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This is a list of animals that represent first-level administrative country subdivisions.
List by country
Australia
See also: List of Australian mammal emblems and List of Australian bird emblems
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Canada
Main article: List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols| Province/territory | Animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Alberta |
Great horned owl | 
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| Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | 
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| Bull trout | 
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 British Columbia |
Steller's jay | 
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| Spirit bear | 
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 Manitoba |
Great grey owl | 
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| North American plains bison |
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| Pickerel (Sander vitreus) | 
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 New Brunswick |
Black-capped chickadee | 
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 Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Labrador Retriever | 
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| Newfoundland | 
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| Newfoundland pony | 
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 Nova Scotia
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Osprey | 
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| Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (provincial dog) | 
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| Sable Island horse (provincial horse) |
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 Northwest Territories |
Gyrfalcon | 
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| Arctic grayling | 
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 Nunavut |
Rock ptarmigan (Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus |
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| Canadian Inuit Dog (Qimmiq, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis |
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 Ontario |
Common loon | 
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 Prince Edward Island |
Blue jay | 
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| Red fox | 
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 Québec |
Snowy owl | 
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 Saskatchewan |
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| White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
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| Walleye (Sander vitreus) |
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 Yukon |
Common raven | 
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People's Republic of China
| Provinces and territories (autonomous regions) | Provincial animals | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Guangdong | Giant panda (territorial animal of Guangdong) | 
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| Silver pheasant (territorial bird of Guangdong) | 
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| Hainan | Hainan partridge | 
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| Ningxia | Blue-eared pheasant | 
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| Red panda | 
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| Qinghai | Black-necked crane | 
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| Shaanxi | Crested ibis | 
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| Shanxi | Brown eared pheasant | 
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India
Main article: List of Indian state animals See also: List of Indian state birds
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Indonesia
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Italy
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Japan
| Country | National animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Japan |
Koi, green pheasant | 
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| Prefecture | Prefectural animal | |
 Akita |
Akita dog | 
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 Chiba |
Meadow bunting | 
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| Bream | 
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| Coho salmon | 
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 Kanagawa |
Common gull | 
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| Orca | 
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 Hokkaidō |
Red-crowned crane | 
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 Kyoto |
Raccoon dog | 
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| Streaked shearwater | ||
 Tokyo |
Boar | 
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| Black-headed gull | 
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Netherlands
Malaysia
| State | State animals and birds | Pictures |
|---|---|---|
 Sarawak |
Rhinoceros hornbill | 
|
 Johore |
Malayan tiger | 
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 Perak |
Malayan tiger | |
 Negeri Sembilan |
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 Malacca |
Mousedeer | |
 Selangor |
White-bellied sea eagle | 
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Mexico
| State | State animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Chihuahua |
Chihuahua | 
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 Tabasco |
Bull | 
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Pakistan
| Provinces, state and territories | Sub-national animals and birds of Pakistan | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Islamabad Capital Territory
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Rhesus macaque Rose-ringed parakeet |
 
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 Balochistan
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Dromedary camel MacQueen's bustard |
 
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 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Kabul markhor White-crested kalij pheasant |
 
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 The Punjab
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Urial Peafowl |
 
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 Sindh
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Sindh ibex Sind sparrow |
 
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| Gilgit–Baltistan | Wild yak Shaheen falcon |
 
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Philippines
| Country | National animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Philippines |
Carabao Also the Philippine eagle, bangus |
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| Province | Provincial animal | |
| Cebu | Tiger | 
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| Bohol | Unicorn, red deer | 
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Romania
| Historic region | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
| Transylvania | Eagle | 
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| Muntenia | Raven | 
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| Moldova | Aurochs | 
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| Northern Dobruja | Dolphin | 
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| Banat | Lion | 
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South Korea
| Country | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
Siberian tiger | 
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| Province | Provincial animal | |
.svg) Jeju Province |
Woodpecker | 
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Spain
| Country | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
 Spain |
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| Autonomous community | Community animal | |
 Asturias |
Goat | 
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 Basque Country |
Latxa sheep | 
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| Pottoka | 
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| Betizu cow | 
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 Canary Islands |
Atlantic canary | 
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 Cantabria |
Tudanca cow | 
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 Catalonia |
Catalan donkey | 
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| Phoenix | 
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| Wyvern | 
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 Ceuta |
Atlantic mackerel | 
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 Extremadura |
White stork | .jpg)
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 Galicia |
Blonde Galician cow | 
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 Navarre |
Latxa sheep |
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| Boar | 
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 Valencian Community |
Bat | 
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Sweden
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Taiwan
| Special municipalities, counties, and cities | animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Taipei |
Taiwan blue magpie | 
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 New Taipei City |
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 Keelung |
Black kite | 
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| black porgy | 
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 Penghu |
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| Longfin grouper | 
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United Kingdom
Main article: Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man| Subdivision | Animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Home nations | ||
 England |
Lion | 
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 Scotland |
Unicorn |
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| Scottish Terrier | 
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 Wales |
Red dragon | .svg)
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| Counties | ||
 Cornwall |
Cornish chough | 
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 Kent |
White horse | 
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 Sussex |
Martlet | |
 Essex |
Cat | 
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| Crown Dependencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependecy | Animal Nickname | Picture | |
 Jersey
|
Crapaud (toads) | ||
| Bailiwick of Guernsey |  Guernsey
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Les ânes (donkeys) | |
 Alderney
|
vaques (cows) | ||
| Lapins (rabbits) | |||
 Sark
|
corbin (crows) | ||
United States
- Main article: List of U.S. state animals
- Main article: List of U.S. state amphibians
- Main article: List of U.S. state birds
- Main article: List of U.S. state butterflies
- Main article: List of U.S. state dinosaurs
- Main article: List of U.S. state fish
- Main article: List of U.S. state insects
- Main article: List of U.S. state mammals
- Main article: List of U.S. state reptiles
See also
References
- ^ "Symbols of Western Australia". Website of the Western Australian Government. Western Australian Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Using the state insignia and emblems". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Government of South Australia Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "Does our state emblem, the piping shrike, actually exist?". ABC listen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Victoria's state emblems". Victorian Government. Victorian Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "The Symbols of Tasmania". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "ACT Flags and Emblems". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Australian Capital Territory Government Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "State emblems". New South Wales Government Website. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "State flags, emblems, and icons". Queensland Government Website. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Official symbols and emblems". Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Alberta's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "British Columbia's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "Symbols of British Columbia". Office of Protocol. Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Official Emblems of Manitoba" (PDF). Province of Manitoba website. Manitoba government. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "New Brunswick's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Nova Scotia's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Northwest Territories' territorial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Rock Ptarmigan". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
- Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Canadian Inuit Dog". Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
- "Ontario's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- "Provincial Bird". Prince Edward Island Executive Council Office. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Provincial Animal". 7 August 2020.
- "Québec's Symbols". Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes website. Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Emblems and Flags". Government of Saskatchewan website. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Yukon's territorial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands] (Ley 7/1991) (in Spanish). Vol. 151. 30 April 1991. pp. 20946–20497 – via BOE.
- "Caballas". El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- caballa | Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish) (23.5 ed.). RAE-ASALE. 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- Cornwall Council. "The Cornish Chough". Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- "Giant horse to become £2m artwork". BBC News. 10 February 2009.