Fantastic Beasts- The Magical Beasts of Harry Potter

Centaur

Definition:

☀a magical creature whose head, torso, and arms appear to be human and are joined to a horse's body.

Native to:

➳ Greece 

➳ Great Britain 

➳ Croatia

Physical Description:

♚ Eye Color- varies 

♚ Hair Color- varies 

♚ Skin Color- varies 

♚ Length of Average Adult- humanoid

♚ Height of Average Adult- above seven feet

Mortality:

❥ mortal

Distinction(s):

❀ lower torso is a horse's body

❀ higher torso is a human's body 

❀ capable of human intelligence and speech

Status:

❦ extant

Ministry of Magic Classification:

⊗ Beast XXXX

Related to:

☮ humans 

 ☮ horses

Facts:

✉ despite being half human, half horse, they are not half-breeds

✉ in the books, a centaur's head closely resembles a human while in the books, they are more equine than human. 

✉ female centaurs exist (according to the Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test), though not much is known about them since they are not present in any Harry Potter media