By Size
Small Monsters
Large Monsters
By Type
Bird Wyverns
Brute Wyverns
Fanged Wyverns
Fishes
Flying Wyverns
Herbivores
Lynians
Neopterons
Piscine Wyverns
Relicts
Wingdrakes
Elder Dragons
Number of Monsters - Comparison with Previous Games
General Information
- 20 returning monsters; 6 Small monsters and 14 Large monsters.
- Returning 1st Generation monsters are Apceros, Aptonoth, Hornetaur, Kelbi, Mosswine, Diablos, Black Diablos, Kirin, Rathalos, Azure Rathalos, Rathian, Pink Rathian, and Vespoid.
- Returning 2nd Generation monsters are Kushala Daora, Lavasioth, Lunastra, and Teostra.
- Lunastra was added in Monster Hunter: World's third title update.
- Returning 3rd Generation monsters are Barroth, Deviljho, and Uragaan.
- Deviljho was added in Monster Hunter: World's first title update.
- 34 new monsters; 12 Small monsters and 22 Large monsters.
- 2 new Herbivores: Gastodon and Kestodon.
- 2 new Lynians: Gajalaka and Grimalkyne.
- 2 new Brute Wyverns: Anjanath and Radobaan.
- 3 new Bird Wyverns: Kulu-Ya-Ku, Pukei-Pukei, and Tzitzi-Ya-Ku.
- 3 new Flying Wyverns: Bazelgeuse, Legiana, and Paolumu.
- 1 new Piscine Wyvern: Jyuratodus.
- 1 new Fish: Gajau.
- 4 new Wingdrakes: Barnos, Mernos, Noios, and Raphinos.
- 8 new Fanged Wyverns: Dodogama, Girros, Great Girros, Jagras, Great Jagras, Odogaron, Shamos, and Tobi-Kadachi.
- 6 new Elder Dragons: Behemoth, Kulve Taroth, Nergigante, Vaal Hazak, Xeno'jiiva, and Zorah Magdaros.
- Kulve Taroth was added in Monster Hunter: World's second title update.
- Behemoth was added in Monster Hunter: World's fourth title update.
- 2 new Relicts: Leshen and Ancient Leshen.