List of national animals
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
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] | ||
Karabakh horse | Equus ferus caballus | [10] | ||
Royal Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | [11] | ||
Magpie robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis | [11] | ||
Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha | [11] | ||
European bison | Bison bonasus | [12] | ||
Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion") | Mythical | [13] | ||
Baird's tapir (national animal) | Tapirus bairdii | [12][14] | ||
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) | Ramphastos sulfuratus | [15] | ||
Druk | Mythical | [16] | ||
Takin | Budorcas taxicolor | [17] | ||
Rufous-bellied thrush | Turdus rufiventris | [18] | ||
Kouprey | Bos sauveli | [19] | ||
North American beaver (national animal) | Castor canadensis | [20][21] | ||
Canadian horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | [21] | ||
Giant panda (national animal) | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | [22] | ||
Chinese dragon (national animal) | Mythical | [23] | ||
Red-crowned crane (national bird) | Grus japonensis | [24] | ||
Okapi | Okapia johnstoni | [12] | ||
Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | [25] | ||
Yigüirro (national bird) | Turdus grayi | [26] | ||
White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus | [27] | ||
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) | Trichechus manatus | [28] | ||
Pine marten | Martes martes | [29][30] | ||
Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus | [31][32] | ||
Cypriot mouflon | Ovis orientalis | [33] | ||
Double-tailed lion | Mythical | [34] | ||
Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor | [35] | ||
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae | [35] | ||
Steppe eagle | Aquila nipalensis | [36] | ||
Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | [37] | ||
Arabian camel | Camelus dromedarius | [38] | ||
Lion | Panthera leo | [39][40] | ||
Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird) | Haematopus ostralgus | [41] | ||
Brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos | [42] | ||
Whooper swan (national bird) | Cygnus cygnus | [43] | ||
Holly blue (national butterfly) | Celastrina argiolus | [44] | ||
European perch (national fish) | Perca fluviatilis | [45] | ||
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) | Coccinella septempunctata | [45] | ||
Gallic rooster | Gallus gallus domesticus | [46] | ||
black panther | Panthera pardus | [47] | ||
Lion | Panthera leo | [1] | ||
Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") | Mythical | [1][48] | ||
Dolphins | Delphinus | [49] | ||
Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | [50] | ||
Hispaniolan Trogan | Priotelus roseigaster | [51] | ||
White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | [52] | ||
Turul | Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug) [53] | |||
Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | [54] | ||
Royal Bengal tiger (National animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | [55] | ||
Indian peacock (National bird) | Pavo cristatus | [56] | ||
King cobra (National reptile) | Ophiophagus hannah | [57] | ||
Ganges river dolphin (National aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica gangetica | [58] | ||
Indian elephant (National heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus | [59] | ||
Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis | [60] | ||
Garuda (historic national animal) | Mythical | [61] | ||
Persian lion | Panthera leo persica | [62] | ||
Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | [63] | ||
Goat ( |
Capra aegagrus | [64] | ||
Hoopoe (national bird) | Upupa epops | [62] | ||
Red-billed streamertail | Trochilus polytmus | [65] | ||
Green pheasant (national bird) | Phasianus versicolor | [66] | ||
Carp (national fish) | Cyprinus carpio | [67] | ||
Lion | Panthera leo | [39] | ||
White wagtail (national bird) | Motacilla alba | [68][69] | ||
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) | Adalia bipunctata | [69] | ||
Lion | Panthera leo | [39] | ||
White stork | Ciconia ciconia | [70] | ||
Lion | Panthera leo | [39] | ||
Lion (in Macedonian heraldry) | Panthera leo | [71] | ||
Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry) | Bos primigenius indicus | [72] | ||
Ring-tailed lemur (national animal) | Lemur catta | [73] | ||
Malayan tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris jacksoni | [74] | ||
Pharaoh Hound (national animal) | Canis lupus familiaris | |||
Aurochs (national animal) | Bos primigenius | [75] | ||
Dodo | Raphus cucullatus | [12][76][77] | ||
Golden eagle (national animal) | Aquila chrysaetos | [78] | ||
Xoloitzcuintli (national dog) | Canis lupus familiaris | [78] | ||
Jaguar (national mammal) | Panthera onca | [78] | ||
Grasshopper (national arthropod ) | Sphenarium purpurascens | [78] | ||
Vaquita (national marine mammal) | Phocoena sinus | [78] | ||
Lion | Panthera leo | [1] | ||
Cow (national animal) | Bos taurus indicus | [79] | ||
Danphe (national bird) | Lophophorus impejanus | [80] | ||
Lion (heraldic symbol) | Panthera leo | [81] | ||
Black-tailed godwit (national bird) | Limosa limosa | [82] | ||
Kiwi | Apteryx sp. | [83] | ||
Chollima | Mythical | [84][85][86] | ||
Lion (royal national animal) | Panthera leo | [87] | ||
White-throated dipper (national bird) | Cinclus cinclus | [88] | ||
Fjord horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | [89] | ||
Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | [90] | ||
Markhor (National animal) | Capra falconeri | [91] | ||
Indus river dolphin (National aquatic mammal) | Platanista indicus minor minor | [91] | ||
Chukar (National bird) | Alectoris chukar | [91] | ||
Indus crocodile (National reptile) | Crocodylus palustris | [91] | ||
Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | [92] | ||
Snow leopard (National predator) | Panthera uncia | [91] | ||
Harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | [12] | ||
Dugong (national marine mammal) | Dugong dugon | [93] | ||
Vicuña (national animal) | Vicugna vicugna | [94] | ||
Carabao (national animal) | Bubalus bubalis | [95] | ||
Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi | [96] | ||
White-tailed eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus albicilla | [97][98] | ||
White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | [99] | ||
European bison (national animal) | Bison bonasus | [100][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 | [39] | ||
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 | [39] | ||
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 | [62][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
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