ANIMAL TYPE DETERMINATION DEVICE

The animal type determination device is configured to perform pattern recognition on an image obtained by image-capturing the surroundings of a vehicle using an animal image pattern set for each type of animal, and determine the type of an animal in the image. The animal type determination device recognizes the type of a caution target animal indicated by an animal warning sign in the image based on the image captured by an imaging unit, raises a determination priority of the animal image pattern corresponding to the type of the caution target animal when the type of the caution target animal is recognized, and performs pattern recognition of an animal image pattern in the order of the determination priority so as to determine the type of the animal in the image.