detect untrustworthy people and mate with regular cats. Leprechaun – A dwarf-like creature associated with gold that deceives both wizards and muggles alike. Lethifold – A Dementor-like creature that has the taste for human flesh. Leucrotta – A moose-like creature with a larger mouth. Lobalug – An aquatic creature that spits out venom when threatened but is also used as a weapon by Merpeople. Mackled Malaclaw – A sea creature that resembles a lobster. When bitten by a Malaclaw, it had the unusual side effect of making the victim unlucky for up to a week. Manticore – A carnivorous creature with the head of a human, body of a lion, a stinger tail like a scorpion, and is capable of human speech, or a scorpion-like creature with five eyes and three tails that can spray an unidentified flaming substance, which can grow to sizes comparable to a dragon, Marmite – A very tiny squid-like beast with longer tentacles and its body glows in the dark. Matagot – A cat-like creature that multiplies when attacked. Merpeople – Creatures that are half-human half-fish. Mermaid – The name for a female merperson. Merman – The name for a male merperson. Merrow – A kind of merpeople native to Ireland. Selkie – A kind of merpeople native to Scotland. Siren – A kind of merpeople native to Greece. They are the most prettiest and the most beautiful of the merpeople. – A lizard with silver-green skin native to the British Isles and able to shrink at will. Their hide is used to make purses and wallets that shrink when a stranger approaches. – A bovid-like creature that comes out of its burrow during a full moon. – Hairless creatures that resemble a large rat with soft, fleshy spines on its back. Despite being rodent-like in nature, Murtlaps are marine-based mammals and can be found on the coastal areas of Britain. – A small desman-like creature built like a steropodon; >mole-like appearance with platypus-like features (e.g., having a long, flat tail and webbed feet like those of an otter or a beaver, and its long, flat duck-like bill or snout). Nifflers are obsessed with hoarding shiny objects, which they usually store in their endless pouch until returning to their burrow. Nogtail – A demon resembling a long-legged, stubby-tailed, narrow black-eyed, piglet that haunts farms and barnyards. Nundu – A giant leopard-like creature with toxic breath.