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This is a '''list of national animals''': | |||
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 ] or for other symbolic roles. | |||
==National== | |||
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse: collapse; background:#f8f8f8;" | |||
!align=left|Country | |||
!align=left|National animal | |||
!align=left|Pictures | |||
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|rowspan="3"|{{ALB}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{ARM}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{ARG}} || ] || ] | |||
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|rowspan="2"|{{AUS}} || ]||] | |||
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|]|| ] | |||
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|rowspan="4"|{{BAN}} || ] ''(national animal)'' || ] | |||
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|] ''(national bird)'' || ] | |||
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|] ''(national fish)'' || ] | |||
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| ] ''(national mammal)'' || ] | |||
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|{{BEL}} || ]||] | |||
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|{{BLR}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{BLZ}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{BHU}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{BOL}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{BOT}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{BRA}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{BUL}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{CAM}} || ] || | |||
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|rowspan="2"|{{CAN}} || ] || ] | |||
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|] || ] | |||
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==National animals== | |||
|rowspan="2"|{{CHL}} || ] || ] | |||
{{Compact TOC|name=no|primary=no|o=|r=|w=|x=|y=}} | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Country | |||
! Name of animal | |||
! ] <br/>(]) | |||
! class="unsortable"|Picture | |||
! class="unsortable"|] | |||
|- id="A" | |||
| {{ALB}} | |||
| ] (''national bird'') | |||
| ''Aquila chrysaetos'' | |||
|] | |||
|<ref>{{cite book|last1=Minahan|first1=James|title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jfrWCQAAQBAJ|year=2010|pages=301–302|publisher=Abc-Clio |isbn=9780313344978}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Elsie|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Elsie|title=A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology and Folk Culture|place=London|publisher=Hurst & Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N_IXHrXIsYkC|isbn=1-85065-570-7|year=2001|page=78}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{ALG}} || ] (''national animal'') ||''Vulpes zerda'' || ] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.algeria.com/blog/the-fennec-fox-algeria-s-national-animal|title=The Fennec Fox: Algeria's National Animal|publisher=algeria.com|access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref> | |||
|] || ] | |||
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|{{ARG}} || ] (''national bird'') ||''Furnarius rufus'' ||] | |||
|{{COL}} || ] || ] | |||
|| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sib.gob.ar/especies/furnarius-rufus|title=Furnarius rufus (Hornero, Casero, Caserito, Albañil, Hornerillo, Alonsito (Argentina), Joao-de-barro (Brasil), Alonso García (Paraguay), Tiluchi (Bolivia), Obirog, Ogaraití (guaraní) - Rufous Hornero) | SIB, Parques Nacionales, Argentina|website=Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad}}</ref> | |||
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| rowspan="3" |{{ATG}} || ] (''national animal'')||''Dama dama'' || ] | |||
|] ] || ] ||] | |||
||<ref name="aggov">{{cite web|url=https://ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=27|title=Our National Symbols | |||
|publisher = ab.gov.ag|access-date=10 October 2020|author=Government of Antigua and Barbuda |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220703225045/https://ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=27 |archive-date=3 July 2022 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'')||''Fregata magnificens'' || ] | |||
|rowspan="3"|{{CHN}} || ] || ] | |||
||<ref name="aggov" /> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national sea creature'')||''Eretmochelys imbricata'' || ] ||<ref name="aggov" /> | |||
|] || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{AZE}} | |||
|] || ] | |||
|] (''national horse'') | |||
|''Equus caballus'' | |||
|] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=Qarabağ atı|url=https://www.agro.gov.az/az/heyvandarliq/atciliq/qarabag-ati}}</ref> | |||
|- id="B" | |||
| rowspan="2" |{{BHS}} || ] (''national fish'')||''Makaira nigricans'' || ] ||<ref name="bsgov">{{cite web|url=https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/About%20The%20Bahamas/National%20Symbols/!ut/p/b1/vVTJlpswEPyWfMAMLRBIHDE7RiwGbPDFD2PGGMY22HiBrw9ZDkney-SSRH3SU3VXq6olbs2l3PqU3w_7vD-cT_n7l_1a2ghgMkXBlJkiSGAngasExOJ9JE6A7AMAhm_5po-ZPh37hqqAjXRsCaEmQATcikvjjJe1q7037OVbm_SWckb7AVXezrCtdHcxUpWE2f4MRoNoScwYNic_FpxzLFxZnuCaJC1_q8bby_MQqfl7496u41EfBFjE1gsj_oXCph-6l-RubImp6BrcnbGdFZqmLBGW06I4O2NER03Pt88QVbtyD2TVuYNWLm2vz6PCfjcgOlyaaqnSm_5MsrolotgbVLx2of5dA_jNUuBPGjrc-rA9vj6K4yu8IgERxCOCCSGyKCJpkmj9YYU5_wfAFxe-Aj5oMZsA5IcK8RImo0BZRCgE6iEu5lLAm6geWntsxkU9LoIIMM_iDFCcjDFxE2-rA9utUKzjJ9IS8ABGpiO3byrH661gt1wkM0XVHeMi_Ero87E8EapImifiNBj4XxOaok8njUgcKCIPpo_-N6HwXyU1Ax_--Q1_Ghoc_n0Pf3opVJaQSCiWqQQYU8It6wwTjdoPzY43UVsyzJ7XWdisrD1jbdgPfDfTo5t99lKBluCsdfXJ5Ok3gQolhZayIlo1DWMPdy4MA85pM_eE84INzrEzto65aKWDsVUPD20_Ik31NKeMq95FvXCRQu94nft9YEimY71tCT1Zz6Er69mz7Os6zGSxy-prt1IudRWkreVq94ew7dXuAPnpropRdlqsLXpZO0dHFUDfNYWgVnU_k3fMRWlxv1niW7C3rh6pe86zzseSa4_J3RUd_c37MfCnz_GJs-Y!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/|title=Official Website for the Government of The Bahamas|publisher=bahamas.gov.bs|access-date=10 October 2020|author=Government of The Bahamas}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'')||''Phoenicopterus ruber'' || ] ||<ref name="bsgov" /> | |||
|{{DEN}} || ] ||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" |{{BAN}} ||] (''national animal'') ||''Panthera tigris tigris'' || ] ||rowspan='3' |<ref name="visitbangladesh.gov.bd">{{cite web|title=National Symbols|work=Bangladesh Tourism Board|location=Bangladesh|publisher=Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism|url=http://visitbangladesh.gov.bd/about-bangladesh/national-symbol/|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228040953/http://visitbangladesh.gov.bd/about-bangladesh/national-symbol/|archive-date=28 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
|{{EGY}} || ] ||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'')||''Copsychus saularis'' || ] | |||
|{{EST}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national fish'')||''Tenualosa ilisha'' || ] | |||
|{{ETH}} || ] (also known as the ])|| ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |{{BLZ}} || ] (''national animal'')||''Tapirus bairdii'' || ] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Symbols – Government of Belize Press Office |url=https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/national-animals/ |access-date=22 June 2022 }}</ref> | |||
|{{FIN}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'')||''Ramphastos sulfuratus'' || ] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belize.gov.bz/index.php/component/content/article/26-about-belize/115-the-national-symbols|title=The National Symbols|publisher=Government of Belize|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183407/http://www.belize.gov.bz/index.php/component/content/article/26-about-belize/115-the-national-symbols|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
|{{FRA}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{BWA}}||] (''national animal'') ||''Equus quagga''|| ] || <ref>{{Cite web |title=National Symbols – Embassy and Permanent Mission of Botswana in Switzerland |url=https://botswanamission.ch/national-symbols/ |access-date=22 June 2022 }}</ref> | |||
|{{GER}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{BRA}} || ] (''national bird'')||''Turdus rufiventris'' || ] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://washington.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/national_symbols.xml|title=Embassy of Brazil in Washington|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref> | |||
|{{GIB}} || ]||] | |||
|- id="C" | |||
| rowspan="4" |{{CAM}} || ] (''national mammal'') ||''Bos sauveli'' || ] ||<ref name="cambodia">{{cite web |url=http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf |title=Forestry.gov.kh |access-date=29 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630215053/http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf |archive-date=30 June 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2022}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'') ||''Pseudibis gigantea'' ||] ||<ref name="cambodia"/>{{better source needed|date=June 2022}} | |||
|{{GRE}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national reptile'') ||''Batagur baska'' || ] ||<ref name="cambodia"/>{{better source needed|date=June 2022}} | |||
|{{GRN}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national fish'') ||''Catlocarpio siamensis'' || ] ||<ref name="cambodia"/>{{better source needed|date=June 2022}} | |||
|{{GUA}} || ] ||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2" |{{CAN}} || ] (''national animal'')||''Castor canadensis'' || ] ||<ref name="canada">{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/official-symbols-canada.html |title=Official symbols of Canada | |||
|{{GUY}} || ] and ] || ] | |||
|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lois-laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-17/page-1.html |title=National Symbol of Canada Act |access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national horse'') ||''Equus ferus caballus'' || ] ||<ref name="canada"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/annualstatutes/2002_11/FullText.html |title=National Horse of Canada Act|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
|{{HON}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{COL}} || ] (''national bird'')||''Vultur gryphus'' || ] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=National symbols and other information of interest {{!}} Cancillería |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/national-symbols-and-other-information-interest |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.cancilleria.gov.co}}</ref> | |||
|{{ISL}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="5" |{{CRC}} ||] (''national bird'')||''Turdus grayi'' || ] ||<ref name="costa rica">{{Cite web |title=Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica |url=https://www.presidencia.go.cr/costa-rica/simbolos-nacionales/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328205035/https://www.presidencia.go.cr/costa-rica/simbolos-nacionales/ |archive-date=March 28, 2020 |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica |language=es}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national animal'') ||''Odocoileus virginianus'' ||]||<ref name="costa rica"/> | |||
|rowspan="5"| {{IND}} || ] ''(national mammal)'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] '' |
|] (''national aquatic animal'') ||''Trichechus manatus'' || ] ||<ref name="costa rica"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national animal'') || '']''||]||<ref name=“sloths”>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=24 August 2021 |title=¡Perezoso es oficialmente símbolo nacional! |url=https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2021/08/perezoso-es-oficialmente-simbolo-nacional/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917233037/https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2021/08/perezoso-es-oficialmente-simbolo-nacional/ |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica |language=es}}</ref> | |||
| ] ''(national animal)'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| |
|] (''national animal'') ||'']''||]||<ref name=“sloths”/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{CUB}} || ] (''national bird'') ||''Priotelus temnurus'' || ] ||<ref>{{Cite news |last=AMPP Yaguajay Communicator |title=El Tocororo, Ave Nacional de Cuba, the most beautiful in the country |work=Portal del ciudadano de Yaguajay |url=https://www.yaguajay.gob.cu/actualidad/noticias/7690-el-tocororo-ave-nacional-de-cuba-la-mas-bella-del-pais}}</ref> | |||
| ] ''(national icon)'' || ] | |||
|- id="D" | |||
| rowspan="3" |{{DEN}} || ] (''national mammal'') ||''Sciurus vulgaris'' ||] ||<ref name="naturDK">{{cite web |url=https://naturstyrelsen.dk/om-os/kontakt/faq/nationalplanter-og-dyr/ |title=Nationalplanter og -dyr |publisher=Naturstyrelsen, Danish Ministry of the Environment |access-date=28 December 2019 |language=da |trans-title=Nationalplants and -animals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228230242/https://naturstyrelsen.dk/om-os/kontakt/faq/nationalplanter-og-dyr/ |archive-date=28 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'')||''Cygnus olor'' || ] ||<ref name="naturDK" /> | |||
|{{IDN}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national butterfly'')||''Aglais urticae'' || ] ||<ref name="naturDK" /> | |||
|{{IRL}} || ] || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{DMA}} ||] (''national bird'')||''Amazona imperalis'' ||] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Bird - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica |url=https://dominica.gov.dm/about-dominica/national-symbols/national-bird |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=dominica.gov.dm}}</ref> | |||
|rowspan="2"| {{IRI}} || ] || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{SLV}} || ] (''national bird'') || ''Eumomota superciliosa'' || ] ||<ref>{{cite journal|language=es|url=http://www.diariooficial.gob.sv/diarios/do-1999/11-noviembre/19-11-1999.pdf|title=Decreto Legislativo No 735 del 21 de octubre de 1999|journal=Diario Oficial|publisher=]|location=San Salvador|issue=216|volume=345|page=6|date=19 November 1999|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> | |||
| ] (national bird) || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="4" |{{Flag|Estonia}} || ] (''national animal'') || ''Canis lupus'' || ]|| <ref name="est"> {{Cite web |title= State Insignia |url=https://www.eesti.ee/en/republic-of-estonia/republic-of-estonia/state-insignia |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=eesti.ee }}</ref> | |||
|{{ISR}} || ] || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'') || ''Hirundo rustica'' || ]|| <ref name="est" /> | |||
|{{ITA}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national fish'')|| ''Clupea harengus membras''|| ]|| <ref name="est" /> | |||
|{{CIV}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national butterfly'') || ''Papilio machaon''|| ]|| <ref name="est" /> | |||
|rowspan="2"|{{JPN}} || ] || | |||
|- id="F" | |||
| rowspan="4" |{{FIN}} || ] (''national animal'') || ''Ursus arctos'' || ] || <ref name="fin">{{Cite web |date=2014-08-25 |title=Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out |url=https://finland.fi/life-society/iconic-finnish-nature-symbols-stand-out/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=thisisFINLAND }}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'') || ''Cygnus cygnus'' || ] || <ref name="fin" /> | |||
|] || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national fish'')|| ''Perca fluviatilis'' || ] || <ref name="fin" /> | |||
|{{KEN}} || ] ,Elephant|| ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national insect'') || ''Coccinella septempunctata''|| ] || <ref name="fin" /> | |||
|{{KIR}} || ] || ] | |||
|- id="G" | |||
|{{GRN}} || ] (''national bird'') || ''Leptotila wellsi'' ||]||<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Symbols |url=https://www.gov.gd/index.php/national-symbols |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Government of Grenada {{!}} Web Portal}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{GUA}} || ] (''national bird'') ||''Pharomachrus mocinno'' ||] ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2020 |title=05 de septiembre, Día del Quetzal, Ave Nacional |url=https://conap.gob.gt/05-de-septiembre-dia-del-quetzal-ave-nacional/ |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=CONAP |language=es}}</ref> | |||
|{{LUX}} || ] ||] | |||
|- id="H" | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{HON}} || ] (''national animal'')||''Odocoileus virginianus'' ||] ||<ref name="HON">{{Cite web |title=MiAmbiente+ participa en la 6ta Liberación de Guacamayas en Valle de Copán |url=http://www.miambiente.gob.hn/blog/view/miambiente-participa-en-la-6ta-liberacion-de-guacamayas-en-valle-de-copan}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'') || ''Ara macao'' || ] ||<ref name="Latvia Symbols" /> | |||
|rowspan="2"|{{MLT}} || ] || ] | |||
|- id="I" | |||
| rowspan="4" | {{IND}} || ] (''national animal'') ||''Panthera tigris tigris''|| ] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=11|title=National Animal -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India|publisher=National Portal of India|access-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122081716/http://www.knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=11|archive-date=22 January 2013}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'')||''Pavo cristatus'' ||]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=3|title=National Bird -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India|publisher=National Portal of India|access-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115003741/http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=3|archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> | |||
|] (the Pharaoh Hound)|| ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] (''national aquatic animal'') ||''Platanista gangetica''||] ||<ref name="National Portal of India">{{cite web|url=http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=8|title=National Aquatic Animal -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India|publisher=National Portal of India|access-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122081831/http://www.knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=8|archive-date=22 January 2013}}</ref> | |||
|{{MAD}} || ]<br /> || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] (''national heritage animal'') ||''Elephas maximus indicus'' ||] ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/news/4777-elephant-declared-national-heritage-animal-in-india.html |title=Elephant declared National Heritage Animal in India |year=2010 |publisher=Breaking News Online (India) |access-date=25 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825162711/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/news/4777-elephant-declared-national-heritage-animal-in-india.html |archive-date=25 August 2011 }}</ref> | |||
|rowspan="2"| {{MYS}} || ] (national animal) || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" |{{INA}} || ] (''national animal'') ||''Varanus komodoensis''||] ||<ref name="Keppres No.4/1993">{{cite act |type= Presidential Decrees |index= 4 |date= 1993 |legislature= Government of the Republic of Indonesia |title= Keputusan Presiden (KEPPRES) tentang Satwa dan Bunga Nasional |page= 1-4 |url= https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/61884/keppres-no-4-tahun-1993 |trans-title= Presidential Decrees Number 4 of 1993 |language= id | access-date = 13 May 2023}}</ref> | |||
| ] (national bird) || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] (''national bird'') ||''Nisaetus bartelsi''||] ||<ref name="Keppres No.4/1993"/> | |||
|{{MUS}} || ]<br /> || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] (''national fish'') || ''Scleropages formosus''||] ||<ref name="Keppres No.4/1993"/> | |||
|{{MEX}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |{{ITA}} || ] (''national animal'')||''Canis lupus italicus'' || ]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.affaritaliani.it/culturaspettacoli/il-lupo-grigio-degli-appennini-e-l-animale-dell-italia-544778.html?refresh_ce#google_vignette|title=Il "Lupo grigio degli Appennini" è l'animale dell'Italia|date=9 June 2018 |access-date=21 August 2024|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Minahan |first1=James B. |title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems |date=2009 |publisher=] |page=436 |isbn=9780313344978 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jfrWCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA436}}</ref> | |||
|{{MDA}} || ]|| ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'')||''Passer italiae'' || ] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Passero Italiano: L'uccello nazionale d'Italia|date=18 December 2022 |url=https://www.concaternanaoggi.it/passero-italiano-luccello-nazionale-ditalia/|publisher=Conca Ternana Oggi|access-date=22 August 2024|language=it}}</ref> | |||
|{{NAM}} || ]||] | |||
|- id="J" | |||
|{{JAM}} || ] (''national bird'') ||''Trochilus polytmus'' ||] ||<ref name="jamsym">{{cite web | |||
|url=http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.html | |||
|title=National Symbols of Jamaica | |||
|publisher=jis.gov.jm | |||
|access-date=2 December 2011 | |||
|url-status=dead | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619153047/http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.html | |||
|archive-date=19 June 2006 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |{{LAT}} || ] (''national bird'') ||''Motacilla alba'' ||] ||<ref name="Latvia Symbols">{{cite web|website=Latvia.eu|url=http://www.latvia.eu/key-facts/symbols|title=Symbols|access-date=12 April 2016|date=2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007033419/http://www.latvia.eu/key-facts/symbols|archive-date=7 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
|{{NRU}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national insect'') ||''Adalia bipunctata''||] ||<ref name="Latvia Symbols" /> | |||
|{{NEP}} || ]||<!-- Commented out: ] --> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| {{LTU}}||] (''national bird'')|| ''Ciconia ciconia'' | |||
|{{NED}} || ]||] | |||
| ]||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vstt.lrv.lt/en/news/the-number-of-storks-is-not-decreasing-in-the-zuvintas-biosphere-reserve|title=The number of storks is not decreasing in the Žuvintas biosphere reserve | STATE SERVICE FOR PROTECTED AREAS under the Ministry of Environment}}</ref> | |||
|- id="M" | |||
| {{MGL}}|| ] (''national bird'') || ''Falco cherrug'' || ]|| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mongolia names falcon as national bird |url=https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?206522/Mongolia-names-falcon-as-national-bird |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=wwf.panda.org }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2022}}<br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saker Falcon, A National Bird of Mongolia |url=http://www.birdmongolia.com/bird-blog/saker-falcon-a-national-bird-of-mongolia |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Birds Mongolia |language=mn}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2022}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{MYS}}||] (''national animal'')|| ''Panthera tigris''|| ] ||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wwf.panda.org/projects/connect2tigers/nameless_story/#:~:text=The%20Malayan%20tiger%20is%20the,many%20of%20their%20wild%20tigers. | title=Nameless Story }}</ref> {{better source needed|date=May 2023}} | |||
|{{NGA}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Nepal}} | |||
|{{NOR}} || ] (Called "Elk" in Europe) || ] | |||
|] (''national animal'') | |||
|''Bos indicus'' | |||
|] | |||
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |first3=Government of Nepal |others=Article 9 (B) |title=Constitution of Nepal, 2072 |url=https://lawcommission.gov.np/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Constitution-of-Nepal.pdf}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'') | |||
|{{NZL}} || ]||] | |||
|''Lophophorus impejanus'' | |||
|] | |||
|- id="N" | |||
| {{NIC}} || ] (''national bird) ''|| ''Eumomota superciliosa'' || ]||<ref>{{cite journal|language=es|url=http://legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni/normaweb.nsf/($All)/F4908C9676104D7806257A31005E210E?OpenDocument|title=Ley No. 795 que declara al guardabarranco, ave nacional de Nicaragua|location=Managua|publisher=La Gaceta|journal=Diario Oficial|issue=118|date=25 June 2012|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> | |||
|- id="P" | |||
| rowspan="6" |{{PAK}}||] (''national animal'')||''Capra falconeri''||]||<ref name="National Symbols of Pakistan">{{cite web|url=http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html|title=National Symbols of Pakistan|publisher=Government of Pakistan|access-date=23 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128073024/http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html|archive-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national aquatic mammal'')||''Platanista minor''||]||<ref name="National Symbols of Pakistan" /> | |||
|rowspan="19"|{{PAK}} || ] ''(national animal)'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] '' |
|] (''national bird'') ||''Alectoris chukar'' ||] ||<ref name="National Symbols of Pakistan" /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national reptile'') ||''Crocodylus palustris'' || ] ||<ref name="National Symbols of Pakistan" /> | |||
|] ''(national bird/military icon of the ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''heritage bird'') || ''Falco peregrinus peregrinator'' ||] ||<ref name="nationalsymbol">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalheritage.gov.pk/nationalsymbols.html |title=National Symbols of Pakistan |publisher=Government of Pakistan |access-date=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827084404/http://nationalheritage.gov.pk/nationalsymbols.html |archive-date=27 August 2013 }}</ref> | |||
|] ''(State bird of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] '' |
|] (''national predator'') ||''Panthera uncia''||] ||<ref name="National Symbols of Pakistan" /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{PAN}} || ] (''national bird'') ||''Harpia harpyja'' ||] ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prensa |title=Panamá posee la población más grande de Águilas Harpías de Centroamérica – MiAmbiente |date=10 April 2021 |url=https://www.miambiente.gob.pa/panama-posee-la-poblacion-mas-grande-de-aguilas-harpias-de-centroamerica/ |access-date=22 June 2022 |language=es}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(State animal of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
||{{PER}} || ] (''national bird'') || ''Rupicola peruviana''||]||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado - SERNANP |url=https://old.sernanp.gob.pe/sernanp/contenido.jsp?ID=647 |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=old.sernanp.gob.pe}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(national marine mammal)'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{PHL}} || ] (''national bird'')||''Pithecophaga jefferyi''||]||<ref name="phsymeagle">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1995/07/04/proclamation-no-615-s-1995/ |title=Proclamation No. 615, s. 1995 |date=4 July 1995 |publisher=gov.ph|access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(national reptile)'' || ] | |||
|- id="Q" | |||
|{{QAT}} || ] (''national animal'') ||''Oryx leucoryx'' || ] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arabian Oryx |url=https://www.visitqatar.qa/intl-en/things-to-do/get-inspired/wildlife/arabian-oryx |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.visitqatar.qa }}</ref> | |||
|- id="S" | |||
|{{SKN}} || ] (''national bird'') || ''Pelecanus occidentalis'' ||]||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=National Symbols {{!}} Gov.Kn |url=https://www.gov.kn/skn-national-symbols/ |access-date=2023-03-23 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{LCA}} || ] (''national bird'')||''Amazona versicolor'' ||]||<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Saint Lucia Parrot (Amazona versicolor) |url=https://archive.stlucia.gov.lc/saint_lucia/the_saint_lucia_parrot_amazona_versicolor.htm |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=archive.stlucia.gov.lc}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(national amphibian)'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{VCT}} || ] (''national bird'')||''Amazona guildingii'' ||]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.vc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=134|title=The National Bird|publisher=foreign.gov.vc|access-date=2 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515010728/http://www.foreign.gov.vc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=134|archive-date=15 May 2013}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Provincial animal of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{KSA}} || ] (''national animal'') ||''Camelus dromedarius'' || ] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitsaudi.com/en/stories/camels-in-saudi|title=Camel culture: The history of Saudi's national animal|publisher=visitsaudi.com|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Provincial bird of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" |{{RSA}}<!--South Africa--> || ] (''national animal'') ||''Antidorcas marsupialis'' ||] |||<ref>{{Cite web |title=National animal {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/about-sa/national-symbols/national-animal |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.gov.za}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Provincial animal of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national bird'')||''Anthropoides paradiseus'' ||] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=National bird {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/about-sa/national-symbols/national-bird |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.gov.za}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Provincial bird of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national fish'') ||''Dichistius capensis'' ||] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=National fish {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/about-sa/national-symbols/national-fish#:~:text=Galjoen%20-%20Coracinus%20capensis,is%20known%20to%20every%20angler. |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.gov.za}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Territorial animal of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| {{SRI}} || ] (''national bird'') ||''Gallus lafayettii'' ||] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.lk/gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&lang=en|website=Government of Sri Lanka Official Web Portal|title=Sri Lanka National Bird|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314120902/http://www.gov.lk/gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&lang=en|archive-date=14 March 2012}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Territorial bird of ])'' || ] | |||
|- id="T" | |||
|{{TAN}} || ] (''national animal'')|| ''Giraffa'' sp.||] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tanzania.go.tz/home/pages/260|title=National Symbols: National Animal|website=tanzania.go.tz|publisher=Tanzania Government Portal|access-date=14 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118195350/http://tanzania.go.tz/home/pages/260|archive-date=18 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="FoleyFoley2014">{{cite book|first1=Charles|last1=Foley|first2=Lara|last2=Foley|first3=Alex|last3=Lobora|first4=Daniela|last4=De Luca|first5=Maurus|last5=Msuha|first6=Tim R.B.|last6=Davenport|first7=Sarah M.|last7=Durant|title=A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dt6QAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA179|date=8 June 2014|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-1-4008-5280-2|pages=179–}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda |last=Knappert |first=Jan |author-link=Jan Knappert |year=1987 |publisher=Vikas Pub. |location=New Delhi |isbn= 978-0-7069-2822-8 |page=57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0ncwAQAAIAAJ&q=%22national+animal+of+Tanzania%22 |access-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |{{THA}} | |||
|] ''(Provincial animal of ])'' || ] | |||
|] (''national animal'') ||''Elephas maximus'' ||] ||<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2544/D/099/1.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125101256/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2544/D/099/1.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2012|title=The government gazette about National symbols of Thailand|journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette|date=11 December 2001|volume=118|issue=99D|pages=1}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national aquatic animal'') ||''Betta splendens'' ||] ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1624026/siamese-fighting-fish-confirmed-as-national-aquatic-animal |title=Siamese fighting fish confirmed as national aquatic animal |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=5 February 2019 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/thailand-makes-siamese-fighting-fish-national-aquatic-animal-119020500774_1.html |title=Thailand makes Siamese fighting fish national aquatic animal |last=AFP |date=5 February 2019 |website=Business Standard India |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Provincial bird of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{UGA}} || ] (''national bird'')|| ''Balearica regulorum'' ||] ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gou.go.ug/about-uganda/sector/national-symbols|title=National Symbols|website=www.gou.go.ug|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109114536/https://www.gou.go.ug/about-uganda/sector/national-symbols|archive-date=9 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Provincial animal of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |{{UAE}} || ] (''national bird'')||''Falco cherrug'' ||] || <ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=Discover all about Falconry |url=https://www.visitdubai.com/en/articles/falconry-experiences |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Visit Dubai |publisher=Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism |quote=the UAE is the premier world centre for falconry – the falcon is, after all, the country's national bird}}</ref> | |||
|] ''(Provincial bird of ])'' || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national animal'')||''Oryx leucoryx'' ||] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Arabia's Wildlife Centre |url=https://www.visitsharjah.com/en/activities/wildlife/arabias-wildlife-centre/ |website=Visit Sharjah |publisher=Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority |quote=Located in Sharjah Desert Park, Arabia's Wildlife Centre hosts several animals, including the Arabian Oryx, the UAE's national animal, and the Arabian leopard, the region's famous big cat.}}</ref> | |||
|{{PNG}} || ] || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |{{USA}} || ] (''national bird'')||''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' ||] || <ref>{{Cite journal |title=The American Bald Eagle |url=https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/eagle.pdf |journal=United States Department of Veterans Affairs}}</ref> | |||
|{{PER}} || ] ||] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] (''national mammal'')||''Bison bison'' ||] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bison Bellows: America's New National Mammal (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison-bellows-5-12-16.htm |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.nps.gov }}</ref> | |||
|{{PHL}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- id="V" | ||
|{{VEN}} || ] (''national bird'')|| ''Icterus icterus'' || ] ||{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} | |||
|{{POL}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |- id="Z" | ||
|{{ZIM}} || ] (''national bird'')|| ''Terathopius ecaudatus'' || ] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zimbabwe Bird |url=https://www.zim.gov.zw/index.php/en/my-government/government-ministries/national-symbols/464-zimbabwe-bird |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=Official Government of Zimbabwe Web Portal}}</ref> | |||
|rowspan="2"|{{POR}} || ]||] | |||
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|] || ] | |||
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|] ] || ]|| ] | |||
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|{{ROU}} || ]||] | |||
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|{{RUS}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |||
|{{SRB}} || ]||] | |||
|- | |||
|{{SKN}} || ] ||] | |||
|- | |||
|{{SIN}} || ]||] | |||
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|rowspan="2"|{{RSA}} || ] ||] | |||
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|] || ] | |||
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|{{KOR}} || ]||] | |||
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|{{ESP}} || ]||] | |||
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|{{SRI}} || ]||] | |||
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|{{SWE}} || ]||] | |||
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|{{THA}} || ]||] | |||
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|{{TUR}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{UGA}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{USA}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{VIE}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{VEN}} || ] || ] | |||
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|{{ZIM}} || ]|| ] | |||
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|{{ENG}} || ], ], Red Deer || ] | |||
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|{{SCO}} || ] ,Red Deer ||] | |||
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===United States=== | |||
*{{main|List of U.S. state animals}} | |||
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*{{main|List of U.S. state butterflies}} | |||
*{{main|List of U.S. state dinosaurs}} | |||
*{{main|List of U.S. state fish}} | |||
*{{main|List of U.S. state insects}} | |||
*{{main|List of U.S. state mammals}} | |||
*{{main|List of U.S. state reptiles}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 28 December 2024
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 (Latin name) |
Picture | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | Golden eagle (national bird) | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
Algeria | Fennec fox (national animal) | Vulpes zerda | ||
Argentina | Rufous hornero (national bird) | Furnarius rufus | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | European fallow deer (national animal) | Dama dama | ||
Frigate (national bird) | Fregata magnificens | |||
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) | Eretmochelys imbricata | |||
Azerbaijan | Karabakh horse (national horse) | Equus caballus | ||
Bahamas | Blue marlin (national fish) | Makaira nigricans | ||
Flamingo (national bird) | Phoenicopterus ruber | |||
Bangladesh | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | ||
Magpie robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis | |||
Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha | |||
Belize | Baird's tapir (national animal) | Tapirus bairdii | ||
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) | Ramphastos sulfuratus | |||
Botswana | Plains zebra (national animal) | Equus quagga | ||
Brazil | Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) | Turdus rufiventris | ||
Cambodia | Kouprey (national mammal) | Bos sauveli | ||
Giant ibis (national bird) | Pseudibis gigantea | |||
Northern river terrapin (national reptile) | Batagur baska | |||
Giant barb (national fish) | Catlocarpio siamensis | |||
Canada | North American beaver (national animal) | Castor canadensis | ||
Canadian horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | |||
Colombia | Andean condor (national bird) | Vultur gryphus | ||
Costa Rica | Yigüirro (national bird) | Turdus grayi | ||
White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus | |||
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) | Trichechus manatus | |||
Two-toed sloth (national animal) | Choloepus hoffmanni | |||
Three-toed sloth (national animal) | Bradypus variegatus | |||
Cuba | Cuban trogon (national bird) | Priotelus temnurus | ||
Denmark | Red squirrel (national mammal) | Sciurus vulgaris | ||
Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor | |||
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae | |||
Dominica | Sisserou parrot (national bird) | Amazona imperalis | ||
El Salvador | Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa | ||
Estonia | Wolf (national animal) | Canis lupus | ||
Barn swallow (national bird) | Hirundo rustica | |||
Baltic herring (national fish) | Clupea harengus membras | |||
Swallowtail (national butterfly) | Papilio machaon | |||
Finland | Brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos | ||
Whooper swan (national bird) | Cygnus cygnus | |||
European perch (national fish) | Perca fluviatilis | |||
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) | Coccinella septempunctata | |||
Grenada | Grenada dove (national bird) | Leptotila wellsi | ||
Guatemala | Resplendent quetzal (national bird) | Pharomachrus mocinno | ||
Honduras | White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus | ||
Scarlet macaw (national bird) | Ara macao | |||
India | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | ||
Indian peafowl (national bird) | Pavo cristatus | |||
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica | |||
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus | |||
Indonesia | Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis | ||
Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) | Nisaetus bartelsi | |||
Asian arowana (national fish) | Scleropages formosus | |||
Italy | Italian wolf (national animal) | Canis lupus italicus | ||
Italian sparrow (national bird) | Passer italiae | |||
Jamaica | Red-billed streamertail (national bird) | Trochilus polytmus | ||
Latvia | White wagtail (national bird) | Motacilla alba | ||
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) | Adalia bipunctata | |||
Lithuania | White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | ||
Mongolia | Saker falcon (national bird) | Falco cherrug | ||
Malaysia | Malayan tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris | ||
Nepal | Cow (national animal) | Bos indicus | ||
Himalayan monal (national bird) | Lophophorus impejanus | |||
Nicaragua | Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa | ||
Pakistan | Markhor (national animal) | Capra falconeri | ||
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) | Platanista minor | |||
Chukar (national bird) | Alectoris chukar | |||
Mugger crocodile (national reptile) | Crocodylus palustris | |||
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | |||
Snow leopard (national predator) | Panthera uncia | |||
Panama | Harpy eagle (national bird) | Harpia harpyja | ||
Peru | Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) | Rupicola peruviana | ||
Philippines | Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi | ||
Qatar | Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Brown pelican (national bird) | Pelecanus occidentalis | ||
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia amazon (national bird) | Amazona versicolor | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) | Amazona guildingii | ||
Saudi Arabia | Arabian camel (national animal) | Camelus dromedarius | ||
South Africa | Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis | ||
Blue crane (national bird) | Anthropoides paradiseus | |||
Galjoen (national fish) | Dichistius capensis | |||
Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) | Gallus lafayettii | ||
Tanzania | Giraffe (national animal) | Giraffa sp. | ||
Thailand | Asian elephant (national animal) | Elephas maximus | ||
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) | Betta splendens | |||
Uganda | Grey crowned crane (national bird) | Balearica regulorum | ||
United Arab Emirates | Saker falcon (national bird) | Falco cherrug | ||
Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | |||
United States | Bald eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
American bison (national mammal) | Bison bison | |||
Venezuela | Venezuelan troupial (national bird) | Icterus icterus | ||
Zimbabwe | Bateleur (national bird) | Terathopius ecaudatus |
See also
- List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions
- List of national birds
- Animals as heraldic charges
- List of national flowers
- National personification
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