National Animals 2026

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Country
National Animal(s)↓
Scientific Name(s)
Anguilla Flag
Anguilla
  • Zenaida dove
  • Zenaida aurita
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar
  • Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry)
  • Ring-tailed lemur (national animal)
  • Bos primigenius indicus
  • Lemur catta
Botswana Flag
Botswana
  • Zebra
  • Equus quagga
Maldives Flag
Maldives
  • Yellowfin tuna
  • White-breasted Waterhen (national bird)
  • Thunnus albacares
  • Amaurornis phoenicurus
Estonia Flag
Estonia
  • Wolf
  • Barn swallow (national bird)
  • Baltic herring (national fish)
  • Swallowtail (national butterfly)
  • Canis lupus
  • Hirundo rustica
  • Clupea harengus membras
  • Papilio machaon
Serbia Flag
Serbia
  • Wolf
  • Canis lupus
Finland Flag
Finland
  • Whooper swan (national bird)
  • Holly blue (national butterfly)
  • European perch (national fish)
  • Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)
  • Cygnus cygnus
  • Celastrina argiolus
  • Perca fluviatilis
  • Coccinella septempunctata
Poland Flag
Poland
  • White-tailed eagle (national bird)
  • White stork (national bird)
  • European bison (national animal)
  • Haliaeetus albicilla
  • Ciconia ciconia
  • Bison bonasus
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica
  • White-tailed deer
  • West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)
  • Two-toed sloth
  • Three-toed sloth
  • Odocoileus virginianus
  • Trichechus manatus
  • Choloepus hoffmanni
  • Bradypus variegatus
Honduras Flag
Honduras
  • White-tailed deer
  • Scarlet macaw (national bird)
  • Odocoileus virginianus
  • Ara macao
Brunei Flag
Brunei
  • White-bellied sea eagle (national bird)
  • Haliaeetus leucogaster
Latvia Flag
Latvia
  • White wagtail (national bird)
  • Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)
  • Motacilla alba
  • Adalia bipunctata
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania
  • White stork
  • Ciconia ciconia
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam
  • Water Buffalo
  • Bubalus bubalis
Peru Flag
Peru
  • Vicuña
  • Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird)
  • Vicugna vicugna
  • Rupicola peruviana
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela
  • Venezuelan troupial
  • Icterus icterus
Uganda Flag
Uganda
  • Ugandan kob
  • Grey crowned crane (national bird)
  • Kobus kob thomasi
  • Balearica regulorum
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua
  • Turquoise-browed Motmot
  • Eumomota superciliosa
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador
  • Turquoise-browed Motmot
  • Eumomota superciliosa
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan
  • Turkestan sand cat
  • Felis margarita thinobia
India Flag
India
  • Tiger (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
Malawi Flag
Malawi
  • Thomson’s Gazelle
  • Eudorcas thomsonii
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini
  • Thomson's gazelle
  • Eudorcas thomsonii
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan
  • Takin
  • Budorcas taxicolor
Syria Flag
Syria
  • Syrian brown bear
  • Northern bald ibis (national bird)
  • Ursus arctos syriacus
  • Geronticus eremita
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon
  • Striped Hyena
  • Hyaena hyaena
Egypt Flag
Egypt
  • Steppe eagle
  • Aquila nipalensis
South Africa Flag
South Africa
  • Springbok (national animal)
  • Blue crane (national bird)
  • Galjoen (national fish)
  • Antidorcas marsupialis
  • Anthropoides paradiseus
  • Dichistius capensis
Gambia Flag
Gambia
  • Spotted hyena
  • Crocuta crocuta
Chile Flag
Chile
  • South Andean deer
  • Hippocamelus bisulcus
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan
  • Snow leopard
  • Afghan hound (national dog)
  • Panthera uncia
  • Canis familiaris
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan
  • Snow leopard
  • Panthera uncia
Dominica Flag
Dominica
  • Sisserou parrot
  • Amazona imperalis
North Korea Flag
North Korea
  • Siberian tiger
  • Pungsan dog
  • Korean magpie (national bird)
  • Panthera tigris altaica
  • Canis familiaris
  • Pica serica
South Korea Flag
South Korea
  • Siberian tiger
  • Korean magpie (national bird)
  • Panthera tigris altaica
  • Pica serica
Sudan Flag
Sudan
  • Secretarybird (national bird)
  • Sagittarius serpentarius
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands
  • Sea turtle
  • Chelonioidea
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago
  • Scarlet ibis (national bird, Trinidad)
  • Cocrico (national bird, Tobago)
  • Eudocimus ruber
  • Ortalis ruficauda
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Saint Vincent amazon (national bird)
  • Amazona guildingii
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia
  • Saint Lucia amazon (national bird)
  • Amazona versicolor
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe
  • Sable antelope (national animal)
  • African fish eagle (national bird)
  • Hippotragus niger
  • Haliaeetus vocifer
Argentina Flag
Argentina
  • Rufous hornero
  • Furnarius rufus
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay
  • Rufous Hornero
  • Furnarius rufus
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh
  • Royal Bengal tiger (national animal)
  • Magpie robin (national bird)
  • Ilish (national fish)
  • Panthera tigris tigris
  • Copsychus saularis
  • Tenualosa ilisha
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala
  • Resplendent quetzal (national bird)
  • Pharomachrus mocinno
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica
  • Red-billed streamertail
  • Trochilus polytmus
Denmark Flag
Denmark
  • Red squirrel
  • Mute swan (national bird)
  • Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)
  • Sciurus vulgaris
  • Cygnus olor
  • Aglais urticae
Australia Flag
Australia
  • Red kangaroo (national animal)
  • Emu (national bird)
  • Macropus rufus
  • Dromaius novaehollandiae
Ireland Flag
Ireland
  • Red Deer
  • Irish hare
  • Cervus elaphus
  • Lepus timidus hibernicus
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia
  • Przewalski's horse
  • Saker falcon (national bird)
  • Gobi bear (national pride animal)
  • Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Falco cherrug
  • Ursus arctos gobiensis
Greenland Flag
Greenland
  • Polar bear
  • Macaca sylvanus
Croatia Flag
Croatia
  • Pine marten
  • Martes martes
Malta Flag
Malta
  • Pharaoh Hound
  • Canis lupus familiaris
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay
  • Pampas fox
  • Lycalopex gymnocercus
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic
  • Palmchat
  • Dulus dominicus
Palestine Flag
Palestine
  • Palestine Sunbird
  • Palestine sunbird (national bird)
  • Cinnyris osea
  • Cinnyris osea
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo
  • Okapi
  • Okapia johnstoni
Canada Flag
Canada
  • North American beaver
  • Canadian horse
  • Castor canadensis
  • Equus ferus caballus
Israel Flag
Israel
  • Mountain gazelle
  • Eurasian hoopoe (national bird)
  • Gazella gazella
  • Upupa epops
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan
  • Markhor (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
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan
  • Marco Polo Sheep
  • Golden eagle (national bird)
  • Ovis ammon polii
  • Aquila chrysaetos
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia
  • Malayan tiger
  • Panthera tigris jacksoni
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati
  • Magnificent Frigatebird
  • Fregata magnificens
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia
  • Llama
  • Andean condor (national bird)
  • Lama glama
  • Vultur gryphus
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands
  • Lion
  • Black-tailed godwit
  • Panthera leo
  • Limosa limosa
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom
  • Lion (England)
  • Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog")
  • Red kite (Wales)
  • Irish Elk (Northern Ireland)
  • Panthera leo
  • Canis lupus familiaris
  • Milvus milvus
  • Megaloceros giganteus
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Kenya Flag
Kenya
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Morocco Flag
Morocco
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Senegal Flag
Senegal
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Belgium Flag
Belgium
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Togo Flag
Togo
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Libya Flag
Libya
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Singapore Flag
Singapore
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Liberia Flag
Liberia
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg
  • Lion
  • Panthera leo
Somalia Flag
Somalia
  • Leopard
  • Panthera pardus
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda
  • Leopard
  • Panthera pardus
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia
  • Kouprey
  • Giant ibis (national bird)
  • Northern river terrapin (national reptile)
  • Giant barb (national fish)
  • Bos sauveli
  • Pseudibis gigantea
  • Batagur baska
  • Catlocarpio siamensis
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia
  • Komodo dragon
  • Javan hawk-eagle (national bird)
  • Asian arowana (national fish)
  • Varanus komodoensis
  • Nisaetus bartelsi
  • Scleropages formosus
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand
  • Kiwi
  • Apteryx sp.
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan
  • Karabakh horse
  • Equus ferus caballus
Brazil Flag
Brazil
  • Jaguar
  • Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)
  • Panthera onca
  • Turdus rufiventris
Guyana Flag
Guyana
  • Jaguar
  • Panthera onca
Italy Flag
Italy
  • Italian Wolf
  • Italian sparrow (national bird)
  • Canis lupus italicus
  • Passer italiae
Portugal Flag
Portugal
  • Iberian Wolf
  • Canis lupus signatus
San Marino Flag
San Marino
  • Horse
  • Peregrine falcon (national bird)
  • Equus caballus
  • Falco peregrinus
Haiti Flag
Haiti
  • Hispaniolan trogon
  • Priotelus roseigaster
Panama Flag
Panama
  • Harpy eagle (national bird)
  • Panamanian golden frog
  • Harpia harpyja
  • Atelopus zeteki
Iceland Flag
Iceland
  • Gyrfalcon
  • Falco rusticolus
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka
  • Grizzled giant squirrel
  • Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)
  • Ratufa macroura
  • Gallus lafayettii
Grenada Flag
Grenada
  • Grenada dove (national bird)
  • Leptotila wellsi
Japan Flag
Japan
  • Green pheasant (national bird)
  • Carp (national fish)
  • Phasianus versicolor
  • Cyprinus carpio
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar
  • Green peafowl (national bird)
  • Grey peacock-pheasant (national bird)
  • Pavo muticus
  • Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Turkey Flag
Turkey
  • Gray Wolf
  • Canis lupus
Mexico Flag
Mexico
  • Golden 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
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan
  • Golden eagle
  • Aquila chrysaetos
Armenia Flag
Armenia
  • Golden eagle
  • Aquila chrysaetos
Albania Flag
Albania
  • Golden Eagle
  • Aquila chrysaetos
Iraq Flag
Iraq
  • Goat
  • Chukar partridge (national bird)
  • Capra aegagrus
  • Alectoris chukar
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania
  • Giraffe
  • Giraffa camelopardalis
Angola Flag
Angola
  • Giant sable antelope
  • Red-crested turaco (national bird)
  • Hippotragus niger variani
  • Tauraco erythrolophus
China Flag
China
  • Giant panda
  • Red-crowned crane
  • Ailuropoda melanoleuca
  • Grus japonensis
Namibia Flag
Namibia
  • Gemsbok
  • Oryx gazella
France Flag
France
  • Gallic rooster
  • Gallus gallus domesticus
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan
  • Formosan Black Bear
  • Ursus thibetanus formosanus
Algeria Flag
Algeria
  • Fennec Fox
  • Vulpes zerda
Monaco Flag
Monaco
  • European hedgehog
  • European rabbit
  • Wood mouse
  • Erinaceus europaeus
  • Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Apodemus sylvaticus
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda
  • European fallow deer (national animal)
  • Frigate (national bird)
  • Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)
  • Dama dama
  • Fregata magnificens
  • Eretmochelys imbricata
Belarus Flag
Belarus
  • European bison
  • Bison bonasus
Georgia Flag
Georgia
  • Eurasian wolf
  • Canis lupus lupus
Faroe Islands Flag
Faroe Islands
  • Eurasian oystercatcher
  • Haematopus ostralgus
Romania Flag
Romania
  • Eurasian Lynx
  • Lynx lynx
Norway Flag
Norway
  • Eurasian elk/moose
  • Lion
  • White-throated dipper (national bird)
  • Fjord horse (national horse)
  • Alces alces
  • Panthera leo
  • Cinclus cinclus
  • Equus caballus
Sweden Flag
Sweden
  • Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal)
  • Eurasian blackbird (national bird)
  • Alces alces
  • Turdus merula
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria
  • Eagle
  • Black Crowned Crane
  • Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  • Balearica pavonina
Ghana Flag
Ghana
  • Eagle
  • Aquila
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro
  • Eagle
  • Aquila
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea
  • Dugong
  • Dugong dugon
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste
  • Dreaded crocodile
  • Crocodylus niloticus
Greece Flag
Greece
  • Dolphin
  • Little owl (national bird)
  • Delphinus
  • Athene noctua
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius
  • Dodo
  • Raphus cucullatus
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus
  • Cypriot mouflon
  • Ovis orientalis
Cuba Flag
Cuba
  • Cuban trogon
  • Priotelus temnurus
Nepal Flag
Nepal
  • Cow
  • Himalayan monal (national bird)
  • Bos taurus indicus
  • Lophophorus impejanus
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland
  • Cow
  • Bos taurus
Andorra Flag
Andorra
  • Cow
  • Bos taurus
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine
  • Common nightingale
  • White stork (national bird)
  • Luscinia megarhynchos
  • Ciconia ciconia
Fiji Flag
Fiji
  • Collared Lory
  • Phigys solitarius
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone
  • Chimpanzee
  • Pan troglodytes
Philippines Flag
Philippines
  • Carabao
  • Philippine eagle (national bird)
  • Bubalus bubalis
  • Pithecophaga jefferyi
Spain Flag
Spain
  • Bull
  • Bos taurus
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Brown pelican (national bird)
  • Pelecanus occidentalis
Russia Flag
Russia
  • Brown bear
  • Ursus arctos
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia
  • Brown Bear
  • Ursus arctos
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas
  • Blue marlin (national fish)
  • Flamingo (national bird)
  • Makaira nigricans
  • Phoenicopterus ruber
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho
  • Black Rhinoceros
  • Basuto pony (national horse)
  • Diceros bicornis
  • Equus caballus
Gabon Flag
Gabon
  • Black panther
  • Panthera pardus
Austria Flag
Austria
  • Barn swallow
  • Hirundo rustica
Gibraltar Flag
Gibraltar
  • Barbary macaque
  • Macaca sylvanus
United States Flag
United States
  • Bald eagle (national bird)
  • American bison (national mammal)
  • Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  • Bison bison
Belize Flag
Belize
  • Baird's tapir (national animal)
  • Keel-billed toucan (national bird)
  • Tapirus bairdii
  • Ramphastos sulfuratus
Moldova Flag
Moldova
  • Aurochs
  • Bos primigenius
Iran Flag
Iran
  • Asiatic lion
  • Panthera pardus tulliana
  • Asiatic cheetah
  • Panthera leo persica
  • Panthera pardus saxicolor
  • Acinonyx jubatus venaticus
Thailand Flag
Thailand
  • Asian elephant
  • Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal)
  • Elephas maximus
  • Betta splendens
Laos Flag
Laos
  • Asian elephant
  • Elephas maximus
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates
  • Arabian oryx (national animal)
  • Saker falcon (national bird)
  • Oryx leucoryx
  • Falco cherrug
Jordan Flag
Jordan
  • Arabian Oryx
  • Oryx leucoryx
Oman Flag
Oman
  • Arabian oryx
  • Oryx leucoryx
Qatar Flag
Qatar
  • Arabian oryx
  • Oryx leucoryx
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain
  • Arabian oryx
  • Oryx leucoryx
Yemen Flag
Yemen
  • Arabian Leopard
  • Panthera pardus nimr
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia
  • Arabian Camel
  • Camelus dromedarius
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia
  • Arabian Camel
  • Camelus dromedarius
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait
  • Arabian Camel
  • Camelus dromedarius
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea
  • Arabian Camel
  • Camelus dromedarius
Colombia Flag
Colombia
  • Andean Condor
  • Vultur gryphus
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador
  • Andean Condor
  • Vultur gryphus
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles
  • Aldabra giant tortoise
  • Striped dolphin
  • Seychelles black parrot (national bird)
  • Aldabrachelys gigantea
  • Stenella coeruleoalba
  • Coracopsis barklyi
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan
  • Akhal-Teke
  • Equus ferus caballus
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan
  • African fish eagle (national bird)
  • Haliaeetus vocifer
Zambia Flag
Zambia
  • African Fish Eagle
  • Haliaeetus vocifer
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique
  • African Elephant
  • Loxodonta
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast
  • African Elephant
  • Loxodonta
  • Some countries have multiple national animals, one or more of which may be extinct or mythical.