Anthropomorphic

"You know, in some cultures, donkeys are revered as the wisest of all creatures, especially us talking ones."

- Donkey

Anthropomorphic Characters are a special subgenre of heroes that are basically animals that act as if they were human (though they may exhibit stereotypes of their species behavior) - although it is mostly associated with animals it is possible for anthropomorphic characters to be inanimate objects such as vehicles or abstract ideas (though they tend to be called personifications rather than anthropomorphic).

Please keep in mind that not every animal hero is anthropomorphic, they have to act human-like (speak, wearing clothes, walking on 2 legs, talking with humans, etc.)

Of course, not all of these are animals. Benson, for instance, is a gumball machine, while Lightning McQueen is a car.