List of national animals

A national animal is an animal that is the symbol or emblem of a country.

National animals

Country	Name of animal	Scientific name	Pictures	Ref
Afghanistan	Snow leopard	Panthera uncia		[1]
	Abyssinian Cat	(a breed of) Felis catus		[2]
Algeria	Fennec fox	Vulpes zerda		[3]
Angola	Red-crested turaco (national bird)	Tauraco erythrolophus		[4]
Anguilla	Zenaida dove	Zenaida aurita		[5]
Antigua and Barbuda	Fallow deer (national animal)	Dama dama		[6]
	Frigate (national bird)	Fregata magnificens		[6]
	Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)	Eretmochelys imbricata		[6]
Argentina	Rufous hornero	Furnarius rufus		[7]
Australia	Red kangaroo (national animal)	Macropus rufus		[8]
	Emu (national bird)	Dromaius novaehollandiae		[9]
Austria	Austrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")	Mythical		[10]
	Barn swallow (national bird)	Hirundo rustica		[11]
Azerbaijan	Karabakh horse	(a breed of) Equus ferus caballus		[12]
Bangladesh	Royal Bengal tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris tigris		[13]
	Magpie robin (national bird)	Copsychus saularis		[13]
	Ilish (national fish)	Tenualosa ilisha		[13]
Belarus	European bison	Bison bonasus		[14]
Belgium	Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion")	Mythical		[15]
Belize	Baird's tapir (national animal)	Tapirus bairdii		[14][16]
	Keel-billed toucan (national bird)	Ramphastos sulfuratus		[17]
Bhutan	Druk	Mythical		[18]
	Takin	Budorcas taxicolor		[19]
Brazil	Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)	Turdus rufiventris		[20]
Cambodia	Kouprey	Bos sauveli		[21]
Canada	North American beaver (national animal)	Castor canadensis		[22][23]
	Canadian horse (national horse)	(a breed of) Equus ferus caballus		[23]
China	Chinese dragon (national animal)	Mythical		[24]
	Giant panda (national animal)	Ailuropoda melanoleuca		[25]
	Red-crowned crane (national bird)	Grus japonensis		[26]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Okapi	Okapia johnstoni		[14]
Colombia	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus		[27]
Costa Rica	Yigüirro (national bird)	Turdus grayi		[28]
	White-tailed deer (national animal)	Odocoileus virginianus		[29]
	West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)	Trichechus manatus		[30]
Croatia	Pine marten	Martes martes		[31][32]
Cuba	Cuban trogon	Priotelus temnurus		[33][34]
Cyprus	Cypriot mouflon	Ovis orientalis		[35]
Czech Republic	Double-tailed lion	Mythical		[36]
Denmark	Mute swan (national bird)	Cygnus olor		[37]
	Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)	Aglais urticae		[37]
East Turkestan	Wild Bactrian camel	Camelus ferus
Egypt	Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis		[38]
Estonia	Wolf	Canis lupus		[39]
Eritrea	Arabian camel	Camelus dromedarius		[40]
Ethiopia	Lion	Panthera leo		[41][42]
Faroe Islands	Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird)	Haematopus ostralgus		[43]
Finland	Brown bear (national animal)	Ursus arctos		[44]
	Whooper swan (national bird)	Cygnus cygnus		[45]
	Holly blue (national butterfly)	Celastrina argiolus		[46]
	European perch (national fish)	Perca fluviatilis		[47]
	Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)	Coccinella septempunctata		[47]
France	Gallic rooster	(a breed of) Gallus gallus domesticus		[48]
Gabon	Black panther	(a variant of) Panthera pardus		[49]
Gambia	Lion	Panthera leo		[11]
Germany	Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")	Mythical		[11][50]
Greece	Phoenix (national bird)	Mythical		[51]
	Dolphin (national animal)	Delphinus		[51]
Guatemala	Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno		[52]
Haiti	Hispaniolan trogon	Priotelus roseigaster		[53]
Honduras	White-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus		[54]
Hungary	Turul	Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug)		[55]
Iceland	Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus		[56]
India	Tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris		[57]
	Indian peacock (national bird)	Pavo cristatus		[58]
	King cobra (national reptile)	Ophiophagus hannah		[59]
	Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)	Platanista gangetica gangetica		[60]
	Indian elephant (national heritage animal)	Elephas maximus indicus		[61]
Indonesia	Komodo dragon (national animal)	Varanus komodoensis		[62]
	Garuda (historic national animal)	Mythical		[63]
Iran	Persian lion	Panthera leo persica		[64]
Iraq	Iraqi Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos		[65]
Israel	Hoopoe (national bird)	Upupa epops		[64]
Jamaica	Red-billed streamertail	Trochilus polytmus		[66]
Japan	Green pheasant (national bird)	Phasianus versicolor		[67]
	Carp (national fish)	Cyprinus carpio		[68]
Kenya	Lion	Panthera leo		[41]
Latvia	White wagtail (national bird)	Motacilla alba		[69][70]
	Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)	Adalia bipunctata		[70]
Libya	Lion	Panthera leo		[41]
Lithuania	White stork	Ciconia ciconia		[71]
Luxembourg	Lion	Panthera leo		[41]
North Macedonia	Lion (in Macedonian heraldry)	Panthera leo		[72]
Madagascar	Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry)	Bos primigenius indicus		[73]
	Ring-tailed lemur (national animal)	Lemur catta		[73]
Malaysia	Malayan tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris jacksoni		[74]
Malta	Pharaoh Hound (national animal)	(a breed of) Canis lupus familiaris		[75]
Moldova	Aurochs (national animal)	Bos primigenius		[76]
Mauritius	Dodo	Raphus cucullatus		[14][77][78]
Mexico	Golden eagle (national animal)	Aquila chrysaetos		[79]
	Xoloitzcuintli (national dog)	(a breed of) Canis lupus familiaris		[79]
	Jaguar (national mammal)	Panthera onca		[79]
	Grasshopper (national arthropod )	Sphenarium purpurascens		[79]
	Vaquita (national marine mammal)	Phocoena sinus		[79]
Morocco	Lion	Panthera leo		[11]
Nepal	Cow (national animal)	Bos taurus indicus		[80]
	Danphe (national bird)	Lophophorus impejanus		[81]
Netherlands	Lion (heraldic symbol)	Panthera leo		[82]
	Black-tailed godwit (national bird)	Limosa limosa		[83]
New Zealand	Kiwi	Apteryx sp.		[84]
Nigeria	Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus		[85]
	Black Crowned Crane	Balearica pavonina
North Korea	Chollima	Mythical		[86][87][88]
Norway	Lion (royal national animal)	Panthera leo		[89]
	White-throated dipper (national bird)	Cinclus cinclus		[90]
	Fjord horse (national horse)	(a breed of) Equus ferus caballus		[91]
Oman	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx		[92]
Pakistan	Markhor (national animal)	Capra falconeri		[93]
	Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)	Platanista indicus minor minor		[93]
	Chukar (national bird)	Alectoris chukar		[93]
	Indus crocodile (national reptile)	Crocodylus palustris		[93]
	Shaheen falcon (heritage bird)	Falco peregrinus peregrinator		[94]
	Snow leopard (national predator)	Panthera uncia		[93]
Palestine	Gazelle (national animal)	Gazella gazella		[95]
	Palestine sunbird (national bird)	Cinnyris osea		[96]
Panama	Harpy eagle	Harpia harpyja		[14]
Papua New Guinea	Dugong (national marine mammal)	Dugong dugon		[97]
Peru	Vicuña (national animal)	Vicugna vicugna		[98]
Philippines	Philippine eagle (national bird)	Pithecophaga jefferyi		[99]
Poland	White-tailed eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus albicilla		[100][101]
	White stork (national bird)	Ciconia ciconia		[102]
	European bison (national animal)	Bison bonasus		[103][104]
Portugal	Dragon (Traditional Coat of Arms / National Animal)	Mythical		[105][106][107]
	Cock of Barcelos	Mythical		[108]
	Iberian Wolf	Canis lupus signatus		[108]
Qatar	Arabian oryx	Oryx leucoryx		[109]
Romania	Lynx	Lynx lynx		[110]
Russia	Eurasian brown bear (national animal)	Ursus arctos arctos		[111]
	Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms)	Mythical		[112]
Rwanda	"Inyambo" Cow	Ankole		[113]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent amazon	Amazona guildingii		[114]
Sierra Leone	CHIMPANZEE	Pan troglodytes verus		143
Singapore	Lion	Panthera leo		[41]
Somalia	Leopard	Panthera pardus		[115]
South Africa	Springbok (national animal)	Antidorcas marsupialis		[116]
	Blue crane (national bird)	Anthropoides paradiseus		[116]
	Galjoen (national fish)	Dichistius capensis		[116]
South Korea	Siberian tiger	Panthera tigris altaica		[117]
Spain	Bull	Bos taurus		[118]
Sri Lanka	Lion (national animal)	Panthera leo		[41]
	Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)	Gallus lafayettii		[119]
Sweden	Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal)	Alces alces		[11]
	Eurasian blackbird (national bird)	Turdus merula		[11][120]
Tanzania	Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis		[121][122][123]
Thailand	Elephant	Elephas maximus		[124]
Togo	Lion	Panthera leo		[11]
Turkey	Grey Wolf (Asena as mythological national animal)	Canis lupus		[125]
United Arab Emirates	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx		[126]
	Peregrine falcon (national bird)	Falco peregrinus		[126]
United Kingdom	Lion (England)	Panthera leo		[127][128]
	Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog")	(a breed of) Canis lupus familiaris		[129]
	Red kite (Wales)	Milvus milvus		[130]
	Unicorn (Scotland)	Mythical		[64][131][132][133][134]
	Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales)	Mythical		[130][135]
United States	Bald eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus leucocephalus		[136][137]
	American bison (national mammal)	Bison bison		[138][139]
Venezuela	Venezuelan troupial (national bird)	Icterus icterus		[140][141]
Zimbabwe	Sable antelope (national animal)	Hippotragus niger		[142]
	African fish eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus vocifer		[142]