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. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. Additionally, the list includes animals that were once official but are no longer, as well as animals recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.

National animals

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! style="width:18%;" | Country

! style="width:32%;" | Name of animal

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id="A"

| {{ALB}}

| Golden eagle (national bird)

| Aquila chrysaetos

|File:Aquila_chrysaetos_Flickr.jpg

|{{cite book|last1=Minahan|first1=James|title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jfrWCQAAQBAJ|year=2010|pages=301–302|publisher=Abc-Clio |isbn=9780313344978}}{{cite book|last=Elsie|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Elsie|title=A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology and Folk Culture|place=London|publisher=Hurst & Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N_IXHrXIsYkC|isbn=1-85065-570-7|year=2001|page=78}}

{{ALG}}Fennec fox (national animal)Vulpes zerdaFile:Fennec_Fox_Vulpes_zerda.jpg{{cite web|url=http://www.algeria.com/blog/the-fennec-fox-algeria-s-national-animal|title=The Fennec Fox: Algeria's National Animal|publisher=algeria.com|access-date=21 March 2013}}
rowspan="3" |{{ATG}}European fallow deer (national animal)Dama damaFile:Fallow_deer_in_field_(cropped).jpg{{cite web|url=https://ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=27|title=Our National Symbols

|publisher = ab.gov.ag|access-date=10 October 2020|author=Government of Antigua and Barbuda |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220703225045/https://ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=27 |archive-date=3 July 2022

}}

Frigate (national bird)Fregata magnificensFile:Fregata_magnificens_Islas_Galápagos.jpg
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)Eretmochelys imbricataFile:Hawksbill Turtle.jpg
{{ARG}}

|Rufous hornero (national bird)

|Furnarius rufus

|File:Rufous_hornero_(Red_ovenbird)(Furnarius_rufus).JPG

|{{Cite web |title=Furnarius rufus (Hornero, Casero, Caserito, Albañil, Hornerillo, Alonsito (Argentina), Joao-de-barro (Brasil), Alonso García (Paraguay), Tiluchi (Bolivia), Obirog, Ogaraití (guaraní) - Rufous Hornero) | SIB, Parques Nacionales, Argentina |url=https://sib.gob.ar/especies/furnarius-rufus |website=Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad}}

{{AZE}}

|Karabakh horse (national horse)

|Equus caballus

|File:Qarabaq ati.jpg

|{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=Qarabağ atı|url=https://www.agro.gov.az/az/heyvandarliq/atciliq/qarabag-ati}}

id="B"

| rowspan="2" |{{BHS}}

Blue marlin (national fish)Makaira nigricansFile:Atlantic blue marlin.jpg{{cite web|url=https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/About%20The%20Bahamas/National%20Symbols/!ut/p/b1/vVTJlpswEPyWfMAMLRBIHDE7RiwGbPDFD2PGGMY22HiBrw9ZDkney-SSRH3SU3VXq6olbs2l3PqU3w_7vD-cT_n7l_1a2ghgMkXBlJkiSGAngasExOJ9JE6A7AMAhm_5po-ZPh37hqqAjXRsCaEmQATcikvjjJe1q7037OVbm_SWckb7AVXezrCtdHcxUpWE2f4MRoNoScwYNic_FpxzLFxZnuCaJC1_q8bby_MQqfl7496u41EfBFjE1gsj_oXCph-6l-RubImp6BrcnbGdFZqmLBGW06I4O2NER03Pt88QVbtyD2TVuYNWLm2vz6PCfjcgOlyaaqnSm_5MsrolotgbVLx2of5dA_jNUuBPGjrc-rA9vj6K4yu8IgERxCOCCSGyKCJpkmj9YYU5_wfAFxe-Aj5oMZsA5IcK8RImo0BZRCgE6iEu5lLAm6geWntsxkU9LoIIMM_iDFCcjDFxE2-rA9utUKzjJ9IS8ABGpiO3byrH661gt1wkM0XVHeMi_Ero87E8EapImifiNBj4XxOaok8njUgcKCIPpo_-N6HwXyU1Ax_--Q1_Ghoc_n0Pf3opVJaQSCiWqQQYU8It6wwTjdoPzY43UVsyzJ7XWdisrD1jbdgPfDfTo5t99lKBluCsdfXJ5Ok3gQolhZayIlo1DWMPdy4MA85pM_eE84INzrEzto65aKWDsVUPD20_Ik31NKeMq95FvXCRQu94nft9YEimY71tCT1Zz6Er69mz7Os6zGSxy-prt1IudRWkreVq94ew7dXuAPnpropRdlqsLXpZO0dHFUDfNYWgVnU_k3fMRWlxv1niW7C3rh6pe86zzseSa4_J3RUd_c37MfCnz_GJs-Y!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/|title=Official Website for the Government of The Bahamas|publisher=bahamas.gov.bs|access-date=10 October 2020|author=Government of The Bahamas}}
Flamingo (national bird)Phoenicopterus ruberFile:American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).JPG
rowspan="3" |{{BAN}}Bengal tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris tigrisFile:Panthera tigris tigris.jpgrowspan='3' |{{cite web|title=National Symbols|work=Bangladesh Tourism Board|location=Bangladesh|publisher=Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism|url=http://visitbangladesh.gov.bd/about-bangladesh/national-symbol/|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228040953/http://visitbangladesh.gov.bd/about-bangladesh/national-symbol/|archive-date=28 December 2016|url-status=dead}}
Magpie robin (national bird)Copsychus saularisFile:Magpie robin.jpg
Ilish (national fish)Tenualosa ilishaFile:Ilish.JPG
rowspan="2" |{{BLZ}}Baird's tapir (national animal)Tapirus bairdiiFile:Central American Tapir-Belize20.jpg{{Cite web |title=National Symbols – Government of Belize Press Office |url=https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/national-animals/ |access-date=22 June 2022 }}
Keel-billed toucan (national bird)Ramphastos sulfuratusFile:Ramphastos sulfuratus -Belize Zoo-6a-2c.jpg{{cite web|url=http://www.belize.gov.bz/index.php/component/content/article/26-about-belize/115-the-national-symbols|title=The National Symbols|publisher=Government of Belize|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183407/http://www.belize.gov.bz/index.php/component/content/article/26-about-belize/115-the-national-symbols|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}
{{BWA}}Plains zebra (national animal)Equus quaggaFile:Equus quagga burchellii - Etosha, 2014.jpg{{Cite web |title=National Symbols – Embassy and Permanent Mission of Botswana in Switzerland |url=https://botswanamission.ch/national-symbols/ |access-date=22 June 2022 }}
{{BRA}}Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)Turdus rufiventrisFile:Turdus-rufiventris.jpg{{cite web|url=http://washington.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/national_symbols.xml|title=Embassy of Brazil in Washington|access-date=17 March 2018}}
id="C"

| rowspan="4" |{{CAM}}

Kouprey (national mammal)Bos sauveliFile:Kouprey 2.png{{cite web |url=http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf |title=Forestry.gov.kh |access-date=29 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630215053/http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf |archive-date=30 June 2007 |url-status=dead }}
Giant ibis (national bird)Pseudibis giganteaFile:ThaumantibisGiganteaGronvold.jpg
Northern river terrapin (national reptile)Batagur baskaFile:Batagur baska.jpg
Giant barb (national fish)Catlocarpio siamensisFile:Giant Barb.jpg
rowspan="2" |{{CAN}}North American beaver (national animal)Castor canadensisFile:American Beaver.jpg{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/official-symbols-canada.html |title=Official symbols of Canada

|access-date=20 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://lois-laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-17/page-1.html |title=National Symbol of Canada Act |access-date=20 December 2024}}

Canadian horse (national horse)Equus ferus caballusFile:Cheval_canadien_au_trot_3372.jpg{{cite web|url=https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/annualstatutes/2002_11/FullText.html |title=National Horse of Canada Act|access-date=20 December 2024}}
rowspan="2" |{{Flag|China}}

|Giant panda (national animal)

Ailuropoda melanoluecaFile:Grosser Panda.JPG{{cite web |title=What is the national animal of China? |url=https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/national-animal-of-china |access-date=19 March 2025 |publisher=BBC Wildlife}}{{Cite web |date=2018-03-19 |title=What Are The National Animals of China? |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-national-animals-of-china.html |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=WorldAtlas |language=en-US}}
Chinese dragonstyle="background:#ccc;" |MythicalFile:Chinese dragon asset heraldry.svg
{{COL}}Andean condor (national bird)Vultur gryphusFile:Colca-condor-c03.jpg{{Cite web |title=National symbols and other information of interest {{!}} Cancillería |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/national-symbols-and-other-information-interest |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.cancilleria.gov.co}}
rowspan="5" |{{CRC}}Yigüirro (national bird)Turdus grayiFile:Turdus grayi Garita, Alajuela Costa Rica-10.jpg{{Cite web |title=Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica |url=https://www.presidencia.go.cr/costa-rica/simbolos-nacionales/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328205035/https://www.presidencia.go.cr/costa-rica/simbolos-nacionales/ |archive-date=March 28, 2020 |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica |language=es}}
White-tailed deer (national animal)Odocoileus virginianusFile:Odocoileus virginianus Goose Island SP Texas 2024.jpg
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)Trichechus manatusFile:Manatee with calf.PD - colour corrected.jpg
Two-toed sloth (national animal)Choloepus hoffmanniFile:Choloepus hoffmanni 353441834.jpg{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=24 August 2021 |title=¡Perezoso es oficialmente símbolo nacional! |url=https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2021/08/perezoso-es-oficialmente-simbolo-nacional/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917233037/https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2021/08/perezoso-es-oficialmente-simbolo-nacional/ |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica |language=es}}
Three-toed sloth (national animal)Bradypus variegatusFile:Bicho-preguiça 3.jpg
{{CUB}}Cuban trogon (national bird)Priotelus temnurusFile:Priotelus temnurus -Camaguey, Camaguey Province, Cuba-8.jpg{{Cite news |last=AMPP Yaguajay Communicator |title=El Tocororo, Ave Nacional de Cuba, the most beautiful in the country |work=Portal del ciudadano de Yaguajay |url=https://www.yaguajay.gob.cu/actualidad/noticias/7690-el-tocororo-ave-nacional-de-cuba-la-mas-bella-del-pais}}
id="D"

| rowspan="3" |{{DEN}}

Red squirrel (national mammal)Sciurus vulgarisFile:Red Squirrel 1c.jpg{{cite web |url=https://naturstyrelsen.dk/om-os/kontakt/faq/nationalplanter-og-dyr/ |title=Nationalplanter og -dyr |publisher=Naturstyrelsen, Danish Ministry of the Environment |access-date=28 December 2019 |language=da |trans-title=Nationalplants and -animals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228230242/https://naturstyrelsen.dk/om-os/kontakt/faq/nationalplanter-og-dyr/ |archive-date=28 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}
Mute swan (national bird)Cygnus olorFile:Cygnus olor 2 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)Aglais urticaeFile:Aglais urticae LC0310.jpg
{{DMA}}Sisserou parrot (national bird)Amazona imperalisFile:Amazona imperialis -Roseau -Dominica -aviary-6a-3c.jpg{{Cite web |title=National Bird - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica |url=https://dominica.gov.dm/about-dominica/national-symbols/national-bird |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=dominica.gov.dm}}
{{SLV}}Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird)Eumomota superciliosaFile:Motmot1.jpg#/media/File:Motmot1.jpg{{cite journal|language=es|url=http://www.diariooficial.gob.sv/diarios/do-1999/11-noviembre/19-11-1999.pdf|title=Decreto Legislativo No 735 del 21 de octubre de 1999|journal=Diario Oficial|publisher=Imprenta Nacional de El Salvador|location=San Salvador|issue=216|volume=345|page=6|date=19 November 1999|access-date=22 July 2017}}
rowspan="4" |{{Flag|Estonia}}Wolf (national animal)Canis lupusFile:Loup gris (Canis lupus ).jpg {{Cite web |title= State Insignia |url=https://www.eesti.ee/en/republic-of-estonia/republic-of-estonia/state-insignia |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=eesti.ee }}
Barn swallow (national bird)Hirundo rusticaFile:Barn swallow in Montezuma (14460).jpg
Baltic herring (national fish)Clupea harengus membrasFile:Silakka.jpg
Swallowtail (national butterfly)Papilio machaonFile:Papilio machaon Mitterbach 01.jpg
id="F"

| rowspan="4" |{{FIN}}

Brown bear (national animal)Ursus arctosFile:2010-kodiak-bear-1.jpg{{Cite web |date=2014-08-25 |title=Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out |url=https://finland.fi/life-society/iconic-finnish-nature-symbols-stand-out/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=this is Finland }}
Whooper swan (national bird)Cygnus cygnusFile:Cygnus cygnus Singschwan.jpg
European perch (national fish)Perca fluviatilisFile:Perca fluviatilis2.jpg
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)Coccinella septempunctataFile:7-Spotted-Ladybug-Coccinella-septempunctata-sq1.jpg

|

{{FRA}}

|Gallic rooster

|Gallus gallus domesticus

|File:Coq-gaulois-dore.JPG

|{{Cite web |title=Le coq |url=http://www.elysee.fr/la-presidence/le-coq/ |access-date=2015-11-29 |website=www.elysee.fr |language=fr-FR}}

id="G"

|{{GRN}}

Grenada dove (national bird)Leptotila wellsiFile:Grenada Dove (12594229124).jpg{{Cite web |title=National Symbols |url=https://www.gov.gd/index.php/national-symbols |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Government of Grenada {{!}} Web Portal}}
{{GUA}}Resplendent quetzal (national bird)Pharomachrus mocinnoFile:Pharomachrus mocinno Monteverde 05.jpg{{Cite web |date=4 September 2020 |title=05 de septiembre, Día del Quetzal, Ave Nacional |url=https://conap.gob.gt/05-de-septiembre-dia-del-quetzal-ave-nacional/ |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=CONAP |language=es}}
id="H"

| rowspan="2" | {{HON}}

White-tailed deer (national animal)Odocoileus virginianusFile:White-tailed deer.jpg{{Cite web |title=MiAmbiente+ participa en la 6ta Liberación de Guacamayas en Valle de Copán |url=http://www.miambiente.gob.hn/blog/view/miambiente-participa-en-la-6ta-liberacion-de-guacamayas-en-valle-de-copan}}
Scarlet macaw (national bird)Ara macaoFile:Ara macao - two at Lowry Park Zoo.jpg
id="I"

| rowspan="4" | {{IND}}

Bengal tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris tigrisFile:Panthera tigris tigris.jpg{{cite web|url=http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=11|title=National Animal -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India|publisher=National Portal of India|access-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122081716/http://www.knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=11|archive-date=22 January 2013}}
Indian peafowl (national bird)Pavo cristatusFile:Carnavalesco.jpg{{cite web|url=http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=3|title=National Bird -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India|publisher=National Portal of India|access-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115003741/http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=3|archive-date=15 January 2013}}
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)Platanista gangeticaFile:Ganges River Dolphin cropped.jpg{{cite web|url=http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=8|title=National Aquatic Animal -National Symbols - Know India: National Portal of India|publisher=National Portal of India|access-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122081831/http://www.knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=8|archive-date=22 January 2013}}
Indian elephant (national heritage animal)Elephas maximus indicusFile:IndianElephant.jpg{{cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/news/4777-elephant-declared-national-heritage-animal-in-india.html |title=Elephant declared National Heritage Animal in India |year=2010 |publisher=Breaking News Online (India) |access-date=25 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825162711/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/news/4777-elephant-declared-national-heritage-animal-in-india.html |archive-date=25 August 2011 }}
rowspan="3" |{{INA}}Komodo dragon (national animal)Varanus komodoensisFile:Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).jpg{{cite act |type= Presidential Decrees |index= 4 |date= 1993 |legislature= Government of the Republic of Indonesia |title= Keputusan Presiden (KEPPRES) tentang Satwa dan Bunga Nasional |page= 1-4 |url= https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/61884/keppres-no-4-tahun-1993 |trans-title= Presidential Decrees Number 4 of 1993 |language= id | access-date = 13 May 2023}}
Javan hawk-eagle (national bird)Nisaetus bartelsiFile:ELANG JAWA.jpg
Asian arowana (national fish)Scleropages formosusFile:Arowana.jpg
rowspan="2" |{{ITA}}Italian wolf (national animal)Canis lupus italicusFile:C. l. italicus in MNP.jpg{{cite web|url=https://www.affaritaliani.it/culturaspettacoli/il-lupo-grigio-degli-appennini-e-l-animale-dell-italia-544778.html?refresh_ce#google_vignette|title=Il "Lupo grigio degli Appennini" è l'animale dell'Italia|date=9 June 2018 |access-date=21 August 2024|language=it}}{{cite book |last1=Minahan |first1=James B. |title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems |date=2009 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=436 |isbn=9780313344978 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jfrWCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA436}}
Italian sparrow (national bird)Passer italiaeFile:Passer italiae in Crete.jpg{{cite web|title=Passero Italiano: L'uccello nazionale d'Italia|date=18 December 2022 |url=https://www.concaternanaoggi.it/passero-italiano-luccello-nazionale-ditalia/|publisher=Conca Ternana Oggi|access-date=22 August 2024|language=it}}
id="J"

|{{JAM}}

Red-billed streamertail (national bird)Trochilus polytmusFile:Red-billed Streamertail 2506104129.jpg{{cite web

|url=http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.html

|title=National Symbols of Jamaica

|publisher=jis.gov.jm

|access-date=2 December 2011

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619153047/http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.html

|archive-date=19 June 2006

}}

rowspan="2" |{{LAT}}White wagtail (national bird)Motacilla albaFile:White-Wagtail.jpg{{cite web|website=Latvia.eu|url=http://www.latvia.eu/key-facts/symbols|title=Symbols|access-date=12 April 2016|date=2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007033419/http://www.latvia.eu/key-facts/symbols|archive-date=7 October 2017|url-status=dead}}
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)Adalia bipunctataFile:Coccinellidae - Adalia bipunctata.JPG
{{LTU}}White stork (national bird)Ciconia ciconia

| File:White stork (Ciconia ciconia) standing.jpg

{{Cite web|url=https://vstt.lrv.lt/en/news/the-number-of-storks-is-not-decreasing-in-the-zuvintas-biosphere-reserve|title=The number of storks is not decreasing in the Žuvintas biosphere reserve | State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment}}
{{MYS}}

|Malayan tiger (national animal)

|Panthera tigris

|File:MalayanTiger PantheraTigrisJacksoni.jpg

|{{cite web |title=Nameless Story |url=https://wwf.panda.org/projects/connect2tigers/nameless_story/#:~:text=The%20Malayan%20tiger%20is%20the,many%20of%20their%20wild%20tigers.}}

id="M"

| {{MGL}}

Saker falcon (national bird)Falco cherrugFile:Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg{{Cite web |title=Mongolia names falcon as national bird |url=https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?206522/Mongolia-names-falcon-as-national-bird |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=wwf.panda.org }}{{Cite web |title=Saker Falcon, A National Bird of Mongolia |url=http://www.birdmongolia.com/bird-blog/saker-falcon-a-national-bird-of-mongolia |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=Birds Mongolia |language=mn}}
rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Nepal}}

|Cow (national animal)

|Bos indicus

|File:The Cow Worship.jpg

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |first3=Government of Nepal |others=Article 9 (B) |title=Constitution of Nepal, 2072 |url=https://lawcommission.gov.np/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Constitution-of-Nepal.pdf}}

Himalayan monal (national bird)

|Lophophorus impejanus

|File:Lophophorus impejanus Zoo DU 2.jpg

id="N"

| {{NIC}}

Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird)Eumomota superciliosaFile:Turquoise-browed_Motmot_(16423222357).jpg{{cite journal|language=es|url=http://legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni/normaweb.nsf/($All)/F4908C9676104D7806257A31005E210E?OpenDocument|title=Ley No. 795 que declara al guardabarranco, ave nacional de Nicaragua|location=Managua|publisher=La Gaceta|journal=Diario Oficial|issue=118|date=25 June 2012|access-date=22 July 2017}}
id="P"

| rowspan="6" |{{PAK}}

Markhor (national animal)Capra falconeriFile:Markhor Schraubenziege Capra falconeri Zoo Augsburg-02.jpg{{cite web|url=http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html|title=National Symbols of Pakistan|publisher=Government of Pakistan|access-date=23 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128073024/http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html|archive-date=28 November 2016}}
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)Platanista minorFile:A-Platanista-gangetica-showing-the-body-shape-and-especially-the-head-with-a-long-beak.png
Chukar (national bird)Alectoris chukarFile:Alectoris-chukar-001.jpg
Mugger crocodile (national reptile)Crocodylus palustrisFile:PK Kirthar NP asv2020-02 img25.jpg
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird)Falco peregrinus peregrinatorFile:جير شاهين.jpg{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalheritage.gov.pk/nationalsymbols.html |title=National Symbols of Pakistan |publisher=Government of Pakistan |access-date=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827084404/http://nationalheritage.gov.pk/nationalsymbols.html |archive-date=27 August 2013 }}
Snow leopard (national predator)Panthera unciaFile:Snow Leopard 1 (4693059450).jpg
{{PAN}}Harpy eagle (national bird)Harpia harpyjaFile:Harpia harpyja 001 800.jpg{{Cite web |last=Prensa |title=Panamá posee la población más grande de Águilas Harpías de Centroamérica – MiAmbiente |date=10 April 2021 |url=https://www.miambiente.gob.pa/panama-posee-la-poblacion-mas-grande-de-aguilas-harpias-de-centroamerica/ |access-date=22 June 2022 |language=es}}
rowspan="2" |{{PER}}

| | Vicuña (national mammal)

Lama vicugnaFile:Female Vicuña running.jpg{{cite web |url=https://machupicchuamazonperu.com/what-animal-represents-peru/ |title=machupicchuamazonperu.com |access-date=29 August 2013 |archive-url=https://machupicchuamazonperu.com/what-animal-represents-peru/ |url-status=dead }}
Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird)Rupicola peruvianaFile:Rupicola peruviana (male) -San Diego Zoo-8a.jpg{{Cite web |title=Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado - SERNANP |url=https://old.sernanp.gob.pe/sernanp/contenido.jsp?ID=647 |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=old.sernanp.gob.pe}}
{{PHL}}Philippine eagle (national bird)Pithecophaga jefferyiFile:Sir Arny(Philippine Eagle).jpg{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1995/07/04/proclamation-no-615-s-1995/ |title=Proclamation No. 615, s. 1995 |date=4 July 1995 |publisher=gov.ph|access-date=12 August 2012}}
id="Q"

|{{QAT}}

Arabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryxFile:Arabian oryx (oryx leucoryx).jpg{{Cite web |title=Arabian Oryx |url=https://www.visitqatar.qa/intl-en/things-to-do/get-inspired/wildlife/arabian-oryx |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.visitqatar.qa }}
id="S"

|{{SKN}}

Brown pelican (national bird)Pelecanus occidentalisFile:Brown Pelican21K.jpg{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=National Symbols {{!}} Gov.Kn |url=https://www.gov.kn/skn-national-symbols/ |access-date=2023-03-23 }}
{{LCA}}Saint Lucia amazon (national bird)Amazona versicolorFile:Amazona versicolor -St Lucia-5a.jpg{{Cite web |title=The Saint Lucia Parrot (Amazona versicolor) |url=https://archive.stlucia.gov.lc/saint_lucia/the_saint_lucia_parrot_amazona_versicolor.htm |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=archive.stlucia.gov.lc}}
{{VCT}}Saint Vincent amazon (national bird)Amazona guildingiiFile:Amazona guildingii -Botanical Gardens -Kingstown -Saint Vincent-8a-4c.jpg{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.vc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=134|title=The National Bird|publisher=foreign.gov.vc|access-date=2 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515010728/http://www.foreign.gov.vc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=134|archive-date=15 May 2013}}
{{KSA}}Arabian camel (national animal)Camelus dromedariusFile:Camel in Al Ula 2023.jpg{{cite web|url=https://www.visitsaudi.com/en/stories/camels-in-saudi|title=Camel culture: The history of Saudi's national animal|publisher=visitsaudi.com|access-date=18 September 2023}}
rowspan="3" |{{RSA}}Springbok (national animal)Antidorcas marsupialisFile:Springbok.JPG|{{Cite web |title=National animal {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/about-sa/national-symbols/national-animal |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.gov.za}}
Blue crane (national bird)Anthropoides paradiseusFile:Anthropoides paradiseus -Etosha National Park, Namibia-8.jpg{{Cite web |title=National bird {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/about-sa/national-symbols/national-bird |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.gov.za}}
Galjoen (national fish)Dichistius capensisFile:Dichistius capensis.JPG{{Cite web |title=National fish {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/about-sa/national-symbols/national-fish#:~:text=Galjoen%20-%20Coracinus%20capensis,is%20known%20to%20every%20angler. |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.gov.za}}
{{SRI}}Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)Gallus lafayettiiFile:Thimindu 2009 09 04 Yala Sri Lanka Junglefowl 1.JPG{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.lk/gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&lang=en|website=Government of Sri Lanka Official Web Portal|title=Sri Lanka National Bird|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314120902/http://www.gov.lk/gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&lang=en|archive-date=14 March 2012}}
id="T"

|{{TAN}}

Giraffe (national animal)Giraffa sp.File:Giraffe Mikumi National Park.jpg{{cite web|url=http://tanzania.go.tz/home/pages/260|title=National Symbols: National Animal|website=tanzania.go.tz|publisher=Tanzania Government Portal|access-date=14 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118195350/http://tanzania.go.tz/home/pages/260|archive-date=18 January 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|first1=Charles|last1=Foley|first2=Lara|last2=Foley|first3=Alex|last3=Lobora|first4=Daniela|last4=De Luca|first5=Maurus|last5=Msuha|first6=Tim R.B.|last6=Davenport|first7=Sarah M.|last7=Durant|title=A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dt6QAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA179|date=8 June 2014|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-1-4008-5280-2|pages=179–}}
{{Cite book |title=East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda |last=Knappert |first=Jan |author-link=Jan Knappert |year=1987 |publisher=Vikas Pub. |location=New Delhi |isbn= 978-0-7069-2822-8 |page=57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0ncwAQAAIAAJ&q=%22national+animal+of+Tanzania%22 |access-date=28 June 2011 }}
rowspan="2" |{{THA}}

|Asian elephant (national animal)

Elephas maximusFile:Elephas maximus (Bandipur).jpg{{cite journal|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2544/D/099/1.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125101256/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2544/D/099/1.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2012|title=The government gazette about National symbols of Thailand|journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette|date=11 December 2001|volume=118|issue=99D|pages=1}}
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal)Betta splendensFile:Male Betta -34245661920.jpg{{Cite news |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1624026/siamese-fighting-fish-confirmed-as-national-aquatic-animal |title=Siamese fighting fish confirmed as national aquatic animal |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=5 February 2019 |access-date=29 July 2019}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/thailand-makes-siamese-fighting-fish-national-aquatic-animal-119020500774_1.html |title=Thailand makes Siamese fighting fish national aquatic animal |last=AFP |date=5 February 2019 |website=Business Standard India |access-date=29 July 2019}}
{{UGA}}Grey crowned crane (national bird)Balearica regulorumFile:Balearica_regulorum_001.jpg{{Cite web|url=https://www.gou.go.ug/about-uganda/sector/national-symbols|title=National Symbols|website=www.gou.go.ug|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109114536/https://www.gou.go.ug/about-uganda/sector/national-symbols|archive-date=9 November 2019|url-status=dead}}
rowspan="2" |{{UAE}}Saker falcon (national bird)Falco cherrugFile:Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg{{Cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=Discover all about Falconry |url=https://www.visitdubai.com/en/articles/falconry-experiences |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Visit Dubai |publisher=Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism |quote=the UAE is the premier world centre for falconry – the falcon is, after all, the country's national bird}}
Arabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryxFile:Arabian oryx (oryx leucoryx).jpg{{cite web |title=Arabia's Wildlife Centre |url=https://www.visitsharjah.com/en/activities/wildlife/arabias-wildlife-centre/ |website=Visit Sharjah |publisher=Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority |quote=Located in Sharjah Desert Park, Arabia's Wildlife Centre hosts several animals, including the Arabian Oryx, the UAE's national animal, and the Arabian leopard, the region's famous big cat.}}
rowspan="5" |{{UK}}

|Bulldog

Canis familiarisFile:Ozbulldog.jpg{{cite web|title=The British Bulldog|url=http://www.londondogforum.co.uk/the-british-bulldog-c428.html|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811210701/http://www.londondogforum.co.uk/the-british-bulldog-c428.html|archive-date=2014-08-11|url-status=dead}}
Lion (England)Panthera leoFile:Lion2010.jpg{{Cite book |last=Garai |first=Jana |title=The Book of Symbols |year=1973 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |isbn=978-0-671-21773-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/bookofsymbols0000gara }}{{cite web|url=http://projectbritain.com/symbols.html|title=What images are associated with England?|publisher=projectbritain.com|access-date=2010-09-22}}
Red kite (Wales)Milvus milvusFile:Milvus milvus R(ThKraft).jpg{{cite web|title=National symbols of Wales|url=http://www.visitwales.com/explore/traditions-history/national-symbols|website=visitwales.com|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428202513/http://www.visitwales.com/explore/traditions-history/national-symbols|archive-date=28 April 2015|url-status=dead}}
Unicorn (Scotland)style="background:#ccc;" |MythicalFile:Oftheunicorn.jpg{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=esV0hccod0kC&pg=PA77|title=Lion and Gazelle: The Mammals and Birds of Iran|last=Humphreys|first=Patrick|date=15 March 1999|website=|publisher=I.B.Tauris, 1999|access-date=29 October 2016|isbn=978-1-86064-229-6}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/national-animals-legendary-extinct-imaginary/story?id=20170452#2 |title=National Animals: The Legendary, Extinct and Imaginary-2 of 9 |publisher=abcnews.go.com |access-date=2014-10-03}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/scottish-fact-of-the-week-scotland-s-official-animal-the-unicorn-1-2564399 |title=Scottish fact of the week: Scotland's official animal, the Unicorn |publisher=scotsman.com |access-date=2014-10-03}}{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-at-heart.com/unicorn-of-scotland.html |title=The Mystical Unicorn Of Scotland |publisher=scottish-at-heart.com |access-date=2014-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921001638/http://www.scottish-at-heart.com/unicorn-of-scotland.html |archive-date=21 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web |url=http://unrealfacts.com/scotlands-national-animal-is-a-unicorn/ |title=Scotland's National Animal Is A Unicorn |publisher=sunrealfacts.com |access-date=2014-10-03 |date=4 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090440/http://unrealfacts.com/scotlands-national-animal-is-a-unicorn/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon of Wales)style="background:#ccc;" |MythicalFile:Flag of Wales 2.svg{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/national-animals-legendary-extinct-imaginary/story?id=20170452#2 |title=National Animals: The Legendary, Extinct and Imaginary-7 of 9 |publisher=abcnews.go.com |access-date=2014-10-03}}
rowspan="2" |{{USA}}Bald eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus leucocephalusFile:Haliaeetus leucocephalus.jpeg{{Cite journal |title=The American Bald Eagle |url=https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/eagle.pdf |journal=United States Department of Veterans Affairs}}
American bison (national mammal)Bison bisonFile:American bison k5680-1.jpg{{Cite web |title=Bison Bellows: America's New National Mammal (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison-bellows-5-12-16.htm |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=www.nps.gov }}
id="V"

|{{VEN}}

Venezuelan troupial (national bird)Icterus icterusFile:Curacao-Icterus-Icterus-2013.JPG
id="Z"

|{{ZIM}}

Bateleur (national bird)Terathopius ecaudatusFile:Bataleur - Kruger National park (37161617713).jpg{{Cite web |title=Zimbabwe Bird |url=https://www.zim.gov.zw/index.php/en/my-government/government-ministries/national-symbols/464-zimbabwe-bird |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=Official Government of Zimbabwe Web Portal}}

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