List of national animals facts for kids
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) |
Picture | Ref. |
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Algeria | Fennec fox (national animal) | Vulpes zerda | ||
Argentina | Rufous hornero (national bird) | Furnarius rufus | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | European fallow deer (national animal) | Dama dama | ||
Frigate (national bird) | Fregata magnificens | |||
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) | Eretmochelys imbricata | |||
Azerbaijan | Karabakh horse (national horse) | Equus caballus | ||
Bahamas | Blue marlin (national fish) | Makaira nigricans | ||
Flamingo (national bird) | Phoenicopterus ruber | |||
Bangladesh | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | ||
Magpie robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis | |||
Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha | |||
Belize | Baird's tapir (national animal) | Tapirus bairdii | ||
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) | Ramphastos sulfuratus | |||
Botswana | Plains zebra (national animal) | Equus quagga | ||
Brazil | Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) | Turdus rufiventris | ||
Cambodia | Kouprey (national mammal) | Bos sauveli | ||
Giant ibis (national bird) | Pseudibis gigantea | |||
Northern river terrapin (national reptile) | Batagur baska | |||
Giant barb (national fish) | Catlocarpio siamensis | |||
Canada | North American beaver (national animal) | Castor canadensis | ||
Canadian horse (national horse) | Equus caballus | |||
Colombia | Andean Condor (national bird) | Vultur gryphus | ||
Costa Rica | Yigüirro (national bird) | Turdus grayi | ||
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) | Trichechus manatus | |||
Three-toed sloth Two-toed sloth |
Choloepus hoffmanni Bradypus variegatus |
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Croatia | Marten (national animal) | Martes martes | ||
Cuba | Cuban trogon (national bird) | Priotelus temnurus | ||
Denmark | Red squirrel (national mammal) | Sciurus vulgaris | ||
Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor | |||
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae | |||
Dominica | Sisserou parrot (national bird) | Amazona imperalis | ||
Dominican Republic | Palmchat (national bird) | Dulus dominicus | ||
El Salvador | Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa | ||
Finland | Brown bear | Ursus arctos | ||
Whooper Swan (national bird) | Cygnus cygnus | |||
European perch (national fish) | Perca fluviatilis | |||
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) | Coccinella septempunctata | |||
Germany | Black eagle (National Bird) | Ictinaetus malaiensis | ||
Grenada | Grenada dove (national bird) | Leptotila wellsi | ||
Guatemala | Resplendent quetzal (national bird) | Pharomachrus mocinno | ||
Honduras | White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus | ||
Scarlet macaw (national bird) | Ara macao | |||
India | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | ||
Indian peafowl (national bird) | Pavo cristatus | |||
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica | |||
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus | |||
Indonesia | Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis | ||
Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) | Nisaetus bartelsi | |||
Asian arowana (national fish) | Scleropages formosus | |||
Jamaica | Red-billed streamertail (national bird) | Trochilus polytmus | ||
Kenya | Lion (national animal) | Panthera Leo | ||
Lilac-breasted roller (national bird) | Coracias caudatus | |||
Latvia | White wagtail (national bird) | Motacilla alba | ||
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) | Adalia bipunctata | |||
Lebanon | Striped hyena (national animal) | Hyaena hyaena | ||
Lithuania | White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | ||
Mongolia | Saker falcon (national bird) | Falco cherrug | ||
Malaysia | Malayan Tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris | ||
Nicaragua | Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa | ||
Pakistan | Markhor (national animal) | Capra falconeri | ||
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) | Platanista minor | |||
Chukar (national bird) | Alectoris chukar | |||
Mugger crocodile (national reptile) | Crocodylus palustris | |||
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | |||
Snow leopard (national predator) | Panthera uncia | |||
Panama | Harpy eagle (national bird) | Harpia harpyja | ||
Peru | Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) | Rupicola peruviana | ||
Philippines | Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi | ||
Qatar | Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Brown Pelican (national bird) | Pelecanus occidentalis | ||
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia amazon (national bird) | Amazona versicolor | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) | Amazona guildingii | ||
Saudi Arabia | Arabian camel (national animal) | Camelus dromedarius | ||
South Africa | Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis | ||
Blue crane (national bird) | Anthropoides paradiseus | |||
Galjoen (national fish) | Dichistius capensis | |||
Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) | Gallus lafayettii | ||
Tanzania | Giraffe (national animal) | Giraffa sp. | ||
Thailand | Asian elephant (national animal) | Elephas maximus | ||
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) | Betta splendens | |||
Uganda | Grey crowned crane (national bird) | Balearica regulorum | ||
United Arab Emirates | Saker falcon (national bird) | Falco cherrug | ||
Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | |||
United Kingdom | England: Lion (national animal) | Panthera leo | ||
Scotland: Unicorn (national animal) | Fictional | |||
Wales: Red Dragon (national animal) | Fictional | |||
United States | Bald eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
American bison (national mammal) | Bison bison | |||
Venezuela | Venezuelan troupial (national bird) | Icterus icterus | ||
Zimbabwe | Bateleur (national bird) | Terathopius ecaudatus |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Animales emblemáticos de cada país para niños
- State animal
- List of national birds
- Animals as heraldic charges
- Floral emblem
- National personification
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