List of national animals

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

National animals

Country Name of animal Scientific name Pictures Ref
 Afghanistan Snow leopard Panthera uncia [1]
Abyssinian Cat (a breed of)
Felis catus		 [2]
 Algeria Fennec fox Vulpes zerda [3]
 Angola Red-crested turaco (national bird) Tauraco erythrolophus [4]
 Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita [5]
 Antigua and Barbuda Fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama [6]
Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens [6]
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys imbricata [6]
 Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus [7]
 Australia Red kangaroo (national animal) Macropus rufus [8]
Emu (national bird) Dromaius novaehollandiae [9]
 Austria Austrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") Mythical [10]
Barn swallow (national bird) Hirundo rustica [11]
 Azerbaijan Karabakh horse (a breed of)
Equus ferus caballus		 [12]
 Bangladesh Royal Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris [13]
Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis [13]
Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha [13]
 Belarus European bison Bison bonasus [14]
 Belgium Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion") Mythical [15]
 Belize Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii [14][16]
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus [17]
Bhutan Druk Mythical [18]
Takin Budorcas taxicolor [19]
 Brazil Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) Turdus rufiventris [20]
 Cambodia Kouprey Bos sauveli [21]
 Canada North American beaver (national animal) Castor canadensis [22][23]
Canadian horse (national horse) (a breed of)
Equus ferus caballus		 [23]
 China Chinese dragon (national animal) Mythical [24]
Giant panda (national animal) Ailuropoda melanoleuca [25]
Red-crowned crane (national bird) Grus japonensis [26]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Okapi Okapia johnstoni [14]
 Colombia Andean condor Vultur gryphus [27]
 Costa Rica Yigüirro (national bird) Turdus grayi [28]
White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus [29]
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus [30]
 Croatia Pine marten Martes martes [31][32]
 Cuba Cuban trogon Priotelus temnurus [33][34]
 Cyprus Cypriot mouflon Ovis orientalis [35]
 Czech Republic Double-tailed lion Mythical [36]
 Denmark Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor [37]
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae [37]
East Turkestan Wild Bactrian camel Camelus ferus
 Egypt Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis [38]
 Estonia Wolf Canis lupus [39]
 Eritrea Arabian camel Camelus dromedarius [40]
 Ethiopia Lion Panthera leo [41][42]
 Faroe Islands Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird) Haematopus ostralgus [43]
 Finland Brown bear (national animal) Ursus arctos [44]
Whooper swan (national bird) Cygnus cygnus [45]
Holly blue (national butterfly) Celastrina argiolus [46]
European perch (national fish) Perca fluviatilis [47]
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) Coccinella septempunctata [47]
 France Gallic rooster (a breed of)
Gallus gallus domesticus		 [48]
 Gabon Black panther (a variant of)
Panthera pardus		 [49]
 Gambia Lion Panthera leo [11]
 Germany Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") Mythical [11][50]
 Greece Phoenix (national bird) Mythical [51]
Dolphin (national animal) Delphinus [51]
 Guatemala Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno [52]
 Haiti Hispaniolan trogon Priotelus roseigaster [53]
 Honduras White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus [54]
 Hungary Turul Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug) [55]
 Iceland Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus [56]
 India Tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris [57]
Indian peacock (national bird) Pavo cristatus [58]
King cobra (national reptile) Ophiophagus hannah [59]
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica gangetica [60]
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus [61]
 Indonesia Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis [62]
Garuda (historic national animal) Mythical [63]
 Iran Persian lion Panthera leo persica [64]
 Iraq Iraqi Eagle Aquila chrysaetos [65]
 Israel Hoopoe (national bird) Upupa epops [64]
 Jamaica Red-billed streamertail Trochilus polytmus [66]
 Japan Green pheasant (national bird) Phasianus versicolor [67]
Carp (national fish) Cyprinus carpio [68]
 Kenya Lion Panthera leo [41]
 Latvia White wagtail (national bird) Motacilla alba [69][70]
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) Adalia bipunctata [70]
 Libya Lion Panthera leo [41]
 Lithuania White stork Ciconia ciconia [71]
 Luxembourg Lion Panthera leo [41]
 North Macedonia Lion (in Macedonian heraldry) Panthera leo [72]
 Madagascar Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry) Bos primigenius indicus [73]
Ring-tailed lemur (national animal) Lemur catta [73]
 Malaysia Malayan tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris jacksoni [74]
 Malta Pharaoh Hound (national animal) (a breed of)
Canis lupus familiaris		 [75]
 Moldova Aurochs (national animal) Bos primigenius [76]
 Mauritius Dodo Raphus cucullatus [14][77][78]
 Mexico Golden eagle (national animal) Aquila chrysaetos [79]
Xoloitzcuintli (national dog) (a breed of)
Canis lupus familiaris		 [79]
Jaguar (national mammal) Panthera onca [79]
Grasshopper (national arthropod ) Sphenarium purpurascens [79]
Vaquita (national marine mammal) Phocoena sinus [79]
 Morocco Lion Panthera leo [11]
   Nepal Cow (national animal) Bos taurus indicus [80]
Danphe (national bird) Lophophorus impejanus [81]
 Netherlands Lion (heraldic symbol) Panthera leo [82]
Black-tailed godwit (national bird) Limosa limosa [83]
 New Zealand Kiwi Apteryx sp. [84]
 Nigeria Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus [85]
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
 North Korea Chollima Mythical [86][87][88]
 Norway Lion (royal national animal) Panthera leo [89]
White-throated dipper (national bird) Cinclus cinclus [90]
Fjord horse (national horse) (a breed of)
Equus ferus caballus		 [91]
 Oman Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx [92]
 Pakistan Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri [93]
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) Platanista indicus minor minor [93]
Chukar (national bird) Alectoris chukar [93]
Indus crocodile (national reptile) Crocodylus palustris [93]
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator [94]
Snow leopard (national predator) Panthera uncia [93]
 Palestine Gazelle (national animal) Gazella gazella [95]
Palestine sunbird (national bird) Cinnyris osea [96]
 Panama Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja [14]
 Papua New Guinea Dugong (national marine mammal) Dugong dugon [97]
 Peru Vicuña (national animal) Vicugna vicugna [98]
 Philippines Philippine eagle (national bird) Pithecophaga jefferyi [99]
 Poland White-tailed eagle (national bird) Haliaeetus albicilla [100][101]
White stork (national bird) Ciconia ciconia [102]
European bison (national animal) Bison bonasus [103][104]
 Portugal Dragon (Traditional Coat of Arms / National Animal) Mythical [105][106][107]
Cock of Barcelos Mythical sans cadre [108]
Iberian Wolf Canis lupus signatus [108]
 Qatar Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx [109]
 Romania Lynx Lynx lynx [110]
 Russia Eurasian brown bear (national animal) Ursus arctos arctos [111]
Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms) Mythical [112]
 Rwanda Leopard Panthera pardus [113]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent amazon Amazona guildingii [114]
 Sierra Leone Lion Panthera leo [11]
 Singapore Lion Panthera leo [41]
 Somalia Leopard Panthera pardus [115]
 South Africa Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis [116]
Blue crane (national bird) Anthropoides paradiseus [116]
Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis [116]
 South Korea Siberian tiger Panthera tigris altaica [117]
 Spain Bull Bos taurus [118]
 Sri Lanka Lion (national animal) Panthera leo [41]
Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii [119]
 Sweden Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal) Alces alces [11]
Eurasian blackbird (national bird) Turdus merula [11][120]
 Tanzania Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis [121][122][123]
 Thailand Elephant Elephas maximus [124]
 Togo Lion Panthera leo [11]
Turkey Turkey Grey Wolf (Asena as mythological national animal) Canis lupus [125]
 United Arab Emirates Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx [126]
Peregrine falcon (national bird) Falco peregrinus [126]
 United Kingdom Lion (England) Panthera leo [127][128]
Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog") (a breed of)
Canis lupus familiaris		 [129]
Red kite (Wales) Milvus milvus [130]
Unicorn (Scotland) Mythical [64][131][132][133][134]
Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales) Mythical [130][135]
 United States Bald eagle (national bird) Haliaeetus leucocephalus [136][137]
American bison (national mammal) Bison bison [138][139]
 Venezuela Venezuelan troupial (national bird) Icterus icterus [140][141]
 Zimbabwe Sable antelope (national animal) Hippotragus niger [142]
African fish eagle (national bird) Haliaeetus vocifer [142]

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