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= Niffler = Niffler is one of the species of fictional creatures appearing in the Harry Potter series and the Fantastic Beasts series. It comes from Britain. Niffler looks like a combination of a mole and a platypus. Niffler is wild about collecting shiny things and storing its collection in the pouch on its belly.

Form
Niffler has a long snout. Its behaviors resemble a honey badger. The Niffler that appears in Fantastic Beasts film series has black fur.

Habit
Niffler likes to collect jewels, coins, or anything else shiny. Although Niffler usually is friendly and gentle, it can’t be held in the house because it may destroy the shiny belongings. Niffler lives in a cave two feet underground and produces six to eight young one time. The Niffler that appears in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has four babies of different coat colors.

In books
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (book). Hagrid teaches about the Niffler in Harry's fourth-year Care of Magical Creatures class. Then, he manages the students to use a Niffler to track down gold coins. Usually, Niffler is used by goblins to dig for treasure.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book). Lee Jordan throws a Niffler through the window into Dolores Umbridge's office after Fred and George Weasley flee from Hogwarts. The Niffler quickly tears the place apart to search for shiny objects. It jumped on Umbridge, and tris d to gnaw the rings off her fingers.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book). The Niffler is one of the important companions of Newt Scamander.

In films
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film). The Niffler, following with Newt Scamander, the main character of Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them, robs a band and a jewelry store. However, Newt Scamander can always locate and trap the mischievous Niffler.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (film). The Niffler finds Tina’s footmark and swipes an important vial away from Grindelwald.

Origin
Fantastic Beasts' visual effects supervisor Christian Manz said, one of the important inspirations of Niffler was a honey badger. They saw a honey badger attacking someone’s house by an uncontrollable manner, and its only target was food. The mad behaviors of Niffler to get the jewelry are like the honey badger.