List of national animals

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

National animals[edit]

Country Name of animal Scientific name (Latin name) Picture Ref.
 Algeria Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda Fennec Foxes.jpg [1]
 Argentina Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus Flickr - Dario Sanches - JOÃO-DE-BARRO (Furnarius rufus) (3).jpg [2]
 Antigua and Barbuda European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama Fallow deer in field.jpg [3]
Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens Fregata magnificens1.jpg [3]
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle.jpg [3]
 Austria Black eagle (national animal) Ictinaetus malaiensis Black eagle.jpg [4]
 Azerbaijan Karabakh horse (national horse) Equus caballus Qarabaq ati.jpg [5]
 Bahamas Blue marlin (national fish) Makaira nigricans Atlantic blue marlin.jpg [6]
Flamingo (national bird) Phoenicopterus ruber American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).JPG [6]
 Bangladesh Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris Panthera tigris tigris.jpg [7]
Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis Magpie robin.jpg [7]
Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha Ilish.JPG [7]
 Belize Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii Central American Tapir-Belize20.jpg [8]
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus Ramphastos sulfuratus -Belize Zoo-6a-2c.jpg [9]
 Botswana Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga Equus quagga burchellii - Etosha, 2014.jpg [10]
 Brazil Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) Turdus rufiventris Turdus-rufiventris.jpg [11]
 Cambodia Kouprey (national mammal) Bos sauveli Saen Monourom Mondul Kiri Cambodia crop.jpg [12][better source needed]
Giant ibis (national bird) Pseudibis gigantea ThaumantibisGiganteaGronvold.jpg [12][better source needed]
Northern river terrapin (national reptile) Batagur baska Batagur baska.jpg [12][better source needed]
Giant barb (national fish) Catlocarpio siamensis Giant Barb.jpg [12][better source needed]
 Canada North American beaver (national animal) Castor canadensis American Beaver.jpg [13][14]
Canadian horse (national horse) Equus caballus Img 3372 Me trot.jpg [14]
 Costa Rica Yigüirro (national bird) Turdus grayi Turdus grayi Garita, Alajuela Costa Rica-10.jpg [15]
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus Manatee with calf.PD - colour corrected.jpg [15]
Three-toed sloth and Two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni and Bradypus variegatus Bicho-preguiça 3.jpg [16]
 Cuba Cuban trogon (national bird) Priotelus temnurus Priotelus temnurus -Camaguey, Camaguey Province, Cuba-8.jpg [17]
 Denmark Red squirrel (national mammal) Sciurus vulgaris Red Squirrel 1c.jpg [18]
Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor Cygnus olor 2 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg [18]
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae Aglais urticae LC0310.jpg [18]
 Dominican Republic Palmchat (national bird) Dulus dominicus Dulus dominicus.JPG [19]
 El Salvador Torogoz (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa Motmot1.jpg [20]
 Guatemala Resplendent quetzal (national bird) Pharomachrus mocinno Pharomachrus mocinno Monteverde 05.jpg [21]
 Honduras White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer.jpg [22]
Scarlet macaw (national bird) Ara macao Ara macao - two at Lowry Park Zoo.jpg [23]
 India Tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris Panthera tigris tigris.jpg [24]
Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus Carnavalesco.jpg [25]
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica File:Platanista gangetica noaa.jpg [26]
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus IndianElephant.jpg [27]
 Jamaica Red-billed streamertail (national bird) Trochilus polytmus Red-billed Streamertail 2506104129.jpg [28]
 Latvia White wagtail (national bird) Motacilla alba White-Wagtail.jpg [23]
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) Adalia bipunctata Coccinellidae - Adalia bipunctata.JPG [23]
 Nicaragua Guardabarranco (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa Turquoise-browed Motmot (16423222357).jpg [29]
 Pakistan Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri Markhor Schraubenziege Capra falconeri Zoo Augsburg-02.jpg [30]
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) Platanista minor Platanista gangetica.jpg [30]
Chukar (national bird) Alectoris chukar Alectoris-chukar-001.jpg [30]
Mugger crocodile (national reptile) Crocodylus palustris PK Kirthar NP asv2020-02 img25.jpg [30]
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator جير شاهين.jpg [31]
Snow leopard (national predator) Panthera uncia Snow Leopard 1 (4693059450).jpg [30]
 Panama Harpy eagle (national bird) Harpia harpyja Harpia harpyja 001 800.jpg [32]
 Peru Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) Rupicola peruviana Rupicola peruviana (male) -San Diego Zoo-8a.jpg [33]
 Philippines Philippine eagle (national bird) Pithecophaga jefferyi Sir Arny(Philippine Eagle).jpg [34]
 Mongolia Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg [35][better source needed][36][better source needed]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) Amazona guildingii Amazona guildingii -Botanical Gardens -Kingstown -Saint Vincent-8a-4c.jpg [37]
Template:RSA Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis Springbok.JPG [38]
Blue crane (national bird) Anthropoides paradiseus Anthropoides paradiseus -Etosha National Park, Namibia-8.jpg [39]
Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis Dichistius capensis.JPG [40]
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii Thimindu 2009 09 04 Yala Sri Lanka Junglefowl 1.JPG [41]
Template:TAN Giraffe (national animal) Giraffa sp. Giraffe Mikumi National Park.jpg [42][43][44]
 Thailand Asian elephant (national animal) Elephas maximus Elephas maximus (Bandipur).jpg [45]
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) Betta splendens Male Betta -34245661920.jpg [46][47]
 Qatar Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx Arabian oryx (oryx leucoryx).jpg [48]
 South Korea Korean tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris altaica Siberischer tiger de.jpg [49]
 Uganda Grey crowned crane (national bird) Balearica regulorum Balearica regulorum 001.jpg [50]
 United States Bald eagle (national bird) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Haliaeetus leucocephalus.jpeg [51]
American bison (national mammal) Bison bison American bison k5680-1.jpg [52]
 Venezuela Venezuelan troupial (national bird) Icterus icterus Curacao-Icterus-Icterus-2013.JPG [53][54]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. "Furnarius rufus - Rufous Hornero".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Government of Antigua and Barbuda. "Official Website for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda". ab.gov.ag. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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  53. "EFEMÉRIDES | el Turpial es declarado Ave Nacional en 1958". 23 May 2018.
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