List of legendary creatures (R)
- Rå – Spirit that protects a specific place
- Rabisu – Vampiric spirit that ambushes people
- Radande – Tree spirit
- Ragana – Malevolent witch
- Raijū – Lightning spirit
- Rain Bird – Rain spirit
- Rainbow crow – Crow spirit
- Rainbow Serpent – Snake
- Rakshasa – Shapeshifting demon
- Ramidreju – Extremely long, weasel-like animal
- Raróg – Whirlwind spirit
- Raven Mocker – Life-draining spirit
- Raven Spirit – Trickster spirit
- Ratatoskr – Squirrel spirit
- Raystown Ray – Possible plesiosaur or serpent
- Redcap – Evil, ugly humanoid
- Re’em – Gigantic land animal
- Reichsadler – Eagle, sometimes depicted with two heads
- Rephaite – Giant
- Reptilian humanoid – Human-lizard hybrid
- Revenant – Reanimated dead
- Roc – Gigantic bird
- Rokurokubi – Long-necked, humanoid trickster
- Rompo – Skeletal creature with elements of a rabbit, badger, and bear
- Rồng – dragon
- Rougarou – Human-wolf shapeshifter
- Rübezahl
- Rusalka – Female water spirit
- Ryū – Japanese dragon