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 their symbolic qualities, such as strength, courage, or resilience, and they reflect the values or historical significance of a nation.[1]

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

National animals

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

See also

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References

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