List of national animals
National animals

List of national animals

Section Title: National animals
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Country	Name of animal	Scientific name	Pictures	Ref.

Afghanistan	Snow leopard	Panthera uncia	-

Algeria	Fennec fox	Vulpes zerda	-

Angola	Red-crested turaco (national bird)	Tauraco erythrolophus	-

Anguilla	Zenaida dove	Zenaida aurita	-

Antigua and Barbuda	Fallow deer (national animal)	Dama dama	-

Frigate (national bird)	Fregata magnificens	-

Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)	Eretmochelys imbricata	-

Argentina	Rufous hornero	Furnarius rufus	-

Australia	Red kangaroo (national animal)	Macropus rufus	-

Emu (national bird)	Dromaius novaehollandiae	-

Austria	Austrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")	Mythical	-

Barn swallow (national bird)	Hirundo rustica	-

Azerbaijan	Karabakh horse	Equus ferus caballus	-

Bangladesh	Royal Bengal tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris tigris	-

Magpie robin (national bird)	Copsychus saularis	-

Ilish (national fish)	Tenualosa ilisha	Ilish.JPG

Belarus	European bison	Bison bonasus	-

Belgium	Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion")	Mythical	-

Belize	Baird's tapir (national animal)	Tapirus bairdii	-

Keel-billed toucan (national bird)	Ramphastos sulfuratus	-

Bhutan	Druk	Mythical	-

Takin	Budorcas taxicolor	-

Brazil	Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)	Turdus rufiventris	-

Cambodia	Kouprey	Bos sauveli	-

Canada	North American beaver (national animal)	Castor canadensis	-

Canadian horse (national horse)	Equus ferus caballus	-

China	Chinese dragon (national animal)	Mythical	-

Giant panda (national animal)	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	-

Red-crowned crane (national bird)	Grus japonensis	-

Democratic Republic of the Congo	Okapi	Okapia johnstoni	-

Colombia	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	-

Costa Rica	Yigüirro (national bird)	Turdus grayi	-

White-tailed deer (national animal)	Odocoileus virginianus	-

West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)	Trichechus manatus	-

Croatia	Pine marten	Martes martes	-

Cuba	Cuban trogon	Priotelus temnurus	-

Cyprus	Cypriot mouflon	Ovis orientalis	-

Czech Republic	Double-tailed lion	Mythical	-

Denmark	Mute swan (national bird)	Cygnus olor	-

Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)	Aglais urticae	-

Egypt	Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis	-

Estonia	Wolf	Canis lupus	-

Eritrea	Arabian camel	Camelus dromedarius	-

Ethiopia	Lion	Panthera leo	-

Faroe Islands	Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird)	Haematopus ostralgus	-

Finland	Brown bear (national animal)	Ursus arctos	-

Whooper swan (national bird)	Cygnus cygnus	-

Holly blue (national butterfly)	Celastrina argiolus	-

European perch (national fish)	Perca fluviatilis	-

Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)	Coccinella septempunctata	Leppis404.JPG

France	Gallic rooster	Gallus gallus domesticus	Coq-gaulois-dore.JPG

Gabon	Black panther	Panthera pardus	Blackleopard.JPG

Gambia	Lion	Panthera leo	-

Germany	Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")	Mythical	-

Greece	Phoenix (national bird)	Mythical	-

Dolphin (national animal)	Delphinus	-

Guatemala	Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	-

Haiti	Hispaniolan Trogan	Priotelus roseigaster	-

Honduras	White-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus	-

Hungary	Turul	Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug)	-

Iceland	Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	-

India	Royal Bengal tiger (National animal)	Panthera tigris tigris	-

Indian peacock (National bird)	Pavo cristatus	-

King cobra (National reptile)	Ophiophagus hannah	-

Ganges river dolphin (National aquatic animal)	Platanista gangetica gangetica	-

Indian elephant (National heritage animal)	Elephas maximus indicus	-

Indonesia	Komodo dragon (national animal)	Varanus komodoensis	-

Garuda (historic national animal)	Mythical	-

Iran	Persian lion	Panthera leo persica	-

Iraq	Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	-

Goat ( KRG)	Capra aegagrus	-

Israel	Hoopoe (national bird)	Upupa epops	-

Jamaica	Red-billed streamertail	Trochilus polytmus	-

Japan	Green pheasant (national bird)	Phasianus versicolor	Phasianus versicolor in field.JPG

Carp (national fish)	Cyprinus carpio	-

Kenya	Lion	Panthera leo	-

Latvia	White wagtail (national bird)	Motacilla alba	-

Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)	Adalia bipunctata	Coccinellidae - Adalia bipunctata.JPG

Libya	Lion	Panthera leo	-

Lithuania	White stork	Ciconia ciconia	-

Luxembourg	Lion	Panthera leo	-

North Macedonia	Lion (in Macedonian heraldry)	Panthera leo	Macedonian Lion - Goce Delcev Bridge.JPG

Madagascar	Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry)	Bos primigenius indicus	Zébu.JPG

Ring-tailed lemur (national animal)	Lemur catta	-

Malaysia	Malayan tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris jacksoni	-

Malta	Pharaoh Hound (national animal)	Canis lupus familiaris	-	[1]

Moldova	Aurochs (national animal)	Bos primigenius	-

Mauritius	Dodo	Raphus cucullatus	Dodo.JPG

Mexico	Golden eagle (national animal)	Aquila chrysaetos	-

Xoloitzcuintli (national dog)	Canis lupus familiaris	-

Jaguar (national mammal)	Panthera onca	-

Grasshopper (national arthropod )	Sphenarium purpurascens	-

Vaquita (national marine mammal)	Phocoena sinus	-

Morocco	Lion	Panthera leo	-

Nepal	Cow (national animal)	Bos taurus indicus	-

Danphe (national bird)	Lophophorus impejanus	-

Netherlands	Lion (heraldic symbol)	Panthera leo	-

Black-tailed godwit (national bird)	Limosa limosa	-

New Zealand	Kiwi	Apteryx sp.	-

Nigeria	Eagle, Black Crowned Crane	Accipitridae, Balearica pavonina	-

North Korea	Chollima	Mythical	Chollima statue 05.JPG

Norway	Lion (royal national animal)	Panthera leo	-

White-throated dipper (national bird)	Cinclus cinclus	-

Fjord horse (national horse)	Equus ferus caballus	-

Oman	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx	-

Pakistan	Markhor (National animal)	Capra falconeri	-

Indus river dolphin (National aquatic mammal)	Platanista indicus minor minor	-

Chukar (National bird)	Alectoris chukar	-

Indus crocodile (National reptile)	Crocodylus palustris	-

Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird)	Falco peregrinus peregrinator	-

Snow leopard (National predator)	Panthera uncia	-

Panama	Harpy eagle	Harpia harpyja	-

Papua New Guinea	Dugong (national marine mammal)	Dugong dugon	-

Peru	Vicuña (national animal)	Vicugna vicugna	-

Philippines	Philippine eagle (national bird)	Pithecophaga jefferyi	-

Poland	White-tailed eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus albicilla	-

White stork (national bird)	Ciconia ciconia	-

European bison (national animal)	Bison bonasus

Portugal	Cock of Barcelos	Mythical	sans_cadre

Iberian Wolf	Canis lupus signatus	-

Qatar	Arabian oryx	Oryx leucoryx	-

Romania	Lynx	Lynx lynx	-

Russia	Eurasian brown bear (national animal)	Ursus arctos arctos	-

Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms)	Mythical	-

Rwanda	Leopard	Panthera pardus	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent amazon	Amazona guildingii	-

Serbia	Wolf	Canis lupus lupus	-

White eagle	Mythical	-

Lynx	Lynx lynx	-

Sierra Leone	Lion	Panthera leo	-

Singapore	Lion	Panthera leo	-

Somalia	Leopard	Panthera pardus	-

South Africa	Springbok (national animal)	Antidorcas marsupialis	Springbok.JPG

Blue crane (national bird)	Anthropoides paradiseus	-

Galjoen (national fish)	Dichistius capensis	Dichistius capensis.JPG

South Korea	Siberian tiger	Panthera tigris altaica	-

Spain	Bull	Bos taurus	-

Sri Lanka	Lion (national animal)	Panthera leo	-

Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)	Gallus lafayettii	Thimindu 2009 09 04 Yala Sri Lanka Junglefowl 1.JPG

Sweden	Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal)	Alces alces	-

Eurasian blackbird (national bird)	Turdus merula	-

Tanzania	Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	-

Thailand	Elephant	Elephas maximus	-

Togo	Lion	Panthera leo	-

United Arab Emirates	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx	-

Peregrine falcon (national bird)	Falco peregrinus	-

United Kingdom	Lion (England)	Panthera leo	-

Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog")	Canis lupus familiaris	-

Red kite (Wales)	Milvus milvus	-

Unicorn (Scotland)	Mythical	-

Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales)	Mythical	-

United States	Bald eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Haliaeetus leucocephalus.jpeg

American bison (national mammal)	Bison bison	-

Venezuela	Venezuelan troupial (national bird)	Icterus icterus	Curacao-Icterus-Icterus-2013.JPG

Zimbabwe	Sable antelope (national animal)	Hippotragus niger	-

African fish eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus vocifer	-

Sentence(s)

The Takin is the national animal of Bhutan.

final_sentence: The Takin is the national animal of Bhutan.