Mobs are living and moving game entities. The name for them is short from mobile and was carried over from the genre of old MUD games.
Spawning
Mobs spawn in various ways, depending on the light level and other criteria. Many types of mobs often spawn in groups of the same species. Mobs cannot spawn on non-opaque blocks or in water (except for aquatic mobs), in lava or on half blocks like slabs. Exceptions are mob spawners.
Mobs can also be spawned via spawn eggs in creative mode or via the /summon
command.
Behavior
Mobs have general behavior properties akin to players, as they are subject to physics and can be hurt by many damage sources that would hurt a player. Some mobs have immunity, however.
Mobs
Passive

Neutral
Hostile
Aechor Plant
Battle Sentry
Cockatrice
Mimic
Sentry Golem
Sentry
Tempest
Tracking Golem
Zephyr
Bosses
Labyrinth Eye
Sentry Guardian
Slider Host Mimic
Slider
Unused
Removed
Aerwhale
Flying Cow
Phyg
Sheepuff
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