List of national animals
Appearance
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This is a list of national animals.
National animals
Country | Name of animal | Scientific name | Pictures | Ref. |
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Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | ![]() |
[1] |
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Golden eagle (primary national symbol) | Aquila chrysaetos | ![]() |
[2][3] |
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Red-crested turaco (national bird) | Tauraco erythrolophus | ![]() |
[4] |
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Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita | ![]() |
[5] |
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Fallow deer (national animal) | Dama dama | ![]() |
[6] |
Frigate (national bird) | Fregata magnificens | ![]() |
[6] | |
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) | Eretmochelys imbricata | ![]() |
[6] | |
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Rufous hornero | Furnarius rufus | ![]() |
[7] |
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Red kangaroo (national animal) | Macropus rufus | ![]() |
[8] |
Emu (national bird) | Dromaius novaehollandiae | ![]() |
[9] | |
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Karabakh Horse | Equus ferus caballus | ![]() |
[10] |
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Royal Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | ![]() |
[11] |
Magpie Robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis | ![]() |
[11] | |
Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha | [11] | ||
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European bison | Bison bonasus | ![]() |
[12] |
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Baird's tapir | Tapirus bairdii | ![]() |
[12][13] |
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Druk | Mythical | ![]() |
[14] |
Takin | Budorcas taxicolor | ![]() |
[15] | |
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Macaw | Ara Macao/Ara ararauna/Ara militaris | ![]() |
[16] |
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Kouprey | Bos sauveli | ![]() |
[17] |
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North American beaver | Castor canadensis | ![]() |
[18][19] |
Canadian horse | Equus ferus caballus | ![]() |
[19] | |
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Okapi | Okapia johnstoni | ![]() |
[12] |
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Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | ![]() |
[20] |
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West Indian manatee | Trichechus manatus | ![]() |
[21] |
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Pine marten | Martes martes | ![]() |
[22][23] |
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Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus | ![]() |
[24][25] |
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Cypriot mouflon | Ovis orientalis | ![]() |
[26] |
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Double-tailed lion | Mythical | ![]() |
[27] |
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Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor | ![]() |
[28] |
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae | ![]() |
[28] | |
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Steppe eagle | Aquila nipalensis | ![]() |
[29] |
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Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird) | Haematopus ostralgus | ![]() |
[30] |
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Phoenix | Mythical | ![]() |
[16][31] |
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Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | ![]() |
[32] |
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White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | ![]() |
[33] |
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Turul | Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug) [34] | ![]() |
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Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | ![]() |
[35] |
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Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | ![]() |
[36] |
Indian peafowl (national bird) | Pavo cristatus | ![]() |
[37] | |
King cobra (national reptile) | Ophiophagus hannah | ![]() |
[38] | |
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica | ![]() |
[39] | |
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus | ![]() |
[40] | |
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Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis | ![]() |
[41] |
Garuda (historic national animal) | Mythical | ![]() |
[42] | |
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Mugger crocodile | Crocodylus palustris | ![]() |
[16] |
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Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ![]() |
[43] |
Goat ( ![]() |
Capra aegagrus | ![]() |
[44] | |
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Hoopoe (national bird) | Upupa epops | ![]() |
[16] |
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Red-billed streamertail | Trochilus polytmus | ![]() |
[45] |
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Green pheasant (national bird) | Phasianus versicolor | [46] | |
Carp (national fish) | Cyprinus carpio | [47] | ||
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White stork | Ciconia ciconia | ![]() |
[48] |
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Lion (in Macedonian heraldry) | Panthera leo | [49] | |
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Malayan tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris jacksoni | ![]() |
[50] |
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Dodo |
Raphus cucullatus | [12][51][52] | |
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Golden eagle (national animal/national bird) | Aquila chrysaetos | ![]() |
[53] |
Xoloitzcuintli (national dog) | Canis lupus familiaris | ![]() | ||
Grasshopper (national arthropod) | ![]() | |||
Jaguar (national mammal) | Panthera onca | ![]() | ||
Vaquita (national marine mammal) | Phocoena sinus | ![]() | ||
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Cow | Bos taurus | ![]() |
[54] |
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Lion (heraldic symbol) | Panthera leo | ![]() |
[55] |
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Kiwi | Apteryx sp. | [56] | |
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Chollima | Mythical | ![]() |
[57][58][59] |
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Arabian Oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | ![]() |
[60] |
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Markhor (national animal) | Capra falconeri | ![]() |
[12][61] |
Chukar (national bird) | Alectoris chukar | ![]() |
[61] | |
Snow leopard (national heritage animal) | Panthera uncia | ![]() |
[62] | |
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Harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | ![]() |
[12] |
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Dugong (national marine mammal) | Dugong dugon | ![]() |
[63] |
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Vicuña (national animal) | Vicugna vicugna | ![]() |
[64] |
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Carabao (national animal) | Bubalus bubalis | ![]() |
[65] |
Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi | ![]() |
[66] | |
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Rooster of Barcelos | Mythical | ![]() |
[67] |
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Arabian oryx | Oryx leucoryx | ![]() |
[68] |
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Lynx | Lynx lynx | ![]() |
[69] |
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Siberian tiger | Panthera tigris altaica | ![]() |
[70] |
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Bull | Bos Taurus | ![]() |
[71] |
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St Vincent parrot | Amazona guildingii | ![]() |
[72] |
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Wolf | Canis lupus lupus | ![]() |
[73] |
Lanner falcon | Falco biarmicus | ![]() |
[74] | |
Lynx | Lynx lynx | ![]() |
[75] | |
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Leopard (national animal) | Panthera pardus | ![]() |
[76] |
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Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis | [77] | |
Blue crane (national bird)[77] | Anthropoides paradiseus | ![]() |
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Galjoen (national fish)[77] | Dichistius capensis | |||
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Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) | Gallus lafayettii | [78] | |
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Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | ![]() |
[79][80][81] |
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Grey wolf | Canis lupus lupus | ![]() |
[82][83] |
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Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | ![]() |
[84] | |
Peregrine falcon (national bird) | Falco peregrinus | ![]() |
[84] | |
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Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog" and England as "English Bulldog") | Canis lupus familiaris | ![]() |
[85] | |
Barbary lion (England) | Panthera leo leo | ![]() |
[86][87] | |
Mute swan (English, Celtic and Irish traditions) | Cygnus olor | ![]() |
[88][89] | |
Red kite (Wales) | Milvus milvus | ![]() |
[90] | |
Unicorn (Scotland, Queen's Beast) | Mythical | ![]() |
[16][91][92][93][94] | |
Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales and Queen's Beast) | Mythical | ![]() |
[90][95] | |
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Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ![]() |
[96][97] |
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