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National Animals 2023

Countries in Europe

The following are the national animals of countries in Europe:

  • Albania – Eagle
  • Austria – Austrian Bundesadler and the Barn Swallow
  • Armenia – Eagle
  • Belarus – European bison
  • Belgium – Leo Belgicus
  • Croatia – The Pine marten
  • Czech Republic – the double-tailed lion
  • Denmark – Red squirrel, Mute swan, and the Small tortoiseshell
  • Estonia – Wolf and the Barn swallow
  • Finland – Brown bear, Whooper swan, Holly blue, European perch, and the Seven-spot ladybird
  • France – Gallic rooster
  • Germany – Federal eagle
  • Greece – Dolphin
  • Guyana – Jaguar
  • Hungary – Turul
  • Iceland – Gyrfalcon
  • Ireland – Red deer
  • Italy – Italian wolf
  • Latvia – White wagtail and the Two-spotted ladybird
  • Lithuania – White stork
  • Luxembourg – Lion
  • Macedonia – Lynx
  • Malta – Pharaoh Hound
  • Moldova – Aurochs
  • Netherlands – Lion and the Black-tailed godwit
  • North Macedonia – Lion
  • Norway – Lion, White-throated dipper, and the Fjord horse
  • Poland – White-tailed eagle, White stork, and the European bison
  • Portugal – Rooster of Barcelos and the Iberian Wolf
  • Romania – Lynx
  • Russia – The Eurasian brown bear and the Double-headed eagle
  • Serbia – Wolf, White tiger, and the Lynx
  • Spain – Bull
  • Sweden – Eurasian Elk/Moose and the Eurasian blackbird
  • Turkey – Gray wolf, Kangal, and the Turkish Angora
  • United Kingdom – Lion, Bulldog, Red kite, Unicorn, and the Y Ddraig Goch

Countries in North America

The following are the national animals of countries in North America:

  • Antigua and Barbuda – Fallow deer, Frigate, and the Hawksbill turtle
  • Bahamas – Blue Martin and the Flamingo
  • Belize – Baird’s Tapit and the Keel-billed toucan
  • Canada – North American Beaver, and the Canadian horse
  • Costa Rica – White-tailed deer, Yiguirro, Three-toed, and Two-toed sloth, and the West Indian manatee
  • Cuba – Cuban trogon
  • Dominican Republic – Palmchat
  • El Salvador – Torogoz
  • Guatemala – Quetzal
  • Haiti – Hispaniolan Trogan
  • Honduras – White-tailed deer
  • Jamaica – Red-billed streamertail
  • Mexico – Golden eagle, Xoloitzcuintli, Chapulin, Ocelot, and the Axoloti
  • Nicaragua – Guardabarrabco
  • Panama – Harpy eagle
  • St. Vincent and The Grenadines – Saint Vincent amazon
  • United States – Bald eagle and the American bison

Countries in South America

The following are the national animals of countries in South America:

Countries in Africa

The following are the national animals of countries in Africa:

Countries in Asia

The following are the national animals of countries in Asia:

  • Afghanistan – Snow leopard
  • Azerbaijan – Karabakh horse
  • Bangladesh – Bengal tiger, Magpie robin, and the Ilish
  • Bhutan – Druk and Takin
  • Cambodia – Kouprey, Giant Ibis, Northern river terrapin, and the Giant barb
  • China – Giant panda and the Red-crowned crane
  • Cyprus – Cypriot mouflon
  • India – Royal Bengal tiger, Indian peacock, King cobra, Ganges river dolphin, and the Indian elephant
  • Indonesia – Komodo dragon, Javan hawk-eagle, and the Asian Arowana
  • Iran – Asiatic lion, Panthera pardus tulliana, and the Asiatic Cheetah
  • Iraq – Chukar partridge and the Goat
  • Israel – Eurasian Hoopoe, Palestine viper, Canaan Dog, and the Common black scorpion
  • Japan – Green pheasant and the Carp
  • Jordan – Arabian Oryx
  • Kuwait – Arabian Camel
  • Lebanon – Striped Hyena and the Phoenix
  • Malaysia – Malayian tiger
  • Myanmar – Tiger
  • Nepal – Cow and the Danphe
  • North Korea – Chollima
  • Oman – Arabian oryx
  • Pakistan – Markhor, Indus river dolphin, chukar, Mugger crocodile, Shaheen falcon, and the Snow leopard
  • Palestine – Palestine sunbird
  • Philippines – Philippine eagle
  • Qatar – Arabian oryx
  • Singapore – Lion
  • South Korea – Siberian tiger
  • Sri Lanka – Grizzled giant squirrel and the Sri Lankan junglefowl
  • Taiwan – Formosan Black Bear
  • Thailand – Elephant and the Siamese fighting fish
  • United Arab Emirates – Arabian Oryx and the Peregrine falcon
  • Vietnam – Dragon, Water Buffalo, and the Tiger

Countries in Australia

The following are the national animals of countries in Australia:

Islands and Administrative Regions

The following are the national animals of islands and administrative regions:

  • Aland Islands – Red deer
  • Anguilla – Zenaida dove
  • Bermuda – Humpback Whale
  • Faroe Islands – Eurasian oystercatcher
  • Greenland – Polar bear
  • Grenada – Grenada dove
  • Macau – Black-faced spoonbill
  • Seychelles – Striped Dolphin

All countries globally have things that represent them aside from their names. This includes flags and national anthems. Countries have other national symbols, such as trees, birds, animals, or objects. These symbols represent some type of significance for the country. For example, the bald eagle represents strength and freedom for the United States. Globally, the lion is the most common national animal. The table below has each country's national animal.

Notes:
- Some countries have multiple national animals, one or more of which may be extinct or mythical.

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Country
National Animal
Scientific Name
Mythical
AfghanistanSnow leopardPanthera uncia
AlbaniaGolden EagleAquila chrysaetos
AlgeriaFennec FoxVulpes zerda
AngolaRed-crested turacoTauraco erythrolophus
AnguillaZenaida doveZenaida aurita
Antigua and BarbudaEuropean fallow deer (national animal), Frigate (national bird), Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)Dama dama, Fregata magnificens, Eretmochelys imbricata
ArgentinaRufous horneroFurnarius rufus
ArmeniaEagleAquila
AustraliaRed kangaroo (national animal), Emu (national bird)Macropus rufus, Dromaius novaehollandiae
AustriaBarn swallowHirundo rusticaAustrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")
AzerbaijanKarabakh horseEquus ferus caballus
BahrainWhite Cheeked BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
BangladeshRoyal Bengal tiger (national animal), Magpie robin (national bird), Ilish (national fish)Panthera tigris tigris, Copsychus saularis, Tenualosa ilisha
BelarusEuropean bisonBison bonasus
BelgiumLionPanthera leo Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion")
BelizeBaird's tapir (national animal), Keel-billed toucan (national bird)Tapirus bairdii, Ramphastos sulfuratus
BhutanTakinBudorcas taxicolorDruk
BoliviaAlpacaVicugna pacos
BotswanaZebraEquus quagga
BrazilRufous-bellied thrushTurdus rufiventris
BulgariaLionPanthera leo
CambodiaKoupreyBos sauveli
CanadaNorth American beaver, Canadian horseCastor canadensis, Equus ferus caballus
ChileHuemulHippocamelus
ChinaGiant panda, Red-crowned craneAiluropoda melanoleuca, Grus japonensisChinese dragon
ColombiaAndean CondorVultur gryphus
Costa RicaThe slothFolivora
CroatiaPine martenMartes martes
CubaCuban trogonPriotelus temnurus
CyprusCypriot mouflonOvis orientalis
DenmarkMute swan (national bird), Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)Cygnus olor, Aglais urticae
Dominican RepublicPalmchatDulus dominicus
DR CongoOkapiOkapia johnstoni
EcuadorAndean CondorVultur gryphus
EgyptSteppe eagleAquila nipalensis
El SalvadorTurquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa
EritreaArabian CamelCamelus dromedarius
EstoniaWolfCanis lupus
EthiopiaLionPanthera leo
Faroe IslandsEurasian oystercatcherHaematopus ostralgus
FijiCollared LoryPhigys solitarius
FinlandWhooper swan (national bird), Holly blue (national butterfly), European perch (national fish), Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)Cygnus cygnus, Celastrina argiolus, Perca fluviatilis, Coccinella septempunctata
FranceGallic roosterGallus gallus domesticus
GabonBlack pantherPanthera pardus
GambiaLionPanthera leo
GeorgiaEurasian wolfCanis lupus lupus
GermanyBundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")
GhanaEagleAquila
GreeceDolphinDelphinusPhoenix
GuatemalaQuetzalPharomachrus mocinno
GuyanaJaguarPanthera onca
HaitiHispaniolan trogonPriotelus roseigaster
HondurasWhite-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus
HungaryTurul
IcelandGyrfalconFalco rusticolus
IndiaTiger (National animal), Indian peacock (National bird), King cobra (National reptile), Ganges river dolphin (National aquatic animal), Indian elephant (National heritage animal)Panthera tigris, Pavo cristatus, Ophiophagus hannah, Platanista gangetica, Elephas maximus indicus
IndonesiaKomodo dragonVaranus komodoensisGaruda
IranPersian lionPanthera leo persica
IraqChukar partridge, GoatAlectoris chukar, Capra aegagrus
IrelandRed DeerCervus elaphus
IsraelHoopoeUpupa epops
ItalyItalian WolfCanis lupus italicus
Ivory CoastAfrican ElephantLoxodonta
JamaicaRed-billed streamertailTrochilus polytmus
JapanGreen pheasant (national bird), Carp (national fish)Phasianus versicolor, Cyprinus carpio
JordanArabian OryxOryx leucoryx
KazakhstanGolden eagleAquila chrysaetos
KenyaLionPanthera leo
KiribatiMagnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
KuwaitArabian CamelCamelus dromedarius
KyrgyzstanMarkhorCapra falconeri
LaosIndian ElephantElephas maximus indicus
LatviaWhite wagtail (national bird), Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)Motacilla alba, Adalia bipunctata
LebanonStriped HyenaHyaena hyaena
LesothoBlack RhinocerosDiceros bicornis
LiberiaLionPanthera leo
LibyaLionPanthera leo
LithuaniaWhite storkCiconia ciconia
LuxembourgLionPanthera leo
MadagascarZebu (in Malagasy heraldry), Ring-tailed lemur (national animal)Bos primigenius indicus, Lemur catta
MalawiThomson’s GazelleEudorcas thomsonii
MalaysiaMalayan tigerPanthera tigris jacksoni
MaltaPharaoh HoundCanis lupus familiaris
MauritiusDodoRaphus cucullatus
MexicoGolden eagle (national animal), Xoloitzcuintli (national dog), Jaguar (national mammal), Grasshopper (national arthropod ), Vaquita (national marine mammal)Aquila chrysaetos, Canis lupus familiaris, Panthera onca, Sphenarium purpurascens, Phocoena sinus
MoldovaAurochsBos primigenius
MongoliaSaker FalconFalco cherrug
MontenegroEagleAquila
MoroccoLionPanthera leo
MozambiqueAfrican ElephantLoxodonta
MyanmarTigerPanthera tigris
NamibiaOryxOryx
NepalCow (national animal), Danphe (national bird)Bos taurus indicus, Lophophorus impejanus
NetherlandsLion, Black-tailed godwitPanthera leo, Limosa limosa
New ZealandKiwiApteryx sp.
NicaraguaTurquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa
NigeriaEagle, Black Crowned CraneHaliaeetus leucocephalus, Balearica pavonina
North KoreaChollima
North MacedoniaLionPanthera leo
NorwayLion (royal national animal), White-throated dipper (national bird), Fjord horse (national horse)Panthera leo, Cinclus cinclus, Equus ferus caballus
OmanArabian oryxOryx leucoryx
PakistanMarkhor (National animal), Indus river dolphin (National aquatic mammal), Chukar (National bird), Indus crocodile (National reptile), Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird), Snow leopard (National predator)Capra falconeri, Platanista indicus minor, Alectoris chukar, Crocodylus palustris, Falco peregrinus peregrinator, Panthera uncia
PalestinePalestine SunbirdCinnyris osea
PanamaHarpy eagleHarpia harpyja
Papua New GuineaDugongDugong dugon
ParaguayPampas foxLycalopex gymnocercus
PeruVicuñaVicugna vicugna
PhilippinesPhilippine eaglePithecophaga jefferyi
PolandWhite-tailed eagle (national bird), White stork (national bird), European bison (national animal)Haliaeetus albicilla, Ciconia ciconia, Bison bonasus
PortugalIberian WolfCanis lupus signatusDragon, Cock of Barcelos
QatarArabian oryxOryx leucoryx
RomaniaLynxLynx lynx
RussiaEurasian brown bearUrsus arctos arctosDouble-headed eagle
RwandaAfrican LeopardPanthera pardus pardus
Saint Kitts and NevisVervet MonkeyChlorocebus pygerythrus
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent amazonAmazona guildingii
San MarinoHorseEquus caballus
Saudi ArabiaArabian CamelCamelus dromedarius
SenegalLionPanthera leo
SerbiaWolf, LynxCanis lupus lupus, Lynx lynxWhite eagle
SeychellesStriped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Sierra LeoneLionPanthera leo
SingaporeLionPanthera leo
SlovakiaBrown BearUrsus arctos
Solomon IslandsSea turtleChelonioidea
South AfricaSpringbok (national animal), Blue crane (national bird), Galjoen (national fish)Antidorcas marsupialis, Anthropoides paradiseus, Dichistius capensis
South KoreaSiberian tigerPanthera tigris altaica
SpainBullBos taurus
Sri LankaLion (national animal), Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)Panthera leo, Gallus lafayettii
SudanAfrican Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
SwedenEurasian Elk/Moose (national animal), Eurasian blackbird (national bird)Alces alces, Turdus merula
SyriaBrown BearUrsus arctos
TaiwanFormosan Black BearUrsus thibetanus formosanus
TajikistanMarco Polo SheepOvis ammon polii
TanzaniaGiraffeGiraffa camelopardalis
ThailandElephantElephas maximus
Timor LesteDreaded crocodileCrocodylus niloticus
TogoLionPanthera leo
Trinidad and TobagoRufous-vented Chachalaca, Scarlet IbisOrtalis ruficauda, Eudocimus ruber
TunisiaArabian CamelCamelus dromedarius
TurkeyGray WolfCanis lupus
TurkmenistanAkhal-TekeEquus ferus caballus
UgandaGrey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum
UkraineCommon nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
United Arab EmiratesArabian oryx (national animal), Peregrine falcon (national bird)Oryx leucoryx, Falco peregrinus
United KingdomLion (England), Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog"), Red kite (Wales)Panthera leo, Canis lupus familiaris, Milvus milvusUnicorn (Scotland), Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales)
United StatesBald eagle (national bird), American bison (national mammal)Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Bison bison
UruguayRufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
UzbekistanTurkestan sand catFelis margarita thinobia
VenezuelaVenezuelan troupialIcterus icterus
VietnamWater Buffalo, TigerBubalus bubalis, Panthera tigrisDragon
YemenArabian LeopardPanthera pardus nimr
ZambiaAfrican Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
ZimbabweSable antelope (national animal), African fish eagle (national bird)Hippotragus niger, Haliaeetus vocifer
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Which is the most popular national animal in the world?

The most popular national animal in the world is the lion.

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