Hengeyokai

Hengeyokai (変化妖怪, shapeshifting spirits) are a group of mythological Japanese creatures that include tanuki, kitsune, bakeneko, and nekomata.

Hengeyokai are also a playable race in Dungeons & Dragons that can shapeshift between human form, animal form, and anthropomorphic form. They are sometimes mistaken for lycanthropes. Hengeyokai are divided into subraces according to what species their animal form is: carp, cat, crab, crane, dog, drake, fox, hare, monkey, tanuki, rat, or sparrow.