The 16 Personality Types as Animals (2024)

The 16 Personality Types as Animals

19 February 2019 / By Molly Owens

Quick like a fox? Eager beaver? In this infographic, we take our cues from the animal kingdom to shed light on the unique traits of the 16 personalitiescreated by Myers and Briggs.

So, which animal best describes your personality type?

Design by Jessica Henry.

Comments

Bill Bailey (not verified) says...

5 years 3 days ago

Hello, I am an INTP and the animal you all selected for my type fits me well. It is the owl. This is very interesting. Thank you for putting it together.

Colin David Ogdon (not verified) says...

4 years 12 months ago

Me too Bill. I'm a dog, which suits my face.

Jessy (not verified) says...

2 years 4 months ago

lmaooo. no wonder you're an enfj.

btw i am a fox but i still dont know if i have a super long snout. i have an imaginary one tho.

cometplaysYt on roblox (not verified) says...

1 year 2 months ago

tysm!!

Coraline (not verified) says...

11 months 2 days ago

I am an INTP as well… I thought it was obvious but was looking for possible insight or confirmation. Confirmation it is, I guess

Eric yu (not verified) says...

10 months 2 days ago

I am like a ENTP[fox] because I am clever

Eric yu (not verified) says...

9 months 3 weeks ago

Hello, I am a ENFJ and the animal you all selected for my type fits me well. It is a dog. This is very interesting. Thank you for putting it together

jtcrawfo says...

5 years 3 days ago

Disclaimer: my comment is by no means intended to be taken seriously or personally. Take it with levity!

I can't help but chuckle at whichever poor personality got labeled with the panda. When somebody says giant panda, the first things that come to mind for me are:

Endangered > ~2500 alive today in both the wild and captivity
Lazy and Obese > they eat 19 hours per day or around 25% of their own body weight daily
Reproductive issues (i.e. lack of desire /no interest in procreating)
Cost the US tax payer at least a couple milliondollars per year.

Anyway, this comment is by no means intended to deride the ISFP as I would have gotten a laugh out of any MBTI type on which the panda would have landed. I sincerely hope there were at least some laughs.

I'd love to hear anybody else's negative stereotypes on the other animals for the sake of giggles.

Lillian (not verified) says...

5 years 3 days ago

I know an ISFJ, your comment is hilarious to me!

Elyse Pea (not verified) says...

5 years 2 days ago

Well, mine is a NARWHAL—basically a unicorn whale—so make of that what you will. LOL.

Wijnaldum (not verified) says...

3 years 7 months ago

me :(sigh) yeh totally

Becky says...

4 years 12 months ago

Dog/ENFJ (I'm allowed to say these things because I'm one) :-D

Overly eager to please > HI I HAVE JUST MET YOU AND I LOVE YOU
Overly single-minded/goal-oriented > One day, I will catch that tail!!! / Now that there is a bone in sight I forget that everything else exists
Sticking their nose in other people's business > Hi I just want to cheer you on and help you in every single way and I have no idea when you do not want my cold nose nudging your hand
Needs people aroundin order to function > Oh no the hooman left the building I will sit here and mope and perhaps destroy things for 9 hours until they return

Keanna (not verified) says...

4 years 4 months ago

I'm an ant/ISTJ. Iget stepped on, driven over, and fried with magnifying glasses.I work so hard and never rest that I eventually just fall over and die if I make it that long. I have one purpose in life. Get food. If my Queen ant dies, my whole colony will be dead within a couple of days. Isn't it great to be compared to an ant?

Hahaha I admire your smart response to the panda, what's your personality type?

championhestu (not verified) says...

3 years 7 months ago

I'm an ISFJ, an elephant. I'm actually really smart and love the people in my close groups, but get written off as a space-wasting moron. Humans hunt me for the tusks I require to live and take them, as well as my environment, for their selfish benefit.

Seems accurate. :|

HeatherM1 (not verified) says...

5 years 3 days ago

Totally a sea horse. Makes me laugh. I wasn't sure if it really existed. Maybe I don't either lol. I'm a rare find.

LorraineB (not verified) says...

5 years 1 day ago

Oh seahorses certainly do. I wonder why you think it doesnt. Seen them up close n person. They are beautiful creatures.

Owszone (not verified) says...

3 years 3 months ago

OMG ME TOO! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAHA

Kris Chamblee (not verified) says...

4 years 12 months ago

How do you determineanimal selection for personality type? -sincerly the curious octopus

any relation to tribal spirit animals?

TiffanyJ (not verified) says...

4 years 12 months ago

...says the intellectual, perceptive, strategic octupus as noted by another intellectual, perceptive, strategic octopus. ;)

Brian Kelly (not verified) says...

4 years 12 months ago

This graphic is so cute and accessible for people to get. As an ENFJ, I love being a golden retriever dog. Spot on.

Kelly B. (not verified) says...

4 years 12 months ago

I like theappropriation of the seahorse for the INFJ but I also think a chameleon would be a great animal for our personality type too.

Raederle Phoenix (not verified) says...

4 years 11 months ago

I would also add that a butterfly works well for my type as the INFJ. Delicate, mysterious, colorful, inspiring, high-flying (head-the-clouds), transformative and in need of special care and enviornment to thrive.

Christine. (not verified) says...

3 years 12 months ago

INFJs are sometimes called Social Chemeleons. We do tend to blend in.

Owszone (not verified) says...

3 years 3 months ago

but I can't

SophieRose (not verified) says...

4 years 11 months ago

Omg, as an INFJ, your articles have brought me an unexpected wave of relief, self-acceptance (+ acceptance of others), and feeling understood. :D Mixed feelings about the seahorse, hmmm. Okay, they are adorable but inedible, change colors to blend in, and swim in pairs. I know we're rare, but are we that rarely seen? Yes, some find me mysterious (when I'm working obsessively on my own and not socializing) as well as intuitive, and nurturing--I'm an energy healer/wellness practitioner, as well as an artist. Thing is, my ideals and leadership skills (I'm also a community organizer) have always brought on visibility. I have few close friends, yet am well-known in the community. ;) I humbly suggest the hummingbird as another possibility. Hummingbirds are both clever engineers and artists; fairly antisocial yet magical and charismatic; hardworking, far-migrating and perfectionists, yet randomly go into a "torpor" state of deep rest and slowed metabolic functions; notedly big-brained, they recognize humans, and remember every single flower they've visited and when it will produce nector; unique, they do things other animals don't and consider it normal. ;) <3

M.P. (not verified) says...

4 years 10 months ago

YA!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M A DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hannahblankenship215 says...

3 years 10 months ago

MEEE TOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! enfj for life haha

Thea (not verified) says...

4 years 5 months ago

I'm an INTP, and can I say that the owl is inaccurate? They're actually not that smart. Their eyes are too big for their brains to fit inside their heads properly.

Shirl (not verified) says...

4 years 4 months ago

I agree, owls are not clever. Whoever came up with this, did not think it through. Maybe an orangutan - they're thinkers...

Ray Pine (not verified) says...

3 years 4 months ago

As an INTP I believe acat might fit well, they can be smart, apathetic, and curious. Although that is my opinion, I may be wrong but I believe that it would accurately describe an INTP.

Linna (not verified) says...

3 years 9 months ago

You're an owl.

BookCat (not verified) says...

2 years 11 months ago

Hello! I'm an ENTP, and the image isn't loading... can someone tell me what it is? It seems really interesting, and I would love to find out if it's like that for sure. Thanks!

Luna (not verified) says...

2 years 10 months ago

It's not loading for me either, big sad. :(

Guest (not verified) says...

2 years 7 months ago

ENTP is a fox:clever, curious, and quick.

Sss12345 (not verified) says...

4 years 5 months ago

I am an INFJ. I got an ant. But it is so true about me.

Alchemiste says...

4 years 4 months ago

I wanted owl but got octpus. Octopuses/octopi may be intelligent but they are squishy and not much fun to talk to. :)

SITRUC (not verified) says...

4 years 2 months ago

I am the ENTJ

Jessy (not verified) says...

2 years 4 months ago

i WAS but yk. i-am not that organized. and i like to say no to people :D ima ENTP

why. (not verified) says...

4 years 2 months ago

:((

Looney Tik (not verified) says...

4 years 1 month ago

Octopus huh? Considering what I've seen and heard about the squishy sea critters, that's actually an interesting choice. They are intelligent, "mysterious", and not cuddly. There's stories about them escaping their tanks to eat fish in other tanks and going back into their tank, leaving the human caretakers baffled. Considering there is evidence of their escape artist, observation, andproblem-solving abilities, I find it plausible, under the right circ*mstances. I approve. ?

dylan caddy (not verified) says...

3 years 12 months ago

The bear seems to fit me, I am a ENTJ so it makes sense.

Alexandria Dimitri (not verified) says...

3 years 10 months ago

Bruh as an ENTP

This is perfect.

BookCat says...

2 years 11 months ago

What is the ENTP anyway? My browser can't load properly.

Griffin Lee (not verified) says...

3 years 10 months ago

You people helped me with a big grade for school thank you.

Elsy Aguilar (not verified) says...

3 years 9 months ago

I identify myself as a turtle. My teacher says I'm a eagle, turtle, and dolphin since I'm smart and shy and am a leader.

PathSeeker says...

3 years 7 months ago

Entertaining, but I don't see how bears are outgoing, seahorses are mysterious, narwhals are idealist, and similar stuff.

owly (not verified) says...

3 years 6 months ago

A lot of people seem to think that personality typing is vague, pointless, and childish. Horoscopes for extra dumb people. Thank you for your contribution.

crustybrown says...

3 years 3 months ago

Jung's personality types > Big Five > MBTI > ? > ? > ? > Horoscopes

(not verified) says...

3 years 5 months ago

Thx for the grade

Jewelie (not verified) says...

3 years 2 months ago

According to the report, the three personalities it picked out for me were Enfp, entp, and esfp. I'm a dolphin, otter, and fox. I'm honestly just pleased that I got cute animals, LOL! Super cool! The personality fits me too, at least I think so.

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