Life of unclear origin

Notes

• Life forms either with no explicitly specified planet of origin or of artificial construction

Animal

Aboran Til cat

• Native to Delta Quadrant on or near Talax (VOY Short Story: "Closure")

Circassian hellcat

• Vicious and/or short-tempered animal (VOY Novel: Mosaic)

Glommer

• Artificially-created predator species for tribbles (TAS: "More Tribbles, More Troubles"; TOS Novel: Forged in Fire)
• Designed by Klingon geneticists to aid in wiping out tribble infestations (TOS Novel: Forged in Fire)

Hupyrian beetle

• Larvae are carnivorous (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)
• Chief component of Hupyrian beetle snuff, Ferengi delicacy (DS9: "Family Business", "Ferengi Love Songs")
• Presumably native to the Hupyrian homeworld

Jacinnan racing cat

• Noted for its speed (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)

Javathian oyster

• Edible by Chelons (VAN Novel: Summon the Thunder)

Jebret

• Small animal (DS9 Novel: The 34th Rule)

Jhimn adder

• Predator noted for its speed (TTN Novel: The Red King)
• Known to Romulans (TTN Novel: The Red King)

Kryonian tiger

• Mentioned (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2"; TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)

Looci hen

• Nesting bird known to Kazon (VOY Novel: Mosaic)
• Native to Delta Quadrant (VOY Novel: Mosaic)

Lubbockian slime devil

• Presumably akin to Denebian slime devils of Deneb Kaitos IV

Osmotic eel

• Seemingly consumes microorganisms and parasites in the blood symbiotically, while halting bloodflow, consuming small amounts of blood in the process (ENT: "Broken Bow", "Minefield", "Countdown"; ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)

Peroghian pig-lizard

• Mentioned (VOY Short Story: "Isabo's Shirt")

Plorgha

• Creature noted idiomatically for sweating (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
• Possibly native to Denobula

Rintannan

• Native to Gamma Quadrant planet (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight)
• Resembling more rigid, spheroid jellyfish (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight)
• Communal chameleon predator species, forming larger structures to blend into local landscape (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight)

Slijm

• Appearing to be a cross between a dog and a walrus (VAN Novel: Summon the Thunder)
• Covered in blubber coated in smooth, brown fur (VAN Novel: Summon the Thunder)
• Domesticated (VAN Novel: Summon the Thunder)
• Possibly from the Zakdorn homeworld (VAN Novel: Summon the Thunder)

Talarian hook spider

• Presumably native to somewhere in Talarian space

Toskanar dog

• Mentioned (VOY Novel: Mosaic)

Treni cat

• Small animal (DS9 Novel: The 34th Rule)

Tumodian lamprey

• Feeds on contaminants in blood symbiotically (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)
  • Can serve as a natural form of hemodialysis as a result (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)

Vayan hornfly

• Mentioned (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)

Vghlar beetle

• Can serve as natural vitamin supplement for humanoids (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)

Vicarian razorback

• Native to a world near Bajoran and Cardassian space

Yurhaath

• Bird-like species known to the Hurraait (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)

Plant

Diomedian scarlet moss

• Mentioned (TNG Novel: The Battle of Betazed)

Draebidium calimus

• Flower similar to violets (TNG Novel: The Battle of Betazed)

Elaminite

• Tree or tree analogue (TTN Novel: Taking Wing)
• Produces heavy wood (TTN Novel: Taking Wing)

Gordian oak

• Mentioned (SCE Short Story: "Aftermath")

Kelodan rose

• Native to Delta Quadrant in or near Talax (VOY Short Story: "Closure")

Leola

• Rare plant found across various Delta Quadrant worlds in vicinity of Talax
• Root is considered a delicacy among Talaxians, other nearby cultures

Shendurian stingvine

• Bulbous yellow-green plant seemingly a blend of vine and cactus (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)
• Extremely pungent, sweet aroma (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)