List of national animals
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This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. Additionally, the list includes animals that were once official but are no longer, as well as animals recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.
National animals
| Country | Name of animal | Scientific name [a] | Picture | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
Golden eagle (national bird) | Aquila chrysaetos |  |
[1][2] |
 Algeria | Fennec fox (national animal) | Vulpes zerda |  | [3] |
 Antigua and Barbuda | European fallow deer (national animal) | Dama dama | .jpg) |
[4] |
| Frigate (national bird) | Fregata magnificens |  | [4] | |
| Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) | Eretmochelys imbricata |  | [4] | |
 Argentina |
Rufous hornero (national bird) | Furnarius rufus | (Furnarius_rufus).JPG) |
[5] |
 Azerbaijan |
Karabakh horse (national horse) | Equus caballus |  |
[6] |
 Bahamas | Blue marlin (national fish) | Makaira nigricans |  | [7] |
| Flamingo (national bird) | Phoenicopterus ruber | .JPG) | [7] | |
 Bangladesh | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris |  | [8] |
| Magpie robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis |  | ||
| Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha |  | ||
 Belize | Baird's tapir (national animal) | Tapirus bairdii |  | [9] |
| Keel-billed toucan (national bird) | Ramphastos sulfuratus |  | [10] | |
 Botswana | Plains zebra (national animal) | Equus quagga |  | [11] |
 Brazil | Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) | Turdus rufiventris |  | [12] |
 Cambodia | Kouprey (national mammal) | Bos sauveli |  | [13] |
| Giant ibis (national bird) | Pseudibis gigantea |  | [13] | |
| Northern river terrapin (national reptile) | Batagur baska |  | [13] | |
| Giant barb (national fish) | Catlocarpio siamensis |  | [13] | |
 Canada | North American beaver (national animal) | Castor canadensis |  | [14][15] |
| Canadian horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus |  | [14][16] | |
 China |
Giant panda (national animal) | Ailuropoda melanolueca |  | [17][18] |
| Chinese dragon | Mythical |  | [18] | |
 Colombia | Andean condor (national bird) | Vultur gryphus |  | [19] |
 Costa Rica | Yigüirro (national bird) | Turdus grayi |  | [20] |
| White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus |  | [20] | |
| West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) | Trichechus manatus |  | [20] | |
| Two-toed sloth (national animal) | Choloepus hoffmanni |  | [21] | |
| Three-toed sloth (national animal) | Bradypus variegatus |  | [21] | |
 Cuba | Cuban trogon (national bird) | Priotelus temnurus |  | [22] |
 Denmark | Red squirrel (national mammal) | Sciurus vulgaris |  | [23] |
| Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor | .jpg) | [23] | |
| Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae |  | [23] | |
 Dominica | Sisserou parrot (national bird) | Amazona imperalis |  | [24] |
 El Salvador | Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa |  | [25] |
 Estonia | Wolf (national animal) | Canis lupus | .jpg) | [26] |
| Barn swallow (national bird) | Hirundo rustica | .jpg) | [26] | |
| Baltic herring (national fish) | Clupea harengus membras |  | [26] | |
| Swallowtail (national butterfly) | Papilio machaon |  | [26] | |
 Finland | Brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos |  | [27] |
| Whooper swan (national bird) | Cygnus cygnus |  | [27] | |
| European perch (national fish) | Perca fluviatilis |  | [27] | |
| Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) | Coccinella septempunctata |  |
[27] | |
 France |
Gallic rooster | Gallus gallus domesticus |  |
[28] |
 Grenada | Grenada dove (national bird) | Leptotila wellsi | .jpg) | [29] |
 Guatemala | Resplendent quetzal (national bird) | Pharomachrus mocinno |  | [30] |
 Honduras | White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus |  | [31] |
| Scarlet macaw (national bird) | Ara macao |  | [32] | |
 India | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | | [33] |
| Indian peafowl (national bird) | Pavo cristatus |  | [34] | |
| Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica |  | [35] | |
| Indian elephant (national heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus |  | [36] | |
 Indonesia | Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis | .jpg) | [37] |
| Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) | Nisaetus bartelsi |  | [37] | |
| Asian arowana (national fish) | Scleropages formosus |  | [37] | |
 Italy | Italian wolf (national animal) | Canis lupus italicus |  | [38][39] |
| Italian sparrow (national bird) | Passer italiae |  | [40] | |
 Jamaica | Red-billed streamertail (national bird) | Trochilus polytmus |  | [41] |
 Latvia | White wagtail (national bird) | Motacilla alba |  | [32] |
| Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) | Adalia bipunctata |  | [32] | |
 Lithuania | White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | _standing.jpg) | [42] |
 Malaysia |
Malayan tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris |  |
[43] |
 Mongolia | Saker falcon (national bird) | Falco cherrug | .jpg) | [44][45] |
 Nepal |
Cow (national animal) | Bos indicus |  |
[46] |
| Himalayan monal (national bird) | Lophophorus impejanus |  | ||
 Nicaragua | Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa | .jpg) | [47] |
 Pakistan | Markhor (national animal) | Capra falconeri |  | [48] |
| Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) | Platanista minor |  | [48] | |
| Chukar (national bird) | Alectoris chukar |  | [48] | |
| Mugger crocodile (national reptile) | Crocodylus palustris |  | [48] | |
| Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator |  | [49] | |
| Snow leopard (national predator) | Panthera uncia | .jpg) | [48] | |
 Panama | Harpy eagle (national bird) | Harpia harpyja |  | [50] |
 Peru | Vicuña (national mammal) | Lama vicugna |  | [51] |
| Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) | Rupicola peruviana | _-San_Diego_Zoo-8a.jpg) | [52] | |
 Philippines | Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi | .jpg) | [53] |
 Qatar | Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | .jpg) | [54] |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Brown pelican (national bird) | Pelecanus occidentalis |  | [55] |
 Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia amazon (national bird) | Amazona versicolor |  | [56] |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) | Amazona guildingii |  | [57] |
 Saudi Arabia | Arabian camel (national animal) | Camelus dromedarius |  | [58] |
 South Africa | Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis |  | [59] |
| Blue crane (national bird) | Anthropoides paradiseus |  | [60] | |
| Galjoen (national fish) | Dichistius capensis |  | [61] | |
 Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) | Gallus lafayettii |  | [62] |
 Tanzania | Giraffe (national animal) | Giraffa sp. |  | [63][64] [65] |
 Thailand |
Asian elephant (national animal) | Elephas maximus | .jpg) | [66] |
| Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) | Betta splendens |  | [67][68] | |
 Uganda | Grey crowned crane (national bird) | Balearica regulorum |  | [69] |
 United Arab Emirates | Saker falcon (national bird) | Falco cherrug | | [70] |
| Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | | [71] | |
 United Kingdom |
Bulldog | Canis familiaris |  | [72] |
| Lion (England) | Panthera leo |  | [73][74] | |
| Red kite (Wales) | Milvus milvus | .jpg) | [75] | |
| Unicorn (Scotland) | Mythical |  | [76][77] [78][79] [80] | |
| Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon of Wales) | Mythical |  | [75][81] | |
 United States | Bald eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |  | [82] |
| American bison (national mammal) | Bison bison |  | [83] | |
 Venezuela | Venezuelan troupial (national bird) | Icterus icterus |  | |
 Zimbabwe | Bateleur (national bird) | Terathopius ecaudatus | .jpg) | [84] |
See also
Notes
- commonly known as the Latin name
References
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