Hengeekai

Animals, having lived for enough years, get the ability to turn into people. Such animals are usually designated by the word "hengeekai". The word itself consists of two parts: yokai (妖怪 ), which can be translated as "magic ghost" or "monster", and henge (変化) "werewolf", "changing".

Usually allocate:

• Tanuki are raccoon dogs.
• Kitsune (狐[きつね]) - foxes. ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​‌‌ ​‌​‌​‌​ ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌‌‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌
• Neko or bakeneko (化け猫 [ばけねこ]) - cats. 
• Inu or inu-gami (犬神[─ぬがみ]) - dogs.
• Saru — monkeys. ​​‌‌‌​ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌‌​‌ ​​‌​‌‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​‌‌ ​‌​‌​‌​ ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌‌‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌
• Tsuru — cranes.​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌‌​‌ ​​‌​‌‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​‌‌ ​‌​‌​‌​ ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌‌‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌
• Nezumi (鼠) — rats.
• Kumo or jeregumo (くも or じょろうぐも) — spiders.
• Koi — carp. ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​‌‌ ​‌​‌​‌​ ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌‌‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌
• Hebi — snakes.
• Mudzina (狢 [むじな]) - badgers.
• Okami (狼[大神]) — wolves.