List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions
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This is a list of animals that represent first-level administrative country subdivisions.
List by country[edit]
Australia[edit]
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Brazil[edit]
- See also List of Brazilian state birds
| Province/territory | Animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Acre |
Sharp-shinned hawk | 
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| Ring-tailed coati | 
| |
 Amazonas |
Harpy eagle | 
|
 Pernambuco |
Giant anteater | 
|
 Mato Grosso |
Roseate spoonbill | 
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| Capybara | 
| |
 Rio de Janeiro |
Harpy eagle | 
|
 Rondônia |
Jaguar | 
|
 Roraima |
Great egret | 
|
Canada[edit]
| Province/territory | Animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Alberta |
Great horned owl | 
|
| Grizzly bear | .jpg)
| |
 British Columbia |
Steller's jay | 
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| Spirit bear[1] | 
| |
 Manitoba |
Great grey owl | 
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| Common raccoon | 
| |
 New Brunswick |
Black-capped chickadee | 
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| Beaver | 
| |
 Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Labrador Retriever | 
| |
| Newfoundland | 
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 Nova Scotia
|
Osprey | 
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| Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (provincial dog) | 
| |
 Northwest Territories |
Gyrfalcon | 
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| Arctic grayling | 
| |
 Nunavut |
Rock ptarmigan (Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus[2] |
|
| Canadian Inuit Dog (Qimmiq, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis[3] |
| |
 Ontario |
Beluga | 
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| Common loon | 
| |
 Prince Edward Island |
Blue jay | 
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| Red Fox[4] | 
| |
 Québec |
Snowy owl | 
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| Red squirrel | 
| |
 Saskatchewan |
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| River otter | 
| |
 Yukon |
Common raven | 
|
| Moose | 
|
People's Republic of China[edit]
| Provinces and territories (autonomous regions) | Provincial animals | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Guangdong[citation needed] | Giant panda (territorial animal of Guangdong) | 
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| Silver pheasant (territorial bird of Guangdong) | 
| |
| Hainan | Hainan partridge | 
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| Ningxia | Blue-eared pheasant | 
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| Red panda | 
| |
| Qinghai | Black-necked crane | 
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| Shaanxi | Crested ibis | 
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| Shanxi | Brown eared pheasant | 
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India[edit]
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Indonesia[edit]
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Italy[edit]
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Japan[edit]
| Country | National animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Japan |
Koi, green pheasant | 
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| Province | Provincial animal | |
 Akita |
Akita dog | 
|
 Chiba |
Meadow bunting | 
|
| Bream | 
| |
| Coho salmon | 
| |
 Kanagawa |
Common gull | 
|
| Orca | 
| |
 Hokkaidō |
Red-crowned crane | 
|
 Kyoto |
Raccoon dog | 
|
| Streaked shearwater | ||
 Tokyo |
Boar | 
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| Black-headed gull | 
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Netherlands[edit]
Malaysia[edit]
| State | State animals and birds | Pictures |
|---|---|---|
 Sarawak |
Rhinoceros hornbill | 
|
 Johore |
Malayan tiger | 
|
 Perak |
Malayan tiger | |
 Negeri Sembilan |
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 Malacca |
Mousedeer | |
 Selangor |
White-bellied sea eagle | 
|
Mexico[edit]
| State | State animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Chihuahua |
Chihuahua | 
|
 Tabasco |
Bull | 
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Pakistan[edit]
| Provinces, state and territories | Sub-national animals and birds of Pakistan | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Islamabad Capital Territory
|
Rhesus macaque Rose-ringed parakeet |
 
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 Balochistan
|
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
|
Urial Peafowl |
 
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 Sindh
|
Sindh ibex Sind sparrow |
 
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| Gilgit–Baltistan | Wild yak Shaheen falcon |
 
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Philippines[edit]
| Country | National animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
 Philippines |
Carabao Also the Philippine eagle, bangus |
|
| Province | Provincial animal | |
| Cebu | Tiger | 
|
| Bohol | Unicorn, red deer | 
|
Romania[edit]
| Historic region | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
| Transylvania | Eagle | 
|
| Muntenia | Raven | 
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| Moldova | Aurochs | 
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| Northern Dobruja | Dolphin | 
|
| Banat | Lion | 
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South Korea[edit]
| Country | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
Siberian tiger | 
|
| Province | Provincial animal | |
.svg) Jeju Province |
Woodpecker | 
|
.svg) Seoul |
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Spain[edit]
| Country | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
 Spain |
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|
| Autonomous community | Community animal | |
 Asturias |
Goat | 
|
 Basque Country |
Latxa sheep | 
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| Pottoka | 
| |
| Betizu cow | 
| |
 Canary Islands |
Atlantic canary[5] | 
|
 Cantabria |
Tudanca cow | 
|
 Catalonia |
Catalan donkey | 
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| Phoenix | 
| |
| Wyvern | 
| |
 Ceuta |
Atlantic mackerel[6][7] | 
|
 Extremadura |
White stork | .jpg)
|
 Galicia |
Blonde Galician cow | 
|
 Navarre |
Latxa sheep |
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| Boar | 
| |
 Valencian Community |
Bat | 
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Sweden[edit]
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United Kingdom[edit]
| Country | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom |
Lion, and more modernly bulldog Also the European robin, red deer & red fox |
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| Home nation | National animal | |
 England |
Lion | 
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 Scotland |
Unicorn |
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| Scottish Terrier | 
| |
 Wales |
Red dragon | .svg)
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| County | County animal | |
 Cornwall |
Cornish chough[8] | 
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 Kent |
White horse[9] | 
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 Sussex |
Martlet | |
 Essex |
Cat | 
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United States[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Symbols of British Columbia". Office of Protocol. Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Provincial Animal". 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias" [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands]. Ley No. 7/1991 of 30 April 1991 (in Spanish). Vol. 151. 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.