Magical creature

Magical creature, magical animal or magical beast may refer to:

Religion, mythology and folklore

• Legendary creature, a mythological or folkloric creature
  • a mythological hybrid
  • a shapeshifter
    • a therianthrope
• Cryptid, a creature or plant whose existence has been suggested but is unrecognized by scientific consensus and often regarded as highly unlikely
  • a talking animal
  • a human–animal hybrid
• an animal spirit
  • an animal deity
  • Familiar spirit, supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic
  • a totemic animal
    • Power animal, a broadly animistic and shamanic concept

Fiction

• Talking animals in fiction
• A Book of Magical Beasts, a collection of fairy tales by Ruth Manning-Sanders
• Magical beast (Dungeons & Dragons), a class of monster in the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons
• Magical creatures (Harry Potter), creatures in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a book by J. K. Rowling
    • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)