List of national animals

This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals.

National animal

CountryName of animalScientific name
(Latin name)
PictureRef.
 AlgeriaFennec fox (national animal)Vulpes zerda [1]
 ArgentinaRufous hornero (national bird)Furnarius rufus [2]
 Antigua and BarbudaEuropean fallow deer (national animal)Dama dama [3]
Frigate (national bird)Fregata magnificens [3]
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)Eretmochelys imbricata [3]
 AzerbaijanKarabakh horse (national horse)Equus caballus [4]
 BahamasBlue marlin (national fish)Makaira nigricans [5]
Flamingo (national bird)Phoenicopterus ruber [5]
 BangladeshBengal tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris tigris [6]
Magpie robin (national bird)Copsychus saularis [6]
Ilish (national fish)Tenualosa ilisha [6]
 BelizeBaird's tapir (national animal)Tapirus bairdii [7]
Keel-billed toucan (national bird)Ramphastos sulfuratus [8]
 BotswanaPlains zebra (national animal)Equus quagga [9]
 BrazilRufous-bellied thrush (national bird)Turdus rufiventris [10]
 CambodiaKouprey (national mammal)Bos sauveli [11][better source needed]
Giant ibis (national bird)Pseudibis gigantea [11][better source needed]
Northern river terrapin (national reptile)Batagur baska [11][better source needed]
Giant barb (national fish)Catlocarpio siamensis [11][better source needed]
 CanadaNorth American beaver (national animal)Castor canadensis [12][13]
Canadian horse (national horse)Equus caballus [13]
 ColombiaAndean Condor (national bird)Vultur gryphus [14]
 Costa RicaYigüirro (national bird)Turdus grayi [15]
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)Trichechus manatus [15]
Three-toed sloth
Two-toed sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Bradypus variegatus
[16]
 CroatiaMarten (national animal)Martes martes
[17]
 CubaCuban trogon (national bird)Priotelus temnurus [18]
 DenmarkRed squirrel (national mammal)Sciurus vulgaris [19]
Mute swan (national bird)Cygnus olor [19]
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)Aglais urticae [19]
 DominicaSisserou parrot (national bird)Amazona imperalis [20]
 Dominican RepublicPalmchat (national bird)Dulus dominicus [21]
 El SalvadorTurquoise-browed motmot (national bird)Eumomota superciliosa [22]
 FinlandBrown bearUrsus arctos [23]
Whooper Swan (national bird)Cygnus cygnus [23]
European perch (national fish)Perca fluviatilis [23]
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)Coccinella septempunctata [23]
 GrenadaGrenada dove (national bird)Leptotila wellsi [24]
 GuatemalaResplendent quetzal (national bird)Pharomachrus mocinno [25]
 HondurasWhite-tailed deer (national animal)Odocoileus virginianus [26]
Scarlet macaw (national bird)Ara macao [27]
 IndiaBengal tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris tigris [28]
Indian peafowl (national bird)Pavo cristatus [29]
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)Platanista gangetica [30]
Indian elephant (national heritage animal)Elephas maximus indicus [31]
 IndonesiaKomodo dragon (national animal)Varanus komodoensis [32]
Javan hawk-eagle (national bird)Nisaetus bartelsi [32]
Asian arowana (national fish)Scleropages formosus [32]
 JamaicaRed-billed streamertail (national bird)Trochilus polytmus [33]
 LatviaWhite wagtail (national bird)Motacilla alba [27]
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)Adalia bipunctata [27]
 LebanonStriped hyena (national animal)Hyaena hyaena [34]
 LithuaniaWhite stork (national bird)Ciconia ciconia [35]
 MongoliaSaker falcon (national bird)Falco cherrug [36][better source needed]
[37][better source needed]
 MalaysiaMalayan Tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris [38] [better source needed]
 NicaraguaTurquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa [39]
 PakistanMarkhor (national animal)Capra falconeri [40]
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)Platanista minor [40]
Chukar (national bird)Alectoris chukar [40]
Mugger crocodile (national reptile)Crocodylus palustris [40]
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird)Falco peregrinus peregrinator [41]
Snow leopard (national predator)Panthera uncia [40]
 PanamaHarpy eagle (national bird)Harpia harpyja [42]
 PeruAndean cock-of-the-rock (national bird)Rupicola peruviana [43]
 PhilippinesPhilippine eagle (national bird)Pithecophaga jefferyi [44]
 QatarArabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryx [45]
 Saint Kitts and NevisBrown Pelican (national bird)Pelecanus occidentalis [46]
 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia amazon (national bird)Amazona versicolor [47]
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent amazon (national bird)Amazona guildingii [48]
 Saudi ArabiaArabian camel (national animal)Camelus dromedarius [49]
 South AfricaSpringbok (national animal)Antidorcas marsupialis [50]
Blue crane (national bird)Anthropoides paradiseus [51]
Galjoen (national fish)Dichistius capensis [52]
 Sri LankaSri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)Gallus lafayettii [53]
 TanzaniaGiraffe (national animal)Giraffa sp. [54][55][56]
 ThailandAsian elephant (national animal)Elephas maximus [57]
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal)Betta splendens [58][59]
 UgandaGrey crowned crane (national bird)Balearica regulorum [60]
 United Arab EmiratesSaker falcon (national bird)Falco cherrug [61]
Arabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryx [62]
 United Kingdom  England: Lion (national animal)Panthera leo [63]
 Scotland: Unicorn (national animal)Fictional [64]
 Wales: Red Dragon (national animal)Fictional [65]
 United StatesBald eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus leucocephalus [66]
American bison (national mammal)Bison bison [67]
 VenezuelaVenezuelan troupial (national bird)Icterus icterus [citation needed]
 ZimbabweBateleur (national bird)Terathopius ecaudatus [68]

See also

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