List of national animals

This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. Additionally, the list includes animals that were once official but are no longer, as well as animals recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.

National animals

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Country	Name of animal	Scientific name [a]	Picture	Ref.
Albania	Golden eagle (national bird)	Aquila chrysaetos		[1][2]
Algeria	Fennec fox (national animal)	Vulpes zerda		[3]
Antigua and Barbuda	European fallow deer (national animal)	Dama dama		[4]
	Frigate (national bird)	Fregata magnificens		[4]
	Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)	Eretmochelys imbricata		[4]
Argentina	Rufous hornero (national bird)	Furnarius rufus		[5]
Azerbaijan	Karabakh horse (national horse)	Equus caballus		[6]
Bahamas	Blue marlin (national fish)	Makaira nigricans		[7]
	Flamingo (national bird)	Phoenicopterus ruber		[7]
Bangladesh	Bengal tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris tigris		[8]
	Magpie robin (national bird)	Copsychus saularis
	Ilish (national fish)	Tenualosa ilisha
Belize	Baird's tapir (national animal)	Tapirus bairdii		[9]
	Keel-billed toucan (national bird)	Ramphastos sulfuratus		[10]
Botswana	Plains zebra (national animal)	Equus quagga		[11]
Brazil	Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)	Turdus rufiventris		[12]
Cambodia	Kouprey (national mammal)	Bos sauveli		[13]
	Giant ibis (national bird)	Pseudibis gigantea		[13]
	Northern river terrapin (national reptile)	Batagur baska		[13]
	Giant barb (national fish)	Catlocarpio siamensis		[13]
Canada	North American beaver (national animal)	Castor canadensis		[14][15]
	Canadian horse (national horse)	Equus ferus caballus		[14][16]
China	Giant panda (national animal)	Ailuropoda melanolueca		[17][18]
	Chinese dragon	—		[18]
Colombia	Andean condor (national bird)	Vultur gryphus		[19]
Costa Rica	Yigüirro (national bird)	Turdus grayi		[20]
	White-tailed deer (national animal)	Odocoileus virginianus		[20]
	West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)	Trichechus manatus		[20]
	Two-toed sloth (national animal)	Choloepus hoffmanni		[21]
	Three-toed sloth (national animal)	Bradypus variegatus		[21]
Cuba	Cuban trogon (national bird)	Priotelus temnurus		[22]
Denmark	Red squirrel (national mammal)	Sciurus vulgaris		[23]
	Mute swan (national bird)	Cygnus olor		[23]
	Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)	Aglais urticae		[23]
Dominica	Sisserou parrot (national bird)	Amazona imperalis		[24]
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird)	Eumomota superciliosa		[25]
Estonia	Wolf (national animal)	Canis lupus	Loup_gris_(Canis_lupus_)	[26]
	Barn swallow (national bird)	Hirundo rustica	Barn_swallow_in_Montezuma_(150)	[26]
	Baltic herring (national fish)	Clupea harengus membras	Silakka	[26]
	Swallowtail (national butterfly)	Papilio machaon	Papilio_machaon_Mitterbach_01	[26]
Finland	Brown bear (national animal)	Ursus arctos		[27]
	Whooper swan (national bird)	Cygnus cygnus		[27]
	European perch (national fish)	Perca fluviatilis		[27]
	Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)	Coccinella septempunctata		[27]
France	Gallic rooster	Gallus gallus domesticus		[28]
Grenada	Grenada dove (national bird)	Leptotila wellsi		[29]
Guatemala	Resplendent quetzal (national bird)	Pharomachrus mocinno		[30]
Honduras	White-tailed deer (national animal)	Odocoileus virginianus		[31]
	Scarlet macaw (national bird)	Ara macao		[32]
India	Bengal tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris tigris		[33]
	Indian peafowl (national bird)	Pavo cristatus		[34]
	Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)	Platanista gangetica		[35]
	Indian elephant (national heritage animal)	Elephas maximus indicus		[36]
Indonesia	Komodo dragon (national animal)	Varanus komodoensis		[37]
	Javan hawk-eagle (national bird)	Nisaetus bartelsi		[37]
	Asian arowana (national fish)	Scleropages formosus		[37]
Italy	Italian wolf (national animal)	Canis lupus italicus		[38][39]
	Italian sparrow (national bird)	Passer italiae		[40]
Jamaica	Red-billed streamertail (national bird)	Trochilus polytmus		[41]
Kenya	African lion (national animal)	Panthera leo		[42]
	Lilac-breasted roller (national bird)	Coracias caudatus		[43]
Latvia	White wagtail (national bird)	Motacilla alba		[32]
	Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)	Adalia bipunctata		[32]
Lithuania	White stork (national bird)	Ciconia ciconia		[44]
Malaysia	Malayan tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris		[45]
Mongolia	Saker falcon (national bird)	Falco cherrug		[46][47]
Nepal	Cow (national animal)	Bos indicus		[48]
	Himalayan monal (national bird)	Lophophorus impejanus
Nicaragua	Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird)	Eumomota superciliosa		[49]
North Korea	Chollima (national symbol)	—		[50]
	Pungsan dog (national dog)	Canis familiaris		[51]
	Eurasian goshawk (national bird)	Astur gentilis		[51]
Pakistan	Markhor (national animal)	Capra falconeri		[52]
	Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)	Platanista minor		[52]
	Chukar (national bird)	Alectoris chukar		[52]
	Mugger crocodile (national reptile)	Crocodylus palustris		[52]
	Shaheen falcon (heritage bird)	Falco peregrinus peregrinator		[53]
	Snow leopard (national predator)	Panthera uncia		[52]
Panama	Harpy eagle (national bird)	Harpia harpyja		[54]
Peru	Vicuña (national mammal)	Lama vicugna		[55][56]
	Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird)	Rupicola peruviana		[57]
Philippines	Philippine eagle (national bird)	Pithecophaga jefferyi		[58]
Qatar	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx		[59]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Brown pelican (national bird)	Pelecanus occidentalis		[60]
Saint Lucia	Saint Lucia amazon (national bird)	Amazona versicolor		[61]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent amazon (national bird)	Amazona guildingii		[62]
Saudi Arabia	Arabian camel (national animal)	Camelus dromedarius		[63]
South Africa	Springbok (national animal)	Antidorcas marsupialis		[64]
	Blue crane (national bird)	Anthropoides paradiseus		[65]
	Galjoen (national fish)	Dichistius capensis		[66]
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)	Gallus lafayettii		[67]
Tanzania	Giraffe (national animal)	Giraffa sp.		[68][69] [70]
Thailand	Asian elephant (national animal)	Elephas maximus		[71]
	Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal)	Betta splendens		[72][73]
Uganda	Grey crowned crane (national bird)	Balearica regulorum		[74]
United Arab Emirates	Saker falcon (national bird)	Falco cherrug		[75]
	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx		[76]
United Kingdom	Bulldog	Canis familiaris		[77]
	Lion (England)	Panthera leo		[78][79]
	Red kite (Wales)	Milvus milvus		[80]
	Unicorn (Scotland)	—		[81][50] [82][83] [84]
	Y Ddraig Goch (Wales)	—		[80][85]
United States	Bald eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus leucocephalus		[86]
	American bison (national mammal)	Bison bison		[87]
Zimbabwe	Bateleur (national bird)	Terathopius ecaudatus		[88]

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See also

• Animals portal
• Lists portal

• List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions
• List of national birds
• Animals as heraldic charges
• List of national flowers
• National personification

Notes

1. commonly known as the Latin name