List of national animals

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

Lebanon  Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)

National animals

CountryName of animalScientific namePicturesRef  Snow leopard Panthera uncia  150px  Abyssinian Cat  (a breed of)Felis catus  150px   Fennec fox Vulpes zerda  150px   Red-crested turaco (national bird)  Tauraco erythrolophus  150px   Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita  150px   Fallow deer (national animal)  Dama dama  150px Frigate (national bird)Fregata magnificens  150px Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)Eretmochelys imbricata  150px   Rufous hornero  Furnarius rufus  150px   Red kangaroo (national animal)Macropus rufus 150px Emu (national bird)Dromaius novaehollandiae  150px   Austrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") Mythical150pxGreat egretArdea albaframeless|150x150pxBarn swallow (national bird from 1962 to 1964)  Hirundo rustica  150px  Karabakh horse  (a breed of)Equus ferus caballus  150px   Royal Bengal tiger (national animal)  Panthera tigris tigris  150px Magpie robin (national bird)  Copsychus saularis  150px Ilish (national fish)  Tenualosa ilisha  150px   European bison  Bison bonasus  150px   Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion") Mythical150px  Baird's tapir (national animal)Tapirus bairdii  150px Keel-billed toucan (national bird)  Ramphastos sulfuratus  150px Bhutan  Druk Mythical  150px Takin Budorcas taxicolor  150px   Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)Turdus rufiventris  150px   Kouprey Bos sauveli  150px   North American beaver (national animal)  Castor canadensis  150px Canadian horse (national horse)  (a breed of)Equus ferus caballus  150px   Chinese dragon (national animal) Mythical  150px  Giant panda (national animal)  Ailuropoda melanoleuca  150px  Red-crowned crane (national bird)  Grus japonensis  150px    Okapi  Okapia johnstoni  150px Andean condor  Vultur gryphus  150px   Yigüirro (national bird)Turdus grayi  150px White-tailed deer (national animal)  Odocoileus virginianus  150px West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)  Trichechus manatus  150px   Pine marten  Martes martes  150px   Cuban trogon Priotelus temnurus  150px   Cypriot mouflon Ovis orientalis  150px   Double-tailed lion Mythical  150px    Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor 150px Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)Aglais urticae  150px 22px East Turkestan  Wild Bactrian camel  Camelus ferus  150px   Steppe eagle  Aquila nipalensis  150px   Wolf Canis lupus  150px   Arabian camel  Camelus dromedarius  150px   Lion Panthera leo  150px   Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird)Haematopus ostralgus 150px   Brown bear (national animal)Ursus arctos  150px Whooper swan (national bird)Cygnus cygnus  150px Holly blue (national butterfly)  Celastrina argiolus  150px European perch (national fish)  Perca fluviatilis  150px Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)Coccinella septempunctata  150px   Gallic rooster  (a breed of)Gallus gallus domesticus frameless|150x150px   Black panther  (a variant of)Panthera pardus  150px    Lion  Panthera leo  150px Hammerschlag, Neil; Gallagher, Austin J. 2017. Extinction risk and conservation of the Earth's national animal symbols. BioScience. 67 (8): 744–749. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix054. ISSN 0006-3568.  Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") Mythical150px    Phoenix (national bird) Mythical  150pxDolphin (national animal) Delphinus  150px   Quetzal  Pharomachrus mocinno  150px  Hispaniolan trogon  Priotelus roseigaster  150px  White-tailed deer  Odocoileus virginianus  150px   Turul Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug)  150px   Gyrfalcon  Falco rusticolus  169x169px   Tiger (national animal)  Panthera tigris  150px Indian peacock (national bird)  Pavo cristatus  150px King cobra (national reptile)  Ophiophagus hannah  150px  Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)  Platanista gangetica gangetica  150px  Indian elephant (national heritage animal)  Elephas maximus indicus  150px   Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis  150px  Garuda (historic national animal) Mythical  150px   Ceita person  Panthera leo persica     Iraqi Eagle  Aquila chrysaetos  150px    Hoopoe (national bird)  Upupa epops  150px   Red-billed streamertail  Trochilus polytmus  150px   Green pheasant (national bird)   Phasianus versicolor  150px  Carp (national fish)  Cyprinus carpio  150px     Lion  Panthera leo  150px    White wagtail (national bird) Motacilla alba 150px Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) Adalia bipunctata150px   Lion  Panthera leo  150px    White stork  Ciconia ciconia  150px   Lion  Panthera leo  150px     Lion (in Macedonian heraldry)  Panthera leo150px   Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry) ||Bos primigenius indicus ||150px ||Symbols of Madagascar
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| Ring-tailed lemur (national animal) || Lemur catta || 150px ||
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|Pharaoh Hound (national animal) || (a breed of)Canis lupus familiaris || 150px || 
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|  || Aurochs (national animal) ||Bos primigenius ||150px ||
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| || Dodo||Raphus cucullatus ||150px ||
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| rowspan="5" | || Golden eagle (national animal) ||Aquila chrysaetos || 150px
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|Xoloitzcuintli (national dog) || (a breed of)Canis lupus familiaris || 150px||
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|Jaguar (national mammal) || Panthera onca || 150px
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|Grasshopper (national arthropod ) ||Sphenarium purpurascens || 150px
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|Vaquita (national marine mammal) ||Phocoena sinus || 150px
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| || Lion || Panthera leo || 150px ||
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| rowspan="2" | || Cow (national animal) || Bos taurus indicus || 150px ||
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|Danphe (national bird) || Lophophorus impejanus || 150px ||
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| rowspan="2" |  || Lion (heraldic symbol) || Panthera leo || 150px || 
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| Black-tailed godwit (national bird) ||Limosa limosa || 150px || 
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| || Kiwi||Apteryx sp. ||150px ||
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| rowspan="2" |  || Eagle || Haliaeetus leucocephalus || 150px || rowspan="2" | 
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| Black Crowned Crane || Balearica pavonina || 150px ||

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| || Chollima|| style="background:#ccc;" |Mythical || 150px ||
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|rowspan="3" ||| Lion (royal national animal) || Panthera leo || 150px ||
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|White-throated dipper (national bird) || Cinclus cinclus || 150px ||
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|Fjord horse (national horse) || (a breed of)Equus ferus caballus || 150px ||
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| || Arabian oryx (national animal) || Oryx leucoryx || 150px ||
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| rowspan="6" | || Markhor (national animal) || Capra falconeri || 150px ||
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|Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) || Platanista indicus minor minor || 150px ||
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|Chukar (national bird) ||Alectoris chukar || 150px ||
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|Indus crocodile (national reptile) || Crocodylus palustris || 150px ||
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|Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) || Falco peregrinus peregrinator || 150px ||
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|Snow leopard (national predator) || Panthera uncia || 150px ||
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| rowspan="2" | || Gazelle (national animal) || Gazella gazella || 150px ||
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|Palestine sunbird (national bird) || Cinnyris osea || 150px ||
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| || Harpy eagle ||Harpia harpyja ||150px ||
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| || Dugong (national marine mammal) || Dugong dugon || 150px ||
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| || Vicuña (national animal) || Vicugna vicugna || 150px ||
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|Philippine eagle (national bird) || Pithecophaga jefferyi || 150px||
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| rowspan="3" | || White-tailed eagle (national bird) || Haliaeetus albicilla || 150px ||
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|White stork (national bird) || Ciconia ciconia || 150px ||
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|European bison (national animal) || Bison bonasus || 150px ||
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| rowspan="3" |  || Dragon (Traditional Coat of Arms / National Animal) || style="background:#ccc;"|Mythical || 150px ||
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| Cock of Barcelos || style="background:#ccc;"|Mythical || sans cadre|150px||
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|Iberian Wolf || Canis lupus signatus || 150px ||
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| || Arabian oryx||Oryx leucoryx || 150px ||
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| || Lynx ||Lynx lynx || 150px ||
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| rowspan="2" |  || Eurasian brown bear (national animal) ||Ursus arctos arctos || 150px || 
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|Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms) || style="background:#ccc;"|Mythical || 150px || 
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| || "Inyambo" Cow ||Ankole||150x150px||
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| || Saint Vincent amazon ||Amazona guildingii ||150px||
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| || CHIMPANZEE|| Pan troglodytes verus || ||143
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||| Lion || Panthera leo || 150px || 
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| || Leopard ||Panthera pardus||150px ||
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| rowspan="3" | || Springbok (national animal) ||Antidorcas marsupialis || 150px ||
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|Blue crane (national bird) || Anthropoides paradiseus || 150px ||
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|Galjoen (national fish) || Dichistius capensis || 150px ||
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| || Siberian tiger || Panthera tigris altaica || 150px ||
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|||Bull || Bos taurus || 150px ||
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| rowspan="2" | || Lion (national animal) || Panthera leo || 150px || 
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|Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) ||Gallus lafayettii ||150px ||
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| rowspan="2" | || Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal) ||Alces alces || 150px || 
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|Eurasian blackbird (national bird)||Turdus merula||150px||
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| || Giraffe || Giraffa camelopardalis||150px ||
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|Elephant ||Elephas maximus ||150px ||
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| || Lion || Panthera leo || 150px ||
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|Grey Wolf (Asena as mythological national animal)|Canis lupus
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|North African elephant
|Loxodonta africana pharaohensis
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|Barbary lion
|Panthera leo leo
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|Golden eagle
|Aquila chrysaetos
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|Arabian oryx (national animal) || Oryx leucoryx ||150px ||
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|Peregrine falcon (national bird)||Falco peregrinus ||150px ||
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|Lion  (England) Panthera leo 150pxBulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog")  (a breed of)Canis lupus familiaris 150px Red kite (Wales) Milvus milvus 150px Unicorn (Scotland) Mythical  150px Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales) Mythical  150px   Bald eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus leucocephalus 150px American bison (national mammal)Bison bison 150px A symbol of hope: US government designates bison as the national mammalObama Makes North American Bison National Mammal  Venezuelan troupial (national bird) Icterus icterus  150px    Sable antelope (national animal)  Hippotragus niger  150px   African fish eagle (national bird)  Haliaeetus vocifer  150px  

 References 

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