This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their "national animals".
National animals
Country | Name of animal | Scientific name (Latin name) | Picture | Ref. |
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Algeria | Fennec fox | Vulpes zerda | [1] | |
Angola | Red-crested turaco (national bird) | Tauraco erythrolophus | [2] | |
Anguilla | Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita | [3] | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Fallow deer (national animal) | Dama dama | [4] | |
Frigate (national bird) | Fregata magnificens | [4] | ||
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) | Eretmochelys imbricata | [4] | ||
Argentina | Rufous hornero | Furnarius rufus | [5] | |
Australia | Red kangaroo (national animal) | Macropus rufus | [6] | |
Emu (national bird) | Dromaius novaehollandiae | [7] | ||
Bahamas | Blue Marlin (national fish) | Makaira nigricans | [8] | |
Flamingo (national bird) | Phoenicopterus ruber | [8] | ||
Bangladesh | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | [9] | |
Magpie robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis | [9] | ||
Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha | [9] | ||
Botswana | Plains zebra | Equus quagga | [10] | |
Belize | Baird's tapir (national animal) | Tapirus bairdii | [11][12] | |
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) | Ramphastos sulfuratus | [13] | ||
Brazil | Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) | Turdus rufiventris | [14] | |
Cambodia | Kouprey (national mammal) | Bos sauveli | [15] | |
Giant ibis (national bird) | Pseudibis gigantea | [15] | ||
Northern river terrapin (national reptile) | Batagur baska | [15] | ||
Giant barb (national fish) | Catlocarpio siamensis | [15] | ||
Canada | North American beaver (national animal) | Castor canadensis | [16][17] | |
Canadian horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | [17] | ||
Costa Rica | Yigüirro (national bird) | Turdus grayi | [18] | |
White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus | [19] | ||
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) | Trichechus manatus | [20] | ||
Cuba | Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus | [21][22] | |
Denmark | Red squirrel (national mammal) | Sciurus vulgaris | [23] | |
Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor | [23] | ||
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae | [23] | ||
Dominican Republic | Palmchat | Dulus dominicus | [24] | |
El Salvador | Torogoz (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa | [25] | |
Estonia | Wolf | Canis lupus | [26] | |
Faroe Islands | Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird) | Haematopus ostralgus | [27] | |
Finland | Brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos | [28] | |
Whooper swan (national bird) | Cygnus cygnus | [29] | ||
Holly blue (national butterfly) | Celastrina argiolus | [30] | ||
European perch (national fish) | Perca fluviatilis | [31] | ||
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) | Coccinella septempunctata | [31] | ||
France | Gallic rooster | Gallus gallus domesticus | [32] | |
Guatemala | Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | [33] | |
Guyana | Jaguar | Panthera onca | [34] | |
Haiti | Hispaniolan trogon | Priotelus roseigaster | [35] | |
Honduras | White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | [36] | |
Iceland | Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | [37] | |
India | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | [38] | |
Indian peacock (national bird) | Pavo cristatus | [39] | ||
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica gangetica | [40] | ||
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus | [41] | ||
Indonesia | Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis | [42] | |
Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) | Nisaetus bartelsi | [43] | ||
Asian arowana (animal of charm) | Scleropages aureus | [44] | ||
Jamaica | Red-billed streamertail | Trochilus polytmus | [45] | |
Latvia | White wagtail (national bird) | Motacilla alba | [46][47] | |
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) | Adalia bipunctata | [47] | ||
Lithuania | White stork | Ciconia ciconia | [48] | |
Malaysia | Malayan tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | [49] | |
Macau | Black-faced spoonbill (national animal) | Platalea minor | [50] | |
Mexico | Golden eagle (national animal) | Aquila chrysaetos | [51] | |
Xoloitzcuintli (national dog) | Canis lupus familiaris | [51] | ||
Jaguar (national mammal) | Panthera onca | [51] | ||
Grasshopper (national arthropod) | Sphenarium purpurascens | [51] | ||
Vaquita (national marine mammal) | Phocoena sinus | [51] | ||
Ocelot (national feline) | Leopardus pardalis | [52] | ||
Axolotl (national amphibian) | Ambystoma mexicanum | [53] | ||
Morocco | Barbary lion | Panthera leo leo | [54] | |
Nepal | Cow (national animal) | Bos taurus indicus | [55] | |
Danphe (national bird) | Lophophorus impejanus | [56] | ||
Netherlands | Lion (heraldic symbol) | Panthera leo | [57] | |
Black-tailed godwit (national bird) | Limosa limosa | [58] | ||
New Zealand | Kiwi | Apteryx sp. | [59] | |
Nicaragua | Guardabarranco (National bird) | Eumomota superciliosa | [60] | |
North Korea | Chollima | Mythical | [61][62][63] | |
Norway | Lion (royal national animal) | Panthera leo | [64] | |
White-throated dipper (national bird) | Cinclus cinclus | [65] | ||
Fjord horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | [66] | ||
Oman | Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | [67] | |
Pakistan | Markhor (national animal) | Capra falconeri | [68] | |
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) | Platanista indicus minor | [68] | ||
Chukar (national bird) | Alectoris chukar | [68] | ||
Mugger crocodile (national reptile) | Crocodylus palustris | [68] | ||
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | [69] | ||
Snow leopard (national predator) | Panthera uncia | [68] | ||
Palestine | Palestine sunbird (national bird) | Cinnyris osea | [70] | |
Panama | Harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | [11] | |
Papua New Guinea | Dugong (national marine mammal) | Dugong dugon | [71] | |
Peru | Vicuña (national animal) | Vicugna vicugna | [72] | |
Philippines | Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi | [73] | |
Poland | White-tailed eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus albicilla | [74][75] | |
White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | [76] | ||
European bison (national animal) | Bison bonasus | [77][78] | ||
Portugal | Rooster of Barcelos | Mythical | [79] | |
Iberian Wolf | Canis lupus signatus | [79] | ||
Qatar | Arabian oryx | Oryx leucoryx | [80] | |
Romania | Lynx | Lynx lynx | [81] | |
Russia | Eurasian brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos arctos | [82] | |
Double-headed eagle (traditional coat of arms) | Mythical | [83] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent amazon | Amazona guildingii | [84] | |
Serbia | Wolf | Canis lupus lupus | [85] | |
White eagle | Mythical | [86] | ||
Lynx | Lynx lynx | [87] | ||
Sierra Leone | Western chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes verus | [88] | |
Singapore | Lion | Panthera leo | [89] | |
Somalia | Leopard | Panthera pardus | [90] | |
South Africa | Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis | [91] | |
Blue crane (national bird) | Anthropoides paradiseus | [91] | ||
Galjoen (national fish) | Dichistius capensis | [91] | ||
Sri Lanka | Grizzled giant squirrel (national animal) | Ratufa macroura | [89] | |
Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) | Gallus lafayettii | [92] | ||
Sweden | Eurasian elk (national animal) | Alces alces | [54] | |
Tanzania | Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | [93][94][95] | |
Thailand | Elephant (national animal) | Elephas maximus | [96] | |
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) | Betta splendens | [97][98] | ||
Togo | Lion | Panthera leo | [54] | |
Turkey | Gray wolf (national animal) | Canis lupus | [99] | |
Kangal Shepherd Dog (national dog) | Canis lupus familiaris | [100][101][102] | ||
Turkish Angora (national cat) | Felis catus | [103] | ||
Tunisia | Cream-colored courser | Cursorius cursor | [104] | |
United Arab Emirates | Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | [105] | |
Peregrine falcon (national bird) | Falco peregrinus | [105] | ||
Uganda | Grey crowned crane | Balearica regulorum | [106] | |
United Kingdom | Bulldog | Canis lupus familiaris | [107] | |
Lion (England) | Panthera leo | [108][109] | ||
Red kite (Wales) | Milvus milvus | [110] | ||
Unicorn (Scotland) | Mythical | [111][112][113][114][115] | ||
Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon of Wales) | Mythical | [110][116] | ||
United States | Bald eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | [117][118] | |
American bison (national mammal) | Bison bison | [119][120] | ||
Venezuela | Venezuelan troupial (national bird) | Icterus icterus | [121][122] |
See also
- State animal
- List of national birds
- Animals as heraldic charges
- Floral emblem
- National personification
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