List of national animals

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

National animal

Country	Name of animal	Scientific name (Latin name)	Ref.
Algeria	Fennec fox (national animal)	Vulpes zerda	^[1]
Argentina	Rufous hornero (national bird)	Furnarius rufus	^[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]
Azerbaijan	Karabakh horse (national horse)	Equus caballus	^[4]
Bahamas	Blue marlin (national fish)	Makaira nigricans	^[5]
Bahamas	Flamingo (national bird)	Phoenicopterus ruber	^[5]
Bangladesh	Bengal tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris tigris	^[6]
	Magpie robin (national bird)	Copsychus saularis	^[6]
	Ilish (national fish)	Tenualosa ilisha	^[6]
Belize	Baird's tapir (national animal)	Tapirus bairdii	^[7]
Belize	Keel-billed toucan (national bird)	Ramphastos sulfuratus	^[8]
Botswana	Plains zebra (national animal)	Equus quagga	^[9]
Brazil	Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)	Turdus rufiventris	^[10]
Cambodia	Kouprey (national mammal)	Bos sauveli	^[11]^{[better source needed]}
	Giant ibis (national bird)	Pseudibis gigantea	^[11]^{[better source needed]}
	Northern river terrapin (national reptile)	Batagur baska	^[11]^{[better source needed]}
	Giant barb (national fish)	Catlocarpio siamensis	^[11]^{[better source needed]}
Canada	North American beaver (national animal)	Castor canadensis	^[12]^[13]
Canada	Canadian horse (national horse)	Equus caballus	^[13]
Costa Rica	Yigüirro (national bird)	Turdus grayi	^[14]
	West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)	Trichechus manatus	^[14]
	Three-toed sloth Two-toed sloth	Choloepus hoffmanni 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]
Dominican Republic	Palmchat (national bird)	Dulus dominicus	^[18]
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird)	Eumomota superciliosa	^[19]
Finland	Brown bear	Ursus arctos	^[20]
	Whooper Swan (national bird)	Cygnus cygnus	^[20]
	European perch (national fish)	Perca fluviatilis	^[20]
	Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)	Coccinella septempunctata	^[20]
Guatemala	Resplendent quetzal (national bird)	Pharomachrus mocinno	^[21]
Honduras	White-tailed deer (national animal)	Odocoileus virginianus	^[22]
Honduras	Scarlet macaw (national bird)	Ara macao	^[23]
India	Tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris	^[24]
	Indian peafowl (national bird)	Pavo cristatus	^[25]
	Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)	Platanista gangetica	^[26]
	Indian elephant (national heritage animal)	Elephas maximus indicus	^[27]
Jamaica	Red-billed streamertail (national bird)	Trochilus polytmus	^[28]
Latvia	White wagtail (national bird)	Motacilla alba	^[23]
Latvia	Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)	Adalia bipunctata	^[23]
Lebanon	Striped hyena (national animal)	Hyaena hyaena	^[29]
Lithuania	White stork (national bird)	Ciconia ciconia	^[30]
Mongolia	Saker falcon (national bird)	Falco cherrug	^[31]^{[better source needed]} ^[32]^{[better source needed]}
Nepal	Cow (national animal)	Hindu Cow Nepalensis	^[33]
Nicaragua	Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird)	Eumomota superciliosa	^[34]
Pakistan	Markhor (national animal)	Capra falconeri	^[35]
	Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)	Platanista minor	^[35]
	Chukar (national bird)	Alectoris chukar	^[35]
	Mugger crocodile (national reptile)	Crocodylus palustris	^[35]
	Shaheen falcon (heritage bird)	Falco peregrinus peregrinator	^[36]
	Snow leopard (national predator)	Panthera uncia	^[35]
Panama	Harpy eagle (national bird)	Harpia harpyja	^[37]
Peru	Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird)	Rupicola peruviana	^[38]
Philippines	Philippine eagle (national bird)	Pithecophaga jefferyi	^[39]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent amazon (national bird)	Amazona guildingii	^[40]
South Africa	Springbok (national animal)	Antidorcas marsupialis	^[41]
	Blue crane (national bird)	Anthropoides paradiseus	^[42]
	Galjoen (national fish)	Dichistius capensis	^[43]
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)	Gallus lafayettii	^[44]
Tanzania	Giraffe (national animal)	Giraffa sp.	^[45]^[46]^[47]
Thailand	Asian elephant (national animal)	Elephas maximus	^[48]
Thailand	Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal)	Betta splendens	^[49]^[50]
Qatar	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx	^[51]
Uganda	Grey crowned crane (national bird)	Balearica regulorum	^[52]
United States	Bald eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	^[53]
United States	American bison (national mammal)	Bison bison	^[54]
Venezuela	Venezuelan troupial (national bird)	Icterus icterus	^[55]^[56]

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^ "Saker Falcon, A National Bird of Mongolia". Birds Mongolia (in Mongolian). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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[1] "The Fennec Fox: Algeria's National Animal". algeria.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.

[2] "Furnarius rufus - Rufous Hornero".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[aggov-3] Government of Antigua and Barbuda. "Official Website for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda". ab.gov.ag. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[4] "Qarabağ atı". 17 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[bsgov-5] Government of The Bahamas. "Official Website for the Government of The Bahamas". bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[visitbangladesh.gov.bd-6] "NATIONAL SYMBOLS". Bangladesh Tourism Board. Bangladesh: Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[7] "National Symbols – Government of Belize Press Office". Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[8] "The National Symbols". Government of Belize. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[9] "National Symbols – EMBASSY AND PERMANENT MISSION OF BOTSWANA IN SWITZERLAND". Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[10] "Embassy of Brazil in Washington". Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[cambodia-11] "Forestry.gov.kh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2013.

[12] "National Emblems: The Beaver". Canadian Heritage. 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

[CanadaHeritage-13] "Official Symbols of Canada". Canadian Heritage. 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[costa_rica-14] "Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica". Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[15] tura, Comunicados··3 Minutos de. "¡Perezoso es oficialmente símbolo nacional!". Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[16] AMPP YAGUAJAY COMMUNICATOR. "El Tocororo, Ave Nacional de Cuba, the most beautiful in the country". Portal del ciudadano de Yaguajay.

[naturDK-17] "Nationalplanter og -dyr" [Nationalplants and -animals] (in Danish). Naturstyrelsen, Danish Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

[18] "Flora y Fauna". GoDominicanRepublic.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[19] "Decreto Legislativo No 735 del 21 de octubre de 1999" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador: Imprenta Nacional de El Salvador. 345 (216): 6. 19 November 1999. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[fin-20] "Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out". thisisFINLAND. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[21] "05 de septiembre, Día del Quetzal, Ave Nacional". CONAP (in Spanish). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[HON-22] "MiAmbiente+ participa en la 6ta Liberación de Guacamayas en Valle de Copán".

[Latvia_Symbols-23] "Symbols". Latvia.eu. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[24] "National Animal -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India". National Portal of India. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[25] "National Bird -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India". National Portal of India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[National_Portal_of_India-26] "National Aquatic Animal -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India". National Portal of India. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[27] "Elephant declared National Heritage Animal in India". Breaking News Online (India). 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

[jamsym-28] "National Symbols of Jamaica". jis.gov.jm. Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

[29] Sullivan, Helen; Sanchez, Diego Ibarra (30 October 2019). "Fear and Sport Imperil Lebanon's Striped Hyenas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[30] ttps://vstt.lrv.lt/en/news/the-number-of-storks-is-not-decreasing-in-the-zuvintas-biosphere-reserve

[31] "Mongolia names falcon as national bird". wwf.panda.org. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[32] "Saker Falcon, A National Bird of Mongolia". Birds Mongolia (in Mongolian). Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[33] "Ley No. 795 que declara al guardabarranco, ave nacional de Nicaragua". Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Managua: La Gaceta (118). 25 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[34] "Ley No. 795 que declara al guardabarranco, ave nacional de Nicaragua". Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Managua: La Gaceta (118). 25 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[National_Symbols_of_Pakistan-35] "National Symbols of Pakistan". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

[nationalsymbol-36] "National Symbols of Pakistan". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

[37] Prensa. "Panamá posee la población más grande de Águilas Harpías de Centroamérica – MiAmbiente" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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[phsymeagle-39] "Proclamation No. 615, s. 1995". gov.ph. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[40] "The National Bird". foreign.gov.vc. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[41] "National animal | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[42] "National bird | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[43] "National fish | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[44] "Sri Lanka National Bird". Government of Sri Lanka Official Web Portal. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.

[45] "National Symbols: National Animal". tanzania.go.tz. Tanzania Government Portal. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[FoleyFoley2014-46] Foley, Charles; Foley, Lara; Lobora, Alex; De Luca, Daniela; Msuha, Maurus; Davenport, Tim R.B.; Durant, Sarah M. (8 June 2014). A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania. Princeton University Press. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-1-4008-5280-2.

[47] Knappert, Jan (1987). East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda. New Delhi: Vikas Pub. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7069-2822-8. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

[48] "The government gazette about National symbols of Thailand" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 118 (99D): 1. 11 December 2001.

[49] Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Siamese fighting fish confirmed as national aquatic animal". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[50] AFP (5 February 2019). "Thailand makes Siamese fighting fish national aquatic animal". Business Standard India. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[51] "Arabian Oryx". www.visitqatar.qa. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[52] "National Symbols". www.gou.go.ug. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

[53] "The American Bald Eagle" (PDF). United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

[54] "Bison Bellows: America's New National Mammal (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[55] "EFEMÉRIDES | el Turpial es declarado Ave Nacional en 1958". 23 May 2018.

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