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Feared predator: the Great White Shark Ready to strike: Egyptian Cobra snake Not so cute: Hippopotamus in aggressive pose

This is a list of organisms that are known to kill humans. Inclusion on this list requires a certain notoriety, such as that gained from news reports. Each included organism must have repeatedly killed humans in a defined way. For the sake of inclusiveness, "organisms" includes viruses, in addition to animals, plants and others.

The list is organized by method, such as biting. For the sake of avoiding anthropomorphizing organisms, this list avoids distinctions based on supposed "aggressiveness" or "defensiveness".

Contents 1 Physical trauma 1.1 Biting 1.1.1 Mammals 1.1.2 Fish 1.1.3 Reptiles 1.1.4 Insects 1.2 Stinging 1.2.1 Fish 1.3 Kicking 1.3.1 Mammals 1.3.1.1 Birds 2 Poisoning 2.1 Biting 2.1.1 Reptiles 2.2 Stinging 2.2.1 Insects 2.3 Ingestion (by humans) 2.3.1 Fungi 3 Infection 3.1 Biting 3.1.1 Reptile 3.2 Stinging 3.2.1 Insect 3.3 Air or Fluid Borne 3.3.1 Virus 3.3.2 Bacteria

[edit] Physical trauma

[edit] Biting

Looks friendly enough: The mighty lion Grrr: Brown bear, Kodiak subspecies

[edit] Mammals

• Lion
• Tiger
• Leopard
• Bear
  • Polar bear
  • Brown bear
  • Black bear
• Hyena
• Wolf
• Dog
  • Pit bull terrier
  • German shepherd
  • Rottweiler
• Hippopotamus

[edit] Fish

• Oceanic Whitetip Shark

[edit] Reptiles

• Nile Crocodile

[edit] Insects

• Siafu ant

[edit] Stinging

[edit] Fish

• Stingray

[edit] Kicking

[edit] Mammals

• Horse

[edit] Birds

• Cassowary
• Ostrich

[edit] Poisoning

No cure: Death cap, "toadstool"

[edit] Biting

[edit] Reptiles

• Rattlesnake

[edit] Stinging

[edit] Insects

• Bee

[edit] Ingestion (by humans)

[edit] Fungi

• Amanita
• Galerina

[edit] Infection

Carrier of disease: The mosquito Silent killer: HIV

[edit] Biting

[edit] Reptile

• Komodo dragon

[edit] Stinging

[edit] Insect

• Kissing bug (Chagas)
• Mosquito (Malaria, Yellow fever)
• Flea (Yersinia pestis)

[edit] Air or Fluid Borne

[edit] Virus

• Influenza
• HIV/AIDS

[edit] Bacteria

• Escherichia Coli
• Shigella
• Salmonella
• Clostridium botulinum
• Clostridium tetani
• Bacillus anthracis
• Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
• Vibrio Cholerae