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Critters n' Crawlers

by endcollector

Critters n' Crawlers adds North American wildlife and folklore creatures to the cold temperate biomes of Minecraft, from a Timber Wolf to a Pit Viper.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

The mod places its animals in cold temperate biomes, so a player exploring those regions meets creatures modeled on North American fauna alongside creatures drawn from regional myths. Each animal is a separate mob with its own spawning in the world. The mod needs Geckolib on both Forge and NeoForge, and it is published for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 only.

Installation covers the server and each player's game. It is released as a reupload with endcollector credited as co-author beside the original author, Fae Stricken Fool. The code is not open source, and the mod is covered by All rights reserved. Public links exist for an issue tracker and a wiki, and the project credits the National Parks Service.

Key features

  1. Temperate cold biome mobs

    Animals and creatures are added to the cold temperate biomes, expanding what a player finds outside the usual vanilla mobs.

  2. Timber Wolf and Black Bear

    Two large predators join the wilderness, each with its own behavior and spawn conditions in forested cold regions.

  3. White-tailed Deer and Giant Boar

    Grazing and wild boar mobs add prey and aggression variety to the biomes they inhabit.

  4. Pit Viper

    A venomous snake mob joins the fauna, placed in the same cold temperate environments as the other animals.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available2.2.5
1.20.12.2.5Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

GeckolibA 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Animal Garden - Springhare is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mob mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3, released under All rights reserved and not open source, so it covers more loaders and versions than Critters n' Crawlers. Cosy Critters & Creepy Crawlies is open source under the MIT License, supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and is client-side only, so players can add it without any server install.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Critters n' CrawlersForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-11-18
Animal Garden - SpringhareFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-23
Cosy Critters & Creepy CrawliesFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20 – 26.3Client-side only2026-07-07

Questions

Does Critters n' Crawlers need Geckolib?

Yes. Geckolib is a required dependency for the mod and must be installed alongside it on Forge or NeoForge.

Does the server need Critters n' Crawlers?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which game versions does Critters n' Crawlers support?

Files exist for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge, with 2.2.5 as the latest file for both.

In the catalog

Critters n' Crawlers is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Mobs mods11,058Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Formally a small quick project made by me and my friend and originally made for our private Minecraft server, this mod helps fix an issue not only of vanilla Minecraft but even the Modded community; a lack of wild animals/monsters associated with temperate and cold climates. This mod adds various different Critters…
endcollector, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
endcollector
Published
2024-03-01
Updated on Modrinth
2025-11-18
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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