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This is a list of national animals. As of 2009, a total of 231 national animal symbols exist globally. Of the 192 countries in the world:[1]
- 142 (74%) have designated at least one national animal symbol;
- 71 (37%) have more than one national animal symbol.
National animals[edit]
| Country | Name of animal | Scientific name | Pictures | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fennec fox | Vulpes zerda | [2] | ||
| Red-crested turaco (national bird) | Tauraco erythrolophus | [3] | ||
| Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita | [4] | ||
| Fallow deer (national animal) | Dama dama | [5] | ||
| Frigate (national bird) | Fregata magnificens | [5] | ||
| Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) | Eretmochelys imbricata | [5] | ||
| Rufous hornero | Furnarius rufus | [6] | ||
| Red kangaroo (national animal) | Macropus rufus | [7] | ||
| Emu (national bird) | Dromaius novaehollandiae | [8] | ||
| Austrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") | Mythical | [9] | ||
| Barn swallow (national bird) | Hirundo rustica | [1] | ||
| Royal Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | [10] | ||
| Magpie robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis | [10] | ||
| Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha | [10] | ||
| European bison | Bison bonasus | [11] | ||
| Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion") | Mythical | [12] | ||
| Baird's tapir (national animal) | Tapirus bairdii | [11][13] | ||
| Keel-billed toucan (national bird) | Ramphastos sulfuratus | [14] | ||
| Druk | Mythical | [15] | ||
| Takin | Budorcas taxicolor | [16] | ||
| Rufous-bellied thrush | Turdus rufiventris | [17] | ||
| Kouprey | Bos sauveli | [18] | ||
| North American beaver (national animal) | Castor canadensis | [19][20] | ||
| Canadian horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | [20] | ||
| Chinese dragon (national animal) | Mythical | [21] | ||
| Giant panda (national animal) | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | [22] | ||
| Red-crowned crane (national bird) | Grus japonensis | [23] | ||
| Okapi | Okapia johnstoni | [11] | ||
| Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | [24] | ||
| Yigüirro (national bird) | Turdus grayi | [25] | ||
| White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus | [26] | ||
| West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) | Trichechus manatus | [27] | ||
| Pine marten | Martes martes | [28][29] | ||
| Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus | [30][31] | ||
| Cypriot mouflon | Ovis orientalis | [32] | ||
| Double-tailed lion | Mythical | [33] | ||
| Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor | [34] | ||
| Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae | [34] | ||
| Steppe eagle | Aquila nipalensis | [35] | ||
| Wolf | Canis lupus | [36] | ||
| Arabian camel | Camelus dromedarius | [37] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [38][39] | ||
| Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird) | Haematopus ostralgus | [40] | ||
| Brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos | [41] | ||
| Whooper swan (national bird) | Cygnus cygnus | [42] | ||
| Holly blue (national butterfly) | Celastrina argiolus | [43] | ||
| European perch (national fish) | Perca fluviatilis | [44] | ||
| Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) | Coccinella septempunctata | [44] | ||
| Gallic rooster | Gallus gallus domesticus | [45] | ||
| black panther | Panthera pardus | [46] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [1] | ||
| Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") | Mythical | [1][47] | ||
| Dolphin | Delphinus | [48] | ||
| Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | [49] | ||
| Hispaniolan Trogan | Priotelus roseigaster | [50] | ||
| White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | [51] | ||
| Turul | Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug) [52] | |||
| Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | [53] | ||
| Royal Bengal tiger (National animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | [54] | ||
| Indian peacock (National bird) | Pavo cristatus | [55] | ||
| King cobra (National reptile) | Ophiophagus hannah | [56] | ||
| Ganges river dolphin (National aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica gangetica | [57] | ||
| Indian elephant (National heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus | [58] | ||
| Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis | [59] | ||
| Garuda (historic national animal) | Mythical | [60] | ||
| Persian lion | Panthera leo persica | [61] | ||
| Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | [62] | ||
| Goat ( |
Capra aegagrus | [63] | ||
| Hoopoe (national bird) | Upupa epops | [61] | ||
| Red-billed streamertail | Trochilus polytmus | [64] | ||
| Green pheasant (national bird) | Phasianus versicolor | [65] | ||
| Carp (national fish) | Cyprinus carpio | [66] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [38] | ||
| White wagtail (national bird) | Motacilla alba | [67][68] | ||
| Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) | Adalia bipunctata | [68] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [38] | ||
| White stork | Ciconia ciconia | [69] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [38] | ||
| Lion (in Macedonian heraldry) | Panthera leo | [70] | ||
| Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry) | Bos primigenius indicus | [71] | ||
| Ring-tailed lemur (national animal) | Lemur catta | [72] | ||
| Malayan tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris jacksoni | [73] | ||
| Pharaoh Hound (national animal) | Canis lupus familiaris | [1] | ||
| Aurochs (national animal) | Bos primigenius | [74] | ||
| Dodo | Raphus cucullatus | [11][75][76] | ||
| Golden eagle (national animal) | Aquila chrysaetos | [77] | ||
| Xoloitzcuintli (national dog) | Canis lupus familiaris | [77] | ||
| Jaguar (national mammal) | Panthera onca | [77] | ||
| Grasshopper (national arthropod ) | Sphenarium purpurascens | [77] | ||
| Vaquita (national marine mammal) | Phocoena sinus | [77] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [1] | ||
| Cow (national animal) | Bos taurus indicus | [78] | ||
| Danphe (national bird) | Lophophorus impejanus | [79] | ||
| Lion (heraldic symbol) | Panthera leo | [80] | ||
| Black-tailed godwit (national bird) | Limosa limosa | [81] | ||
| Kiwi | Apteryx sp. | [82] | ||
| Chollima | Mythical | [83][84][85] | ||
| Lion (royal national animal) | Panthera leo | [86] | ||
| White-throated dipper (national bird) | Cinclus cinclus | [87] | ||
| Fjord horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | [88] | ||
| Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | [89] | ||
| Markhor (National animal) | Capra falconeri | [90] | ||
| Indus river dolphin (National aquatic mammal) | Platanista indicus minor minor | [90] | ||
| Chukar (National bird) | Alectoris chukar | [90] | ||
| Indus crocodile (National reptile) | Crocodylus palustris | [90] | ||
| Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | [91] | ||
| Snow leopard (National predator) | Panthera uncia | [90] | ||
| Harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | [11] | ||
| Dugong (national marine mammal) | Dugong dugon | [92] | ||
| Vicuña (national animal) | Vicugna vicugna | [93] | ||
| Carabao (national animal) | Bubalus bubalis | [94] | ||
| Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi | [95] | ||
| White-tailed eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus albicilla | [96][97] | ||
| White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | [98] | ||
| European bison (national animal) | Bison bonasus | [99][100] | ||
| Cock of Barcelos | Mythical | [101] | ||
| Iberian Wolf | Canis lupus signatus | [101] | ||
| Arabian oryx | Oryx leucoryx | [102] | ||
| Lynx | Lynx lynx | [103] | ||
| Eurasian brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos arctos | [104] | ||
| Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms) | Mythical | [105] | ||
| Leopard | Panthera pardus | [106] | ||
| Saint Vincent amazon | Amazona guildingii | [107] | ||
| Wolf | Canis lupus lupus | [108] | ||
| White eagle | Mythical | [109] | ||
| Lynx | Lynx lynx | [110] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [1] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [38] | ||
| Leopard | Panthera pardus | [111] | ||
| Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis | [112] | ||
| Blue crane (national bird) | Anthropoides paradiseus | [112] | ||
| Galjoen (national fish) | Dichistius capensis | [112] | ||
| Siberian tiger | Panthera tigris altaica | [113] | ||
| Korean magpie (national bird) | Pica (pica) sericea | [113] | ||
| Bull | Bos taurus | [114] | ||
| Lion (national animal) | Panthera leo | [38] | ||
| Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) | Gallus lafayettii | [115] | ||
| Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal) | Alces alces | [1] | ||
| Eurasian blackbird (national bird) | Turdus merula | [1][116] | ||
| Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | [117][118][119] | ||
| Elephant | Elephas maximus | [120] | ||
| Lion | Panthera leo | [1] | ||
| Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | [121] | ||
| Peregrine falcon (national bird) | Falco peregrinus | [121] | ||
| Lion (United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales) | Panthera leo | [122][123] | ||
| Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog") | Canis lupus familiaris | [124] | ||
| Red kite (Wales) | Milvus milvus | [125] | ||
| Unicorn (Scotland) | Mythical | [61][126][127][128][129] | ||
| Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales) | Mythical | [125][130] | ||
| Bald eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | [131][132] | ||
| American bison (national mammal) | Bison bison | [133][134] | ||
| Sable antelope (national animal) | Hippotragus niger | [135] | ||
| African fish eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus vocifer | [135] |
See also[edit]
- State animal
- List of national birds
- Animals as heraldic charges
- Floral emblem
- National personification
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