National Animals From Different Countries

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
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]
Azerbaijan Karabakh horse (national horse) Equus caballus Qarabaq ati.jpg [4]
Bahamas Blue marlin (national fish) Makaira nigricans Atlantic blue marlin.jpg [5]
Flamingo (national bird) Phoenicopterus ruber American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).JPG [5]
Bangladesh Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris Panthera tigris tigris.jpg [6]
Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis Magpie robin.jpg [6]
Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha Ilish.JPG [6]
Belize Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii Central American Tapir-Belize20.jpg [7]
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus Ramphastos sulfuratus -Belize Zoo-6a-2c.jpg [8]
Botswana Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga Equus quagga burchellii - Etosha, 2014.jpg [9]
Brazil Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) Turdus rufiventris Turdus-rufiventris.jpg [10]
Cambodia Kouprey (national mammal) Bos sauveli Saen Monourom Mondul Kiri Cambodia crop.jpg [11][better source needed]
Giant ibis (national bird) Pseudibis gigantea ThaumantibisGiganteaGronvold.jpg [11][better source needed]
Northern river terrapin (national reptile) Batagur baska Batagur baska.jpg [11][better source needed]
Giant barb (national fish) Catlocarpio siamensis Giant Barb.jpg [11][better source needed]
Canada North American beaver (national animal) Castor canadensis American Beaver.jpg [12][13]
Canadian horse (national horse) Equus caballus Img 3372 Me trot.jpg [13]
Costa Rica Yigüirro (national bird) Turdus grayi Turdus grayi Garita, Alajuela Costa Rica-10.jpg [14]
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus Manatee with calf.PD - colour corrected.jpg [14]
Three-toed sloth
Two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
Bradypus variegatus Bicho-preguiça 3.jpg [15]
Cuba Cuban trogon (national bird) Priotelus temnurus Priotelus temnurus -Camaguey, Camaguey Province, Cuba-8.jpg [16]
Denmark Red squirrel (national mammal) Sciurus vulgaris Red Squirrel 1c.jpg [17]
Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor Cygnus olor 2 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg [17]
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae Aglais urticae LC0310.jpg [17]
Dominican Republic Palmchat (national bird) Dulus dominicus Dulus dominicus.JPG [18]
El Salvador Torogoz (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa Motmot1.jpg [19]
Guatemala Resplendent quetzal (national bird) Pharomachrus mocinno Pharomachrus mocinno Monteverde 05.jpg [20]
Honduras White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer.jpg [21]
Scarlet macaw (national bird) Ara macao Ara macao - two at Lowry Park Zoo.jpg [22]
India Tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris Panthera tigris tigris.jpg [23]
Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus Carnavalesco.jpg [24]
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica Platanista gangetica noaa.jpg [25]
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus IndianElephant.jpg [26]
Jamaica Red-billed streamertail (national bird) Trochilus polytmus Red-billed Streamertail 2506104129.jpg [27]
Latvia White wagtail (national bird) Motacilla alba White-Wagtail.jpg [22]
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) Adalia bipunctata Coccinellidae - Adalia bipunctata.JPG [22]
Mongolia Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg [28][better source needed]
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Nicaragua Guardabarranco (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa Turquoise-browed Motmot (16423222357).jpg [30]
Pakistan Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri Markhor Schraubenziege Capra falconeri Zoo Augsburg-02.jpg [31]
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) Platanista minor Platanista gangetica.jpg [31]
Chukar (national bird) Alectoris chukar Alectoris-chukar-001.jpg [31]
Mugger crocodile (national reptile) Crocodylus palustris PK Kirthar NP asv2020-02 img25.jpg [31]
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator جير شاهين.jpg [32]
Snow leopard (national predator) Panthera uncia Snow Leopard 1 (4693059450).jpg [31]