Common types[edit]
While many people have kept many different species of animals in captivity over the course of human history, only a relative few have been kept long enough to be considered domesticated. Other types of animals, notably monkeys, have never been domesticated but are still commonly sold and kept as pets. There are also inanimate objects that have been kept as "pets", either as a form of game, or humorously (e.g. the pet rock or Chia pet).
Domesticated[edit]
Domesticated pets are the most common types of pet. A domesticated animal is any animal that has been tamed and made fit for a human environment.[52] They have consistently been kept in captivity over a long enough period of time that they exhibit marked differences in behavior and appearance from their wild relatives.
Mammals[edit]
A pet rabbit
Alpacas
Asses including miniature donkeys
Cats
Dogs
Sheep
Horses
Goats
Elephants
Rodents including Fancy rats, Fancy mice, Hamsters, Guinea pigs, and Chinchillas
Ferrets
Llamas
Pigs
Rabbits
Birds[edit]
Domestic Canary
Chickens
Domestic turkeys
Domestic ducks and geese
Domestic Pigeons and Doves
Fish[edit]
Goldfish
Koi
Siamese fighting fish