Magical Creatures

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IMPORTANT!
MINISTRY OF MAGIC (M.O.M) CLASSIFICATION
The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures gives classifications to all known beasts, beings and spirits, offering a guide to the perceived dangerousness of a creature. Therefore if visitors are not confident with the handling of such creatures, if they happen to stray into the muggle world (such things tend to happen these days, what with You-Know-Who back and everything) then immediately call The Office of Misinformation. Phew! So, here they are as follows:

XXXXX - Known wizard killer. Impossible to train or domesticate.
XXXX - Dangerous, requires specialist knowledge. Skilled wizard may handle.
XXX - Competent wizard should cope.
XX - Harmless. May be domesticated.
X - Boring.

NAME	M.O.M Classification	BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Acromantula	XXXXX	An eight-eyed spider capable of human speech.
Ashwinder	XXX	A thin, pale grey serpent with glowing red eyes, it is created when a magical fire is left burning for too long.
Augurey (a.k.a. Irish Phoenix)	XX	A thin, mournful, greenish black bird, similar to a vulture.
Basilisk (a.k.a King of Serpents)	XXXXX	A brilliant green serpent that can reach up to fifty feet in length. It is killed by the crow of a rooster.
Billywig	XXX	Half an inch long and a vivid sapphire blue, it rotates very fast so that it spins and flies.
Blast-Ended Screwts	Unknown	Born as small lobster-like creatures with pincers and sharp pointy tails, they can grow to six feet or more.
Boggart	Unkown	A shape-shifter that forms into whatever scares a person the most.
Bowtruckle	XX	Small, brown-eyed and made of bark and twigs, it is a tree guardian.
Bundimun	XXX	Resembling a patch of greenish fungus with eyes, they are skilled at infesting houses by creeping under skirting boards.
Centaur	XXXX	With the head, torso and arms of a human joined to that of a horse's body, they are both intelligent and capable of speech.
Chimaera	XXXXX	A Greek monster with a lion's head, goat's body and dragon's tail.
Chizpurfle	XX	Small parasites, crab like in appearance with large fangs.
Clabbert	XX	A tree-dwelling creature, it is a cross between a frog and a monkey.
Cornish Pixies	Unknown	Similar to pixies this Cornish variety destroys everything in sight.
Crup	XXX	Resembling a Jack-Russell terrier but with a forked tail.
Dementors	Unknown	The guards at the Prison of Azkaban, they suck all happiness out of a person. They have the ability to produce the Dementor's Kiss used to sucks out one's soul.
Demiguise	XXXX	An herbivorous beast, something of an ape in appearance.
Diricawl	XX	A plump-bodied, fluffy-feathered, flightless bird it can vanish in a puff of feathers and reappear elsewhere.
Doxy (a.k.a. Biting Fairy)	XXX	Often mistaken for a fairy, it is covered in thick black hair and has an extra pair of arms and legs.
Dragon	XXXXX	The most famous of magical beasts, dragons are among the most difficult to hide. There are ten breeds of dragon, with a range of interbred hybrids.
Dugbog	XXX	A marsh-dwelling creature, it resembles a piece of dead wood.
Erkling	XXXX	An elfish creature, larger than a gnome with a unique high pitched cackle.
Erupment	XXXX	A large, grey, African beast of great power.
Fairy	XX	A small, decorative beast of little intelligence.
Fire Crab	XXX	Resembles a large tortoise with a heavily jewelled shell.
Flobberworm	X	Living in damp ditches it is a thick, brown worm reaching up to 10 inches in length.
Fwooper	XXX	An African bird with extremely vivid plumage.
Ghoul	XX	Resembles a somewhat slimy, buck-toothed ogre.
Glumbumble	XXX	A grey, furry-bodied flying insect that produces melancholy-inducing treacle.
Gnome	XX	A common garden pest, it may reach a foot in height with a disproportionately large head and hard, bony feet.
Goblins	Unknown	Small, green-leathered creature. Used to guard Gringotts bank.
Graphorn	XXXX	Found in mountainous regions, it is greyish purple with a humped back.
Griffin	XXXX	With the front legs and head like a giant eagle it has the body and hind legs of a lion.
Grindylow	XX	A horned, pale-green water demon.
Hinkypunk	Unknown	Living in swamps, they give misleading directions.
Hippocampus	XXX	It has the head and forequarters of a horse and the tail and hindquarters of a giant fish.
Hippogriff	XXX	It has the head of a giant eagle and the body of a horse.
Horklump	X	It resembles a fleshy, pinkish mushroom covered in sparse, wiry black bristles.
Imp	XX	Sometimes confused with a pixie, it is similar in height but it cannot fly like the pixie nor is it vividly coloured.
Jarvey	XXX	It resembles an overgrown ferret except that it can talk.
Jobberknoll	XX	A tiny blue speckled bird that eats insects.
Kappa	XXXX	A Japanese water demon that inhabits shallow ponds and rivers.
Kelpie	XXXX	Another water demon, it can take various shapes, though it most often appears as a horse. Often found in wells.
Knarl	XXX	Usually mistaken for a hedgehog by Muggles.
Kneazle	XXX	A small cat-like creature with flecked, speckled, or spotted fur, outsized ears and a tail like a lion.
Leprechaun (a.k.a Clauricorn)	XXX	Reaches a height of approx. 6 inches and is green in colour.
Lethifold (a.k.a. Living Shroud)	XXXXX	A creature found solely in tropical climates, it resembles a black cloak which glides along the ground at night.
Lobalug	XXX	A simple creature ten inches long with a rubbery snout and a venom sac.
Mackled Macaw	XXX	A land-dwelling creature, it has a passing resemblance to that of a lobster.
Manticore	XXXXX	A highly dangerous creature with the head of a man, body of a lion and tail of a scorpion.
Merpeople (a.k.a. Sirens, Selkies, Merrows)	XXXX	They exist throughout the world though they vary in appearance almost as much as humans.
Moke	XXX	A silver-green lizard reaching up to 10 inches in length.
Mooncalf	XX	An intensely shy creature that emerges from its burrow only on the full moon.
Murtlap	XXX	A rat like creature found in coastal areas of Britain.
Niffler	XXX	Fluffy, black and long snouted it has a predilection for anything glittery.
Nogtail	XXX	Demons found in rural areas that resemble stunted piglets.
Nundu	XXXXX	A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size.
Occamy	XXXX	A plumed, two-legged winged creature with a serpentine body.
Owls	Unknown	Coming in many different varieties they are used for delivering wizard mail to anywhere in the world.
Phoenix	XXXX	A magnificent, swan-sized, scarlet bird with a long golden tail, beak and talons.
Pixie	XXX	Electric blue in colour, up to 8 inches in height and very mischievous, the pixie delights in tricks and practical jokes.
Plimpy	XXX	A spherical, mottled fish distinguished by its two long legs ending in webbed feet.
Pogrebin	XXX	A demon, barely a foot tall, with a hairy body and a smooth, oversized grey head.
Porlock	XX	A horse guardian, it is covered in shaggy fur with a large quantity of rough hair on its head and an exceptionally large nose.
Puffskein	XX	Spherical in shape and covered in soft, custard coloured fur
Quintaped (a.k.a. Hairy MacBoon)	XXXXX	A carnivorous beast with a low-slung body, five legs covered in thick reddish brown hair and a clubfoot.
Ramora	XX	A silver fish, it is a guardian of seafarers and can anchor ships.
Red Cap	XXX	A dwarf like creature, it lives in holes on old battlegrounds or wherever human blood has been spilled.
Re'em	XXXX	A rare giant oxen with golden hides.
Runespoor	XXXX	A three-headed serpent, livid orange with black stripes.
Salamander	XXX	A small fire-dwelling lizard that feeds on flame.
Sea Serpent	XXX	With a horse like head and a long snake like body it rises in humps out of the sea.
Shrake	XXX	A fish covered entirely in spines.
Snidget	XXXX	Completely round, with a very long, thin beak, and glistening, jewel-like red eyes.
Sphinx	XXXX	A creature with a human head and a lion's body.
Spiders	Unknown	Varying in size they often live in the Forbidden Forest.
Streeler	XXX	A giant snail that changes colour on an hourly basis.
Tebo	XXXX	An ash-coloured warthog.
Troll	XXXX	A fearsome creature up to 12 feet tall and weighing over a tonne.
Unicorn	XXXX	A pure white, horned horse when fully grown.
Vampires	Unknown	Bloodsucking creatures who take the form of a human.
Werewolf	XXXXX	Humans turn into werewolves only when bitten. Once a month on the full moon, the otherwise sane and normal afflicted individual transforms into a monstrous beast.
Winged Horse	XX-XXXX	Coming in different breeds, they exist worldwide.
Yeti (a.k.a. Bigfoot, Abominable Snowman)	XXXX	Believed to be related to a troll.

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