List of shapeshifters

This is a list of shapeshifters appearing in legend, folklore and fiction.

Human turning into an animal

 * Berserker (werebear)
 * Erchitu
 * Ijiraq
 * Merpeople
 * Nagual
 * Māui
 * Nanaue (wereshark) - the shark-man of Hawaiian legend
 * Nereus
 * Púca
 * Skin-walker
 * Wendigo
 * Werecat
 * Werecoyote
 * Werehyena
 * Werejaguar
 * Werewolf

Animal turning into a human

 * Bak (Assamese aqueous creature)
 * Bakeneko (cat)
 * Boto Encantado (river dolphin)
 * Jorōgumo (spider)
 * Kitsune, Huli Jing and Kumiho (fox)
 * Kushtaka (Otter)
 * Lady White Snake, Ichchhadhari Nag and Yuxa (snake)
 * Myrmidons (ant)
 * Pipa Jing (jade pipa)
 * Selkie (seal)
 * Tanuki (racoon dog)
 * Toyotama-hime (crocodile or shark)
 * Tsuru Nyōbō (crane)

Other

 * Ala
 * Aswang
 * Banshee
 * Changeling
 * Demon
 * Doppelgänger
 * Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
 * Empousa
 * Hellhound
 * Lamia
 * Manananggal
 * Monkey King (from Journey to the West)
 * Mangkukulam
 * Māui
 * Mimic
 * Rakshasa
 * Tengu
 * Tiyanak
 * Yaksha