diff --git a/src/locales/en/animal/type.ts b/src/locales/en/animal/type.ts
index b1869f2e659..efaca735f3b 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/animal/type.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en/animal/type.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,46 @@
 export default [
-  'dog',
-  'cat',
-  'snake',
+  'bat',
   'bear',
-  'lion',
-  'cetacean',
-  'insect',
-  'crocodilia',
-  'cow',
+  'bee',
   'bird',
+  'butterfly',
+  'cat',
+  'cow',
+  'crocodile',
+  'deer',
+  'dog',
+  'dolphin',
+  'eagle',
+  'elephant',
   'fish',
-  'rabbit',
+  'flamingo',
+  'fox',
+  'frog',
+  'gecko',
+  'giraffe',
+  'gorilla',
+  'hamster',
+  'hippopotamus',
   'horse',
+  'kangaroo',
+  'koala',
+  'lion',
+  'monkey',
+  'ostrich',
+  'panda',
+  'parrot',
+  'peacock',
+  'penguin',
+  'polar bear',
+  'rabbit',
+  'rhinoceros',
+  'sea lion',
+  'shark',
+  'snake',
+  'squirrel',
+  'tiger',
+  'turtle',
+  'whale',
+  'wolf',
+  'zebra',
 ];
diff --git a/src/modules/animal/index.ts b/src/modules/animal/index.ts
index 7e5a51da4ad..5a885bbd739 100644
--- a/src/modules/animal/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/animal/index.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export class AnimalModule extends ModuleBase {
    * Returns a random animal type.
    *
    * @example
-   * faker.animal.type() // 'crocodilia'
+   * faker.animal.type() // 'crocodile'
    *
    * @since 5.5.0
    */
diff --git a/test/modules/__snapshots__/animal.spec.ts.snap b/test/modules/__snapshots__/animal.spec.ts.snap
index 7124e5e9942..5e1162bbc07 100644
--- a/test/modules/__snapshots__/animal.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/modules/__snapshots__/animal.spec.ts.snap
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ exports[`animal > 42 > rodent 1`] = `"Famatina chinchilla rat"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 42 > snake 1`] = `"Grey-banded kingsnake"`;
 
-exports[`animal > 42 > type 1`] = `"lion"`;
+exports[`animal > 42 > type 1`] = `"frog"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 1211 > bear 1`] = `"Polar bear"`;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exports[`animal > 1211 > rodent 1`] = `"Strong tuco-tuco"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 1211 > snake 1`] = `"Tiger pit viper"`;
 
-exports[`animal > 1211 > type 1`] = `"horse"`;
+exports[`animal > 1211 > type 1`] = `"turtle"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 1337 > bear 1`] = `"Sun bear"`;
 
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ exports[`animal > 1337 > rodent 1`] = `"Crested porcupine"`;
 
 exports[`animal > 1337 > snake 1`] = `"Eastern coral snake"`;
 
-exports[`animal > 1337 > type 1`] = `"bear"`;
+exports[`animal > 1337 > type 1`] = `"eagle"`;