List of national animals (Redirected from National animal)

This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals.

National animal

Country Name of animal Scientific name
(Latin name)
Picture Ref.
 Algeria Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda
 Argentina Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus
 Antigua and Barbuda European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama
Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys imbricata
 Azerbaijan Karabakh horse (national horse) Equus caballus
 Bahamas Blue marlin (national fish) Makaira nigricans
Flamingo (national bird) Phoenicopterus ruber
 Bangladesh Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris
Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis
Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha
 Belize Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus
 Botswana Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga
 Brazil Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) Turdus rufiventris
 Cambodia Kouprey (national mammal) Bos sauveli [better source needed]
Giant ibis (national bird) Pseudibis gigantea [better source needed]
Northern river terrapin (national reptile) Batagur baska [better source needed]
Giant barb (national fish) Catlocarpio siamensis [better source needed]
 Canada North American beaver (national animal) Castor canadensis
Canadian horse (national horse) Equus caballus
 Colombia Andean Condor (national bird) Vultur gryphus
 Costa Rica Yigüirro (national bird) Turdus grayi
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus
Three-toed sloth
Two-toed sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Bradypus variegatus
 Cuba Cuban trogon (national bird) Priotelus temnurus
 Denmark Red squirrel (national mammal) Sciurus vulgaris
Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae
 Dominica Sisserou parrot (national bird) Amazona imperalis
 Dominican Republic Palmchat (national bird) Dulus dominicus
 El Salvador Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa
 Finland Brown bear Ursus arctos
Whooper Swan (national bird) Cygnus cygnus
European perch (national fish) Perca fluviatilis
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) Coccinella septempunctata
 Grenada Grenada dove (national bird) Leptotila wellsi
 Guatemala Resplendent quetzal (national bird) Pharomachrus mocinno
 Honduras White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus
Scarlet macaw (national bird) Ara macao
 India Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris
Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus
 Indonesia Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis
Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) Nisaetus bartelsi
Asian arowana (national fish) Scleropages formosus
 Jamaica Red-billed streamertail (national bird) Trochilus polytmus
 Latvia White wagtail (national bird) Motacilla alba
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) Adalia bipunctata
 Lebanon Striped hyena (national animal) Hyaena hyaena
 Lithuania White stork (national bird) Ciconia ciconia
 Mongolia Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug [better source needed]
[better source needed]
 Malaysia Malayan Tiger (national animal) Felis tigris [better source needed]
 Nicaragua Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa
 Pakistan Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) Platanista minor
Chukar (national bird) Alectoris chukar
Mugger crocodile (national reptile) Crocodylus palustris
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator
Snow leopard (national predator) Panthera uncia
 Panama Harpy eagle (national bird) Harpia harpyja
 Peru Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) Rupicola peruviana
 Philippines Philippine eagle (national bird) Pithecophaga jefferyi
 Qatar Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Brown Pelican (national bird) Pelecanus occidentalis
 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia amazon (national bird) Amazona versicolor
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) Amazona guildingii
 Saudi Arabia Arabian camel (national animal) Camelus dromedarius
 South Africa Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis
Blue crane (national bird) Anthropoides paradiseus
Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii
 Tanzania Giraffe (national animal) Giraffa sp.
 Thailand Asian elephant (national animal) Elephas maximus
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) Betta splendens
 Uganda Grey crowned crane (national bird) Balearica regulorum
 United Arab Emirates Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug
Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx
 United States Bald eagle (national bird) Haliaeetus leucocephalus
American bison (national mammal) Bison bison
 Venezuela Venezuelan troupial (national bird) Icterus icterus [citation needed]
 Zimbabwe Bateleur (national bird) Terathopius ecaudatus


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