List of national animals

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

Lebanon Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)

National animals

Country Name of animal Scientific name Pictures Ref
 AfghanistanSnow leopardPanthera uncia[1]
Abyssinian Cat(a breed of)
Felis catus
[2]
 AlgeriaFennec foxVulpes zerda[3]
 AngolaRed-crested turaco (national bird)Tauraco erythrolophus[4]
 AnguillaZenaida doveZenaida aurita[5]
 Antigua and BarbudaFallow deer (national animal)Dama dama[6]
Frigate (national bird)Fregata magnificens[6]
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)Eretmochelys imbricata[6]
 ArgentinaRufous horneroFurnarius rufus[7]
 AustraliaRed kangaroo (national animal)Macropus rufus[8]
Emu (national bird)Dromaius novaehollandiae[9]
 AustriaAustrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")Mythical[10]
Great egret Ardea alba [11]
Barn swallow (national bird from 1962 to 1964)Hirundo rustica[12]
 AzerbaijanKarabakh horse(a breed of)
Equus ferus caballus
[13]
 BangladeshRoyal Bengal tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris tigris[14]
Magpie robin (national bird)Copsychus saularis[14]
Ilish (national fish)Tenualosa ilisha[14]
 BelarusEuropean bisonBison bonasus[15]
 BelgiumLeo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion")Mythical[16]
 BelizeBaird's tapir (national animal)Tapirus bairdii[15][17]
Keel-billed toucan (national bird)Ramphastos sulfuratus[18]
BhutanDrukMythical[19]
TakinBudorcas taxicolor[20]
 BrazilRufous-bellied thrush (national bird)Turdus rufiventris[21]
 CambodiaKoupreyBos sauveli[22]
 CanadaNorth American beaver (national animal)Castor canadensis[23][24]
Canadian horse (national horse)(a breed of)
Equus ferus caballus
[24]
 ChinaChinese dragon (national animal)Mythical[25]
Giant panda (national animal)Ailuropoda melanoleuca[26]
Red-crowned crane (national bird)Grus japonensis[27]
 Democratic Republic of the CongoOkapiOkapia johnstoni[15]
 Colombia Andean condorVultur gryphus[28]
 Costa RicaYigüirro (national bird)Turdus grayi[29]
White-tailed deer (national animal)Odocoileus virginianus[30]
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)Trichechus manatus[31]
 CroatiaPine martenMartes martes[32][33]
 CubaCuban trogonPriotelus temnurus[34][35]
 CyprusCypriot mouflonOvis orientalis[36]
 Czech RepublicDouble-tailed lionMythical[37]
 DenmarkMute swan (national bird)Cygnus olor[38]
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)Aglais urticae[38]
East TurkestanWild Bactrian camelCamelus ferus
 EgyptSteppe eagleAquila nipalensis[39]
 EstoniaWolfCanis lupus[40]
 EritreaArabian camelCamelus dromedarius[41]
 EthiopiaLionPanthera leo[42][43]
 Faroe IslandsEurasian oystercatcher (national bird)Haematopus ostralgus[44]
 FinlandBrown bear (national animal)Ursus arctos[45]
Whooper swan (national bird)Cygnus cygnus[46]
Holly blue (national butterfly)Celastrina argiolus[47]
European perch (national fish)Perca fluviatilis[48]
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)Coccinella septempunctata[48]
 FranceGallic rooster(a breed of)
Gallus gallus domesticus
[49]
 GabonBlack panther(a variant of)
Panthera pardus
[50]
 GambiaLionPanthera leo[12]
 GermanyBundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")Mythical[12][51]
 GreecePhoenix (national bird)Mythical[52]
Dolphin (national animal)Delphinus[52]
 GuatemalaQuetzalPharomachrus mocinno[53]
 HaitiHispaniolan trogonPriotelus roseigaster [54]
 HondurasWhite-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus[55]
 HungaryTurulMythical (most probably Falco cherrug)[56]
 Iceland GyrfalconFalco rusticolus[57]
 IndiaTiger (national animal)Panthera tigris[58]
Indian peacock (national bird)Pavo cristatus[59]
King cobra (national reptile)Ophiophagus hannah[60]
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)Platanista gangetica gangetica[61]
Indian elephant (national heritage animal)Elephas maximus indicus[62]
 IndonesiaKomodo dragon (national animal)Varanus komodoensis[63]
Garuda (historic national animal)Mythical[64]
 IranCeita personPanthera leo persica[65]
 IraqIraqi EagleAquila chrysaetos[66]
 IsraelHoopoe (national bird)Upupa epops[65]
 JamaicaRed-billed streamertailTrochilus polytmus[67]
 JapanGreen pheasant (national bird)Phasianus versicolor[68]
Carp (national fish)Cyprinus carpio[69]
 KenyaLionPanthera leo[42]
 LatviaWhite wagtail (national bird)Motacilla alba[70][71]
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)Adalia bipunctata[71]
 LibyaLionPanthera leo[42]
 LithuaniaWhite storkCiconia ciconia[72]
 LuxembourgLionPanthera leo[42]
 North MacedoniaLion (in Macedonian heraldry)Panthera leo[73]
 MadagascarZebu (in Malagasy heraldry) Bos primigenius indicus[74]
Ring-tailed lemur (national animal)Lemur catta[74]
 MalaysiaMalayan tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris jacksoni[75]
 Malta Pharaoh Hound (national animal)(a breed of)
Canis lupus familiaris
[76]
 MoldovaAurochs (national animal)Bos primigenius[77]
 MauritiusDodoRaphus cucullatus[15][78][79]
 MexicoGolden eagle (national animal)Aquila chrysaetos [80]
Xoloitzcuintli (national dog)(a breed of)
Canis lupus familiaris
[80]
Jaguar (national mammal)Panthera onca [80]
Grasshopper (national arthropod )Sphenarium purpurascens [80]
Vaquita (national marine mammal)Phocoena sinus [80]
 MoroccoLionPanthera leo[12]
   NepalCow (national animal)Bos taurus indicus[81]
Danphe (national bird)Lophophorus impejanus[82]
 NetherlandsLion (heraldic symbol)Panthera leo[83]
Black-tailed godwit (national bird)Limosa limosa[84]
 New ZealandKiwiApteryx sp.[85]
 NigeriaEagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus[86]
Black Crowned CraneBalearica pavonina
 North KoreaChollimaMythical[87][88][89]
 NorwayLion (royal national animal)Panthera leo[90]
White-throated dipper (national bird)Cinclus cinclus[91]
Fjord horse (national horse)(a breed of)
Equus ferus caballus
[92]
 OmanArabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryx[93]
 PakistanMarkhor (national animal)Capra falconeri[94]
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)Platanista indicus minor minor[94]
Chukar (national bird)Alectoris chukar[94]
Indus crocodile (national reptile)Crocodylus palustris[94]
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird)Falco peregrinus peregrinator[95]
Snow leopard (national predator)Panthera uncia[94]
 PalestineGazelle (national animal)Gazella gazella[96]
Palestine sunbird (national bird)Cinnyris osea[97]
 PanamaHarpy eagleHarpia harpyja[15]
 Papua New GuineaDugong (national marine mammal)Dugong dugon[98]
 PeruVicuña (national animal)Vicugna vicugna[99]
 PhilippinesCarabao (national animal)Bubalus bubalis[100]
Philippine eagle (national bird)Pithecophaga jefferyi[101]
 PolandWhite-tailed eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus albicilla[102][103]
White stork (national bird)Ciconia ciconia[104]
European bison (national animal)Bison bonasus[105][106]
 PortugalDragon (Traditional Coat of Arms / National Animal)Mythical[107][108][109]
Cock of BarcelosMythicalsans cadre[110]
Iberian WolfCanis lupus signatus[110]
 QatarArabian oryxOryx leucoryx[111]
 RomaniaLynxLynx lynx[112]
 RussiaEurasian brown bear (national animal)Ursus arctos arctos[113]
Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms)Mythical[114]
 Rwanda"Inyambo" CowAnkole[115]
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent amazonAmazona guildingii[116]
 Sierra LeoneCHIMPANZEEPan troglodytes verus143
 SingaporeLionPanthera leo[42]
 SomaliaLeopardPanthera pardus[117]
 South AfricaSpringbok (national animal)Antidorcas marsupialis[118]
Blue crane (national bird)Anthropoides paradiseus[118]
Galjoen (national fish)Dichistius capensis[118]
 South KoreaSiberian tigerPanthera tigris altaica[119]
 SpainBullBos taurus[120]
 Sri LankaLion (national animal)Panthera leo[42]
Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)Gallus lafayettii[121]
 SwedenEurasian Elk/Moose (national animal)Alces alces[12]
Eurasian blackbird (national bird)Turdus merula[12][122]
 TanzaniaGiraffeGiraffa camelopardalis[123][124][125]
 Thailand ElephantElephas maximus[126]
 TogoLionPanthera leo[12]
Turkey Turkey Grey Wolf (Asena as mythological national animal) Canis lupus [127]
Tunisia Tunisia North African elephant Loxodonta africana pharaohensis
Barbary lion Panthera leo leo Barbary lion
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle
 United Arab Emirates Arabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryx[128]
Peregrine falcon (national bird)Falco peregrinus[128]
 United Kingdom Lion (England) Panthera leo[129][130]
Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog")(a breed of)
Canis lupus familiaris
[131]
Red kite (Wales)Milvus milvus[132]
Unicorn (Scotland)Mythical[65][133][134][135][136]
Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales)Mythical[132][137]
 United StatesBald eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus leucocephalus[138][139]
American bison (national mammal)Bison bison[140][141]
 VenezuelaVenezuelan troupial (national bird)Icterus icterus[142][143]
 ZimbabweSable antelope (national animal)Hippotragus niger[144]
African fish eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus vocifer[144]

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