Many cryptids reported are humanoids, or similar to humans in their anatomy. Some are also thought to be intelligent on a human level since they seem to have evolved in a similar path.
Humanoid cryptids typically have one or more of these characteristics:
- Two eyes (binocular vision)
- The ability to walk upright (biomechanic bipedalism)
- Opposable thumbs
- Not quite human (like human mixed with another animal-anthropomorphic)
- Ability to build structures
- Can communicate with other humanoids
Being a humanoid does not imply any relation to humans, this category simply refers to the anthropomorphic bodyplan described above. For categories with increasing proximity to humans, you may be looking for:
- Apes , the mammalian group which includes the primates who are more human-like than monkey-like.
- Hominids , the Great Apes. This is the category which encompasses most hairy humanoids like Bigfoot.
- Near-Humans , organisms that might be categorized within the genus Homo itself. If it looks more like a human than like a bigfoot, this is where it should go.
You might also be looking for:
- Beastmen , which encompasses anthropomorphic non-primates, as well as apparent mixtures of human and non-primate animal features.
- Pseudo-Humans , cryptids which intentionally take on an appearance as close to human as possible for the purpose of mimicry.
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- A-Mi-Kuk
- Abarimon
- Abatwa
- Aberdeen Wildman
- Abnauayu
- Abominable Swamp Slob
- Abura Akago
- Abura Sumashi
- Adam-ayu
- Adam-Dzhapais
- Adaro
- Adlet
- Afonya
- Agogwe
- Agrios Anthropos
- Agta
- Ahool
- Aigamuxa
- Akamataa
- Akaname
- Akerbeltz
- Akkorokamui
- Albatwitch
- Alderney Yellow Light
- Alien Bigfoot
- Alien Cosmonaut
- Alien sightings of Portugal
- Alien Sightings of Spain
- Allegewi
- Almas
- Amalanhig
- Amomongo
- Ancient Astronauts
- Anjing Ajak
- Antmen
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- Argopelter
- Arkansas Snipe
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- Asian Mermaids (Matsyāṅganā and Ningyo)
- Aswang
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- Ausso One
- Avians
- Aziza
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- Baba Yaga
- Babi Ngepet
- Badajoz UFO Creature
- Balbal
- Ban-Manush
- Banaspati
- Banshee
- Barbegazi
- Barguest
- Barmanu
- Basajaun
- Batsquatch
- Batutut
- Beaman
- Beast of Purple Trail
- Beast of the Land Between the Lakes
- Beast of Tunbridge Wells
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- Beasts of Sherman
- Berbalang
- Bergkonge
- Bhainsasura
- Bigfoot
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- Bigfoot/Evidence
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- Bili Ape
- Billiwhack Monster
- Black Eyed Children
- Black Goat-Man of Wittingau
- Black Stick Men
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- Blemmyes
- Bogeyman
- Boggy Creek Monster
- Boqs
- Boraro
- Boston Bahumagosh
- Brownie
- Broxa Chupacabra
- Bugbear
- Buggane
- Bukit Timah Monkey Man
- Bunnyman
- Bunyip
- Butler Gargoyle
- Butterfly People
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- Garappa
- Gashadokuro
- Gator Man
- Genderuwo
- Genoskwa
- Gensou Hyouhon Hakubutsukan
- Germakochi
- Ghilan
- Ghillie Dhu
- Ghostly Scarecrow of Chiang Rai
- Ghoul
- Giant Bats
- Giant Canadian Spiderbat
- Giant of Castelnau
- Giant of Kandahar
- Giants
- Gigantopithecus
- Girona Gremlin
- Gizotso
- Gnome
- Goatman
- Goayr Heddagh
- Goblins
- Gog-Magog
- Grafton Monster
- Grassman
- Gremlin
- Grey Aliens
- Grindylow
- Gruagach
- Grunch Road Monster
- Gugwe
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