List of national animals

This is a list of national animals:

National

Country	National animal	Pictures
Afghanistan	Snow Leopard
Albania	Golden Eagle[1][2] (primary national symbol)
Algeria	Fennec Fox
Angola	Magnificent Frigatebird
Anguilla	Zenaida Dove [3]
Antigua and Barbuda	Fallow Deer (national animal)[4]
	Frigate (national bird)[4]
	Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)[4]
Argentina	Cougar
	Monk Parakeet
	Hornero
Armenia	Eagle
	Dragon
Australia	Kangaroo[5]
	Emu
	Koala (unofficial)[6]
Austria	Black Eagle
Bahamas	Blue Marlin
	Flamingo
Bangladesh	Royal Bengal Tiger (national animal)[7]
	Oriental Magpie Robin (national bird)
	Hilsa (national fish)
	Ganges River Dolphin (national mammal)
Belarus	Wisent
	White Stork
Belgium	Lion
Belize	Baird's Tapir[8]
Bermuda	Humpback Whale
Bhutan	Druk
	Takin
Bolivia	Alpaca
	Andean Condor
Botswana	Zebra
Brazil	Macaw
	Jaguar
	Rufous-bellied Thrush
Bulgaria	Lion
Cambodia	Kouprey[9]
Canada	Beaver[10]
	Canadian Horse[11]
Chile	Andean Condor
	Huemul
People's Republic of China	Chinese Dragon
	Crane, more specifically the Red-crowned Crane
	Golden Pheasant (unofficial)
	Giant Panda
Colombia	Condor
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Okapi
Costa Rica	Clay-colored Thrush
	White-tailed Deer
Côte d'Ivoire	African Elephant
Croatia	Dalmatian
Cuba	Tocororo[12][13]
Cyprus	Cypriot Mouflon[14]
Denmark	Mute Swan
Dominican Republic	Palmchat
	Ashy-faced Owl
	Hispaniolan Amazon
Timor-Leste	Crocodile
Ecuador	Andean Condor
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eritrea	Camel
	Lion (national animal)
Estonia	Barn Swallow
Ethiopia	Donkey
	Lion
Finland	Brown Bear
	Whooper Swan (national bird)
	European perch (national fish)
France	Gallic Rooster(unofficial)[15]
Gambia	Hyena
Germany	Black Eagle
Gibraltar	Barbary Macaque
Greece	Dolphin
	Phoenix
Grenada	Grenada Dove
Guatemala	Quetzal
Guernsey	Guernsey cow
Guyana	Canje Pheasant
	Jaguar
Haiti	Hispaniolan Trogon
Honduras	White-tailed Deer[16]
Hungary	Turul
Iceland	Falcon
India	Bengal Tiger (national animal)[17]
	Peacock (national bird)
	King Cobra (national reptile)
	Hanuman Langur (national icon)
	Dolphin (national marine animal)
	Elephant (national heritage animal)[18]
Indonesia	Komodo Dragon (national animal) [19]
	Asian arowana (national fish)
	Javan Hawk-eagle (national bird)
	Garuda (national symbol)
Iran	Asiatic Cheetah
	Persian Leopard
	Persian fallow deer
Ireland	Irish wolfhound
	Stag (Red Deer (Cervus elaphus))
	Lapwing (national bird)
Isle of Man	Manx
Israel	Israeli Gazelle (national animal)
	Hoopoe (national bird)
Italy	Italian Wolf
Jamaica	Green-and-black Streamertail
Japan	Green Pheasant
	Koi
	Raccoon Dog
	Red-crowned Crane
Jordan	Oryx
Kenya	Cheetah
	African Elephant
Kiribati	Magnificent Frigatebird
Kuwait	Camel
Laos	Indian Elephant
Latvia	White Wagtail
Lebanon	Striped Hyena
Lesotho	Black Rhinoceros
Liberia	Lion
Libya	Barbary lion
Lithuania	White Stork[20]
Luxembourg	Lion
Macedonia	Lion (in Macedonian heraldry)[21]
	Šarplaninec
	Lynx[22]
	Ohrid Trout
Madagascar	Ring Tailed Lemur
Malawi	Bar-tailed Trogon
	Thomson's Gazelle
Malaysia	Malayan Tiger (national animal)[23]
	Rhinoceros Hornbill (national bird)
Maldives	Yellow-fin Tuna
Malta	Blue Rock Thrush
	Kelb tal-Fenek (the Pharaoh Hound)
Mauritius	Dodo
Mexico	Golden Eagle (national bird/icon)
	Xoloitzcuintli (national animal)
	Grasshopper (national arthropod)
	Chihuahua (national dog)
	Jaguar (national mammal)
	Vaquita (national marine mammal)
	Green turtle (national reptile)
Moldova	Aurochs
Monaco	European Hedgehog
	European Rabbit
	Wood Mouse
Morocco	Barbary lion
Myanmar	Tiger
Namibia	Oryx
Nauru	Great Frigatebird
Nepal	Cow[24]
Netherlands	Lion
New Caledonia	Kagu
New Zealand	Kiwi[25]
Nicaragua	Turquoise-browed Motmot
Nigeria	Eagle
North Korea	Chollima
Norway	Elk (Called "Moose" in the Americas)
Pakistan	Markhor[26] (national animal)
	Chukar[26] (national bird)
	Indus River dolphin (national aquatic marine mammal)
	Mugger Crocodile (national reptile)
	Mahasher (national fish)
	Bufo stomaticus (national amphibian)
Palestinian territories	Palestine Sunbird
Panama	Harpy Eagle
Papua New Guinea	Dugong (national marine mammal)[27]
	Birds of Paradise
Paraguay	Pampas Fox
Peru	Vicuña (national animal)
	Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird)
Philippines	Carabao (national animal)
	Philippine Eagle (national bird)
	Bangus (national fish)
Poland	Bielik Eagle
Portugal	Barcelos Cock
	Iberian Wolf
Puerto Rico	Coquí
Qatar	Oryx[28]
Romania	Lynx
Russia	Russian Bear
	Double-headed Eagle
Rwanda	African Leopard
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vervet Monkey
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St Vincent Parrot
Saudi Arabia	Arabian horse
	Arabian Wolf
	Arabian Red Fox
	Camel
Serbia	White Eagle
	Falcon
	Wolf
Seychelles	Striped Dolphin
Singapore	Merlion
	Crimson Sunbird
	Peacock bass
Slovenia	Lipizzaner
	Proteus
	Lynx
	Alpine Ibex
Somalia	Leopard
South Africa	Springbok[29]
	African Elephant
	Blue Crane
South Korea	Tiger
Spain	Bull
	Spanish Imperial Eagle
Sri Lanka	Jungle Fowl (national bird) [30]
	Troides darsius (national butterfly)
Swaziland	Thomson's Gazelle
Sweden	Lion
	Elk
	Dalecarlian horse
Taiwan	Formosan Black Bear
	Formosan Blue Magpie
Tanzania	Giraffe[31]
Thailand	Thai Elephant
Togo	Hippopotamus
Trinidad and Tobago	Scarlet Ibis
	Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Turkey	Grey Wolf
Uganda	Grey Crowned Crane
United Arab Emirates	Peregrine Falcon
United Kingdom	Lion (England)
	European Robin
	Red Deer
	Mute Swan
	Red Fox
	Unicorn (Scotland)
	Bulldog
	Welsh Harlequin Duck (Wales)
	Red Kite (Wales)
	Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon) (Wales)
United States	Bald Eagle[32][33]
Uruguay	Rufous Hornero
Venezuela	Turpial
Vietnam	Tiger
	Water Buffalo
	Dragon
Zambia	African Fish Eagle
Zimbabwe	Sable Antelope

See also

• Floral emblem
• State animal

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