List of Cryptids - M

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MacFarlane's Bear Ursus inopinatus Extinct Carnivorous mammal, possibly a grizzly-polar bear hybrid Canada Mahamba Unconfirmed Giant crocodile Lake Likouala swamp region, Democratic Republic of the Congo Maltese Tiger Blue Tiger Unconfirmed; possible tiger with abnormal coloration due to mutation Carnivorous mammal China Mamlambo Unconfirmed Lake animal South Africa Manananggal Unconfirmed Humanoid Philippines Manatee of Helena Unconfirmed Manatee Saint Helena Mande Barung Mande Burung, Indian Yeti Unconfirmed Humanoid North East India, Bangladesh Man-eating tree Disputed Carnivorous tree Various Manipogo Winnipogo Unconfirmed Lake animal Lake Manitoba, Canada Mapinguari Unconfirmed Herbivorous mammal Amazon rainforest Maricoxi Unconfirmed Primate South America Marozi Spotted Lion, Panthera leo maculatus Unconfirmed, possibly extinct Lion-like felid Africa Marsupial Lion Thylacoleo, Thylacoleo carnifex Extinct Carnivorous marsupial mammal Australia Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Republic of the Congo Megalania prisca Devil Dragon Extinct, considered by some to be still alive, possibly as the Kumi Lizard Giant Australian monitor lizard Australia Megalodon Carcharodon, Carcharocles Extinct; considered by some to still exist Giant shark World's oceans Melon heads Unconfirmed Humanoids with enlarged heads Allegan County woods, Michigan, and parts of Ohio and Connecticut (United States) Memphre Memphré, Lake Memphremagog Monster Unconfirmed Lake animal Lake Memphremagog (United States and Canada) Menehune Unconfirmed Primate Hawaii, United States Merpeople Mermaid/Merman Unconfirmed; many hoaxes have been discredited Human-Fish The Seven Oceans and several seas Min Min light Disputed Unexplained light Eastern Australia Minhocão Big Earthworm Unconfirmed Caecilian South America Minnesota Iceman Homo pongoides !"Homo pongoides" Unconfirmed Primate Minnesota, United States Mitla Fawcett's zorro or Fawcett's cat Unconfirmed Carnivorous mammal Bolivian rainforest Mngwa Nunda Unconfirmed Carnivorous mammal Tanzania Moa Extinct Giant flightless bird New Zealand Moehau/Maero The Hairy Moehau, The Moehau Monster Unconfirmed Primate New Zealand Mogollon Monster Mug-ee-yun Monster Unconfirmed; possibly a black bear, mountain lion, or elk Bipedal primate Mogollon Rim, Arizona, United States Mokele-Mbembe Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Republic of the Congo MoMo Missouri Monster Disputed Primate Missouri, United States Mongolian Death Worm Allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi Unconfirmed Worm-like animal Gobi Desert Mono Grande Unconfirmed Hominid South America Montauk Monster Mounty Disputed; possibly decomposed and mutilated raccoon carcass Small, decomposed quadruped carcass Montauk, Long Island (United States) Morag Unconfirmed Lake animal Scotland Mothman Often associated with Indrid Cold, "The Grinning Man" from John A. Keels book "The Mothman Prophecies" Unconfirmed Winged bipedal West Virginia, United States Mountain Fennec Unconfirmed Fox Southern Algeria and northern Chad, in the central Sahara mountains Muckie Unconfirmed Lake animal Lakes of Killarney, Ireland Muc-sheilch Unconfirmed Lake animal Scotland Muhuru Unconfirmed Reptile/Dinosaur Kenya Mussie Unconfirmed Lake animal Ontario, Canada Muwa Unconfirmed Forest-dwelling hominid or other primate Eastern Samar, Philippines Mylodon Extinct, though considered by some, for example Florentino Ameghino, to still exist Giant ground sloth Southern Patagonian forests