List of national animals

National animals are important symbols that represent a country's cultural identity, heritage, and natural environment. National animals are typically chosen for qualities, such as strength, courage, or resilience, and they reflect the values or historical significance of a nation.^[1]

National animals

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

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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