List of national animals

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A national animal is an animal that is the symbol or emblem of a country.

National animals

CountryName of animalScientific namePicturesRef
 AfghanistanSnow leopardPanthera uncia [1]
 AlgeriaFennec foxVulpes zerda [2]
 AngolaRed-crested turaco (national bird)Tauraco erythrolophus [3]
 AnguillaZenaida doveZenaida aurita [4]
 Antigua and BarbudaFallow deer (national animal)Dama dama [5]
Frigate (national bird)Fregata magnificens [5]
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)Eretmochelys imbricata [5]
 ArgentinaRufous horneroFurnarius rufus [6]
 AustraliaRed kangaroo (national animal)Macropus rufus [7]
Emu (national bird)Dromaius novaehollandiae [8]
 AustriaAustrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")Mythical [9]
Barn swallow (national bird)Hirundo rustica [10]
 AzerbaijanKarabakh horseEquus ferus caballus [11]
 BangladeshRoyal Bengal tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris tigris [12]
Magpie robin (national bird)Copsychus saularis [12]
Ilish (national fish)Tenualosa ilisha [12]
 BelarusEuropean bisonBison bonasus [13]
 BelgiumLeo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion")Mythical [14]
 BelizeBaird's tapir (national animal)Tapirus bairdii [13][15]
Keel-billed toucan (national bird)Ramphastos sulfuratus [16]
BhutanDrukMythical [17]
TakinBudorcas taxicolor [18]
 BrazilRufous-bellied thrush (national bird)Turdus rufiventris [19]
 CambodiaKoupreyBos sauveli [20]
 CanadaNorth American beaver (national animal)Castor canadensis [21][22]
Canadian horse (national horse)Equus ferus caballus [22]
 ChinaChinese dragon (national animal)Mythical [23]
Giant panda (national animal)Ailuropoda melanoleuca [24]
Red-crowned crane (national bird)Grus japonensis [25]
 Democratic Republic of the CongoOkapiOkapia johnstoni [13]
 ColombiaAndean condorVultur gryphus [26]
 Costa RicaYigüirro (national bird)Turdus grayi [27]
White-tailed deer (national animal)Odocoileus virginianus [28]
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)Trichechus manatus [29]
 CroatiaPine martenMartes martes [30][31]
 CubaCuban trogonPriotelus temnurus [32][33]
 CyprusCypriot mouflonOvis orientalis [34]
 Czech RepublicDouble-tailed lionMythical [35]
 DenmarkMute swan (national bird)Cygnus olor [36]
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)Aglais urticae [36]
East TurkestanWild Bactrian camelCamelus ferus
 EgyptSteppe eagleAquila nipalensis [37]
 EstoniaWolfCanis lupus [38]
 EritreaArabian camelCamelus dromedarius [39]
 EthiopiaLionPanthera leo [40][41]
 Faroe IslandsEurasian oystercatcher (national bird)Haematopus ostralgus [42]
 FinlandBrown bear (national animal)Ursus arctos [43]
Whooper swan (national bird)Cygnus cygnus [44]
Holly blue (national butterfly)Celastrina argiolus [45]
European perch (national fish)Perca fluviatilis [46]
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)Coccinella septempunctata [46]
 FranceGallic roosterGallus gallus domesticus [47]
 GabonBlack pantherPanthera pardus [48]
 GambiaLionPanthera leo [10]
 GermanyBundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")Mythical [10][49]
 GreecePhoenix (national bird)Mythical [50]
Dolphin (national animal)Delphinus [50]
 GuatemalaQuetzalPharomachrus mocinno [51]
 HaitiHispaniolan trogonPriotelus roseigaster [52]
 HondurasWhite-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus [53]
 HungaryTurulMythical (most probably Falco cherrug) [54]
 IcelandGyrfalconFalco rusticolus [55]
 IndiaTiger (national animal)Panthera tigris [56]
Indian peacock (national bird)Pavo cristatus [57]
King cobra (national reptile)Ophiophagus hannah [58]
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)Platanista gangetica gangetica[59]
Indian elephant (national heritage animal)Elephas maximus indicus [60]
 IndonesiaKomodo dragon (national animal)Varanus komodoensis [61]
Garuda (historic national animal)Mythical [62]
 IranPersian lionPanthera leo persica [63]
 IraqIraqi EagleAquila chrysaetos [64]
 IsraelHoopoe (national bird)Upupa epops [63]
 JamaicaRed-billed streamertailTrochilus polytmus [65]
 JapanGreen pheasant (national bird)Phasianus versicolor [66]
Carp (national fish)Cyprinus carpio [67]
 KenyaLionPanthera leo [40]
 LatviaWhite wagtail (national bird)Motacilla alba [68][69]
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)Adalia bipunctata [69]
 LibyaLionPanthera leo [40]
 LithuaniaWhite storkCiconia ciconia [70]
 LuxembourgLionPanthera leo [40]
 North MacedoniaLion (in Macedonian heraldry)Panthera leo [71]
 MadagascarZebu (in Malagasy heraldry)Bos primigenius indicus [72]
Ring-tailed lemur (national animal)Lemur catta [72]
 MalaysiaMalayan tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris jacksoni [73]
 MaltaPharaoh Hound (national animal)Canis lupus familiaris Pharaoh Hound Dog Breed Information, Pictures, Characteristics, & Facts - DogTime
 MoldovaAurochs (national animal)Bos primigenius [74]
 MauritiusDodoRaphus cucullatus [13][75][76]
 MexicoGolden eagle (national animal)Aquila chrysaetos [77]
Xoloitzcuintli (national dog)Canis lupus familiaris [77]
Jaguar (national mammal)Panthera onca [77]
Grasshopper (national arthropod )Sphenarium purpurascens [77]
Vaquita (national marine mammal)Phocoena sinus [77]
 MoroccoLionPanthera leo [10]
   NepalCow (national animal)Bos taurus indicus [78]
Danphe (national bird)Lophophorus impejanus [79]
 NetherlandsLion (heraldic symbol)Panthera leo [80]
Black-tailed godwit (national bird)Limosa limosa [81]
 New ZealandKiwiApteryx sp. [82]
 NigeriaEagle, Black Crowned CraneHaliaeetus leucocephalus, Balearica pavonina[83]
 North KoreaChollimaMythical [84][85][86]
 NorwayLion (royal national animal)Panthera leo [87]
White-throated dipper (national bird)Cinclus cinclus [88]
Fjord horse (national horse)Equus ferus caballus [89]
 OmanArabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryx [90]
 PakistanMarkhor (national animal)Capra falconeri [91]
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)Platanista indicus minor minor [91]
Chukar (national bird)Alectoris chukar [91]
Indus crocodile (national reptile)Crocodylus palustris [91]
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird)Falco peregrinus peregrinator [92]
Snow leopard (national predator)Panthera uncia [91]
 PalestineGazelle (national animal)Gazella gazella [93]
Palestine sunbird (national bird)Cinnyris osea [94]
 PanamaHarpy eagleHarpia harpyja [13]
 Papua New GuineaDugong (national marine mammal)Dugong dugon [95]
 PeruVicuña (national animal)Vicugna vicugna [96]
 PhilippinesPhilippine eagle (national bird)Pithecophaga jefferyi [97]
 PolandWhite-tailed eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus albicilla [98][99]
White stork (national bird)Ciconia ciconia [100]
European bison (national animal)Bison bonasus[101][102]
 PortugalDragon (Traditional Coat of Arms / National Animal)Mythical
[103][104][105]
Cock of BarcelosMythical [106]
Iberian WolfCanis lupus signatus [106]
 QatarArabian oryxOryx leucoryx [107]
 RomaniaLynxLynx lynx [108]
 RussiaEurasian brown bear (national animal)Ursus arctos arctos [109]
Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms)Mythical [110]
 RwandaLeopardPanthera pardus [111]
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent amazonAmazona guildingii [112]
 SerbiaWolfCanis lupus lupus [113]
White eagleMythical [114]
LynxLynx lynx [115]
 Sierra LeoneLionPanthera leo [10]
 SingaporeLionPanthera leo [40]
 SomaliaLeopardPanthera pardus [116]
 South AfricaSpringbok (national animal)Antidorcas marsupialis [117]
Blue crane (national bird)Anthropoides paradiseus [117]
Galjoen (national fish)Dichistius capensis [117]
 South KoreaSiberian tigerPanthera tigris altaica [118]
 SpainBullBos taurus [119]
 Sri LankaLion (national animal)Panthera leo [40]
Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)Gallus lafayettii [120]
 SwedenEurasian Elk/Moose (national animal)Alces alces [10]
Eurasian blackbird (national bird)Turdus merula [10][121]
 TanzaniaGiraffeGiraffa camelopardalis [122][123][124]
 ThailandElephantElephas maximus [125]
 TogoLionPanthera leo [10]
TurkeyGrey Wolf (Asena as mythological national animal)Canis lupus [126]
 United Arab EmiratesArabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryx [127]
Peregrine falcon (national bird)Falco peregrinus [127]
 United KingdomLion (England)Panthera leo [128][129]
Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog")Canis lupus familiaris [130]
Red kite (Wales)Milvus milvus [131]
Unicorn (Scotland)Mythical [63][132][133][134][135]
Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales)Mythical [131][136]
 United StatesBald eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus leucocephalus [137][138]
American bison (national mammal)Bison bison [139][140]
 VenezuelaVenezuelan troupial (national bird)Icterus icterus [141][142]
 ZimbabweSable antelope (national animal)Hippotragus niger [143]
African fish eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus vocifer [143]

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