List of National Animals

NATIONAL ANIMALS

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