Sacrifice, chastity, faith, humble, self-denial, enduring, strong, magical.
Protection, hidden emotions, introspection, caution, careful decisions,
Panther multi-dimensional, dark and light.
Resilient, unselfish, rising above, friendliness, responsible, safety,
Pelican camaraderie, bounty.
Innocence, companionship, trust, curious, imagination, good-natured,
Porcupine non-interference.
Swiftness, industrious, constructive, preparedness, common goals,
Prairie Dog retreat, family, digger.
Puma Companion on journeys to other worlds, grace, silent power
Group-work, team play, creator of harmony and group tolerance,
Quail protectiveness (especially toward children)
Fertility, artistic, in motion, hyper vigilant, joyful, lives by own wits,
Rabbit steps through fear.
Curiosity, disguise, explorer, secret, night vision, cleanliness, dexterity,
Raccoon seeker.
Stoic, sensitive, persevering, curious, imaginative, new beginnings,
Ram change, life force.
Fertility, stealth, scavenging, intelligence, enjoys luxury, intelligent,
Rat wealth, success, drive.
Magical, introspective, self-realized, courageous, transformational,
Raven messenger, psychic, divination.
Mental agility, speed, opportunistic, multi-tasking, energy, busy,
Roadrunner accomplishment.
Persistence, honesty, strength, flamboyant, upward reaching, eager,
Rooster cocky, watchful.
Proud, intense, confident, wisdom, inspiration, can swim upstream,
Salmon rebirth, determined, spiritual desire.
 Transforming, strong, inspiring, chaotic, passionate, altered
Scorpion perception, death and rebirth, seduction.
Versatility, loud, easy-going nature, creativity, laziness, resourceful,
Seagull opportunistic, freedom.
Love, longing, dilemma, active imagination, creativity, protection
Seal during change, dreamer, good luck.
Reputation, presence, strength, demands respect, sensual, steady,
Skunk pacifism, taking your time.
Impulsive, primal energy, shrewdness, rebirth, transformation,
Snake initiation, and wisdom.
Balance, wisdom, creativity, communication, networker, cyclical,
Spider crafty, fate, protection.
Planner, gatherer, preparedness, awareness, sociable, playful,
Squirrel energy, prudence, resourceful.
Stag Lord of the forest, masculine power of regeneration, signs.
Grace, balance and innocence, soul, love, beauty, elegance,
Swan transformation, dreams.
Toad Inner strength, luck, self-examination.
Generosity, life-giver, sharer, abundance, blessings, pride, virility,
Turkey sacrifice.
Nurturer, shy, protecting, patience, strength, innocence, endurance,
Turtle longevity.
Strength, energy, ingenuity, stealth, wild, ferocious, aggressive,
Weasel commanding.
Wisdom, provider, intelligence, kindness, deeper awareness,
Whale nurturing, navigator, communication.
Loyalty, perseverance, success, intuition, spirit, appetite for freedom,
Wolf can be a loner.
Sensitive, protective, devotion, prophecy, progress, determination,
Woodpecker balance, communication.
Clarity, motion, individuality, balance, illusion, instinct, free, wild,
Zebra communal, playful, social.

Dolores R Gray Totem Animal Drawing Project ©2020