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North America
{{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" !align=left|Country !align=left|Mammal !align=left|Bird !align=left|Other !align=left|Picture |- | Bahamas || Orca || |- |
|- | Canada || Beaver || |- |rowspan="3"| Dominican Republic || Palmchat || |- |South America
Country | Mammal | Bird | Other | Picture |
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Brazil | Macaw | |||
Jaguar | ||||
Rufous-bellied Thrush |
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Bolivia | Llama | |||
Ecuador | Andean Condor |
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Venezuela | Troupial | Icterus icterus (turpial) |
Europe
Country | National animal | Pictures | |||
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Albania | Eagle | ||||
Lion | |||||
Armenia | Eagle | ||||
Dragon | |||||
Dragon | |||||
Armenia | Eagle | ||||
Dragon | |||||
Belarus | Wisent |
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White Stork |
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Estonia | Barn Swallow |
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Finland | Brown Bear (national animal) |
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Whooper Swan (national bird) |
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Perch (national fish) | |||||
France | Gallic rooster | ||||
Deer (unofficial) | |||||
Germany | Black Eagle |
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Gibraltar | Barbary Macaque |
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Greece | Dolphin | ||||
Phoenix | |||||
Latvia | Atlantic Swordfish | ||||
Luxembourg | Lion | ||||
Moldova | Aurochs | ||||
Malta | Blue Rock Thrush |
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Kelb tal-Fenek (the Pharaoh Hound) | |||||
North Macedonia | Macedonian heraldry)[3] |
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Sarplaninec |
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Lynx[4] | |||||
Ohrid trout | |||||
Magpie | |||||
Netherlands | Lion | ||||
Norway | Elk (Called "Moose" in the Americas) | ||||
Slovenia | Goldhorn | ||||
Carniolan honey bee | |||||
Lipizzaner |
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Olm | |||||
United Kingdom | Lion | European Robin |
Erithacus rubecula | [5] |
Asia
Country | National animal | Pictures | ||
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Bangladesh | Royal Bengal Tiger (national animal) |
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Oriental Magpie Robin (national bird) |
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Hilsa (national fish) |
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Ganges River Dolphin (national mammal) |
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Bhutan | Takin | |||
China | Chinese dragon | |||
Crane | ||||
Golden Pheasant (unofficial) | ||||
Giant Panda |
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India | Bengal Tiger (national animal) |
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Peacock (national bird) |
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Indian Elephant (national mammal) |
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King Cobra (national reptile) |
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Hanuman Langur (national icon) |
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India - Dolphin (national marine animal) | ||||
Indonesia | Komodo Dragon (national reptile) |
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Asian arowana (national fish) | ||||
Javan Hawk-eagle (national bird) |
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Orangutan | ||||
Javan Rhinoceros
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Sumatran Tiger |
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Iran | Asiatic Cheetah |
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Persian Leopard |
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Persian fallow deer | ||||
Israel | Mountain Gazelle (national animal) |
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Hoopoe (national bird) | ||||
Japan | Green Pheasant |
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Koi | ||||
Jordan | Camel | |||
Malaysia | Tiger (national animal) | |||
Rhinoceros Hornbill (national bird) |
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Nepal | Cow |
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Pakistan | Markhor (national animal) | |||
Chukar (national bird) | ||||
Peregrine falcon (state bird) | ||||
Snow Leopard (state animal) |
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Indus River Dolphin (national marine mammal) |
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Mugger Crocodile (national reptile) |
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Mahasher (national fish) |
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Bufo stomaticus (national amphibian) |
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Palestine | Palestine Sunbird |
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Philippines | Carabao (national animal) | |||
Philippine Eagle (national bird) |
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Bangus (national fish) |
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North Korea | Chollima |
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Republic of China | Formosan Black Bear |
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Formosan Blue Magpie |
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Singapore | Merlion | |||
Lion | ||||
Tiger | ||||
Crimson Sunbird |
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Turkey | Redwing | Turdus iliacus | [citation needed] | |
Vietnam | Tortoise (symbol animal of Hanoi Capital and cutural) |
Africa
Country | National animal | Pictures | ||||
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Algeria | Fennec Fox |
Botswana | Zebra | |||
Egypt | Steppe Eagle |
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Ethiopia | Abyssinian Lion (also known as the Lion of Judah) | |||||
Ivory Coast | Elephant | |||||
Mali | Gorilla | |||||
Malawi | Bar-tailed Trogon |
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Thomson's Gazelle |
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Mauritius | Dodo |
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Namibia | Oryx | |||||
Nigeria | Eagle | |||||
Somalia | Leopard | |||||
South Africa | Secretary Bird |
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Springbok |
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Togo | Hippopotamus | |||||
Uganda | East African Crowned-Crane |
Balearica regulorum gibbericeps | ||||
Zambia | Fish Eagle |
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Zimbabwe | Sable Antelope |
African Fish Eagle |
Haliaeetus vocifer | [7] |
Oceania
Country | National animal | Pictures |
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Australia | Kangaroo | |
Emu | ||
Fiji | Rainbow Lorikeet
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New Zealand | Kiwi | |
Sheep | ||
Tuatara | ||
New Caledonia | Kagu | |
Nauru | Great Frigatebird |
That other list
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|- | |- |rowspan="2"| Argentina || Cougar || |- | |- |rowspan="3"| Australia || Kangaroo|| |- |Emu|| |- |Koala|| |- | Austria || Black Eagle || |-B
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|- |Flamingo || |- |rowspan="4"| |- | |- | |- | |- |rowspan="2"| |- | |- | Belgium || Lion|| |- | |- | |- |rowspan="2"| Bhutan || Druk || |- |Takin || |- | Bolivia || Llama || |- | Botswana || Zebra || |- |rowspan="3"| Brazil || Macaw || |- |Jaguar || |- | |- | Bulgaria || Lion || |-C
| Cambodia || Kouprey[9] || |- |rowspan="2"| Canada || Beaver[10] || |- |
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|- |rowspan="3"| Dominican Republic || Palmchat || |- |E
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|- | Eritrea || Camel || |- | |- | |- | Ethiopia || Abyssinian Lion (also known as the Lion of Judah)|| |-F
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|- | |- |European perch (national fish) || |- | France || Gallic Rooster|| |-G
| Gambia || Hyena || |- | Germany || Black Eagle|| |- |
|- |rowspan="2"| Greece || Dolphin|| |- |Phoenix || |- | |- | Guatemala || Quetzal || |- |rowspan="2"| Guyana || Canje Pheasant|| |- |Jaguar || |- | |- | |- | Hungary || Turul|| |-I
| Iceland || Falcon|| |- | Ichkeria || Chechen wolf || |- |rowspan="5"|
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|- |rowspan="4"| |- |Koi || |- | |- | |- | Jordan || Oryx || |-K
|rowspan="2"| Kenya || Cheetah || |- |
|- | |- | |- | South Korea || Tiger|| |- | Kuwait || Camel || |-L
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|- | Latvia || White Wagtail || |- | |- | |- | Liberia || Lion || |- | Lithuania || Wolf || |- | Luxembourg || Lion || |-M
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|- | |- |rowspan="2"| |- |Kelb tal-Fenek (the Pharaoh Hound)|| |- |rowspan="4"||| |- |rowspan="2"| |- | |- |
|| |- |rowspan="7"| |- | |- |Grasshopper (national arthropod) || |- | |- |Jaguar (national mammal) || |- |Vaquita (national marine mammal) || |- | |- | Moldova || Aurochs|| |- |rowspan="3"| |- | |- | |- | Morocco || Barbary lion || |- | Myanmar || Tiger || |-
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|- | |- | Netherlands || Lion|| |- | New Caledonia || Kagu || |- |rowspan="1"| New Zealand || Kiwi[15]|| |- | Nigeria || Eagle|| |- | |- | Norway || Elk (Called "Moose" in the Americas) || |-P
|rowspan="8"| Pakistan || Markhor (national animal) || |- |Chukar (national bird) || |- |Peregrine falcon (state bird) || |- |
|- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- |rowspan="2"| Peru || Vicuña (national animal) || |- |Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) || |- |rowspan="3"| Philippines || Carabao (national animal)|| |- | |- | |- |rowspan="3"| |- | |- | |- |rowspan="2"| |- | |-QR
| Qatar || Oryx|| |- | Romania || Lynx|| |- |rowspan="2"| Russia || Russian Bear || |- |Eagle || |- |
|- |rowspan="4"| Saudi Arabia || Arabian horse|| |- | |- | |- | Camel || |-S
|rowspan="3"| Serbia || White Eagle|| |- | Falcon|| |- |
|- | |- | |- | |- |rowspan="3"| Singapore || Merlion || |- | |- |Peacock bass || |- |rowspan="4"| |- |Proteus || |- |Lynx || |- | |- | Somalia || Leopard|| |- |rowspan="3"| |- | |- | |- | Spain || Bull|| |- |rowspan="3"| Sri Lanka|| |Lion (national mammal) || |- | |- |Troides darsius (national butterfly) || |- | |- |rowspan="3"| Sweden || Lion|| |- |Elk|| |- |Dalecarlian horse|| |-T
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|- | |- | Thailand || Thai Elephant|| |- | Togo || Hippopotamus || |- | |- |Rowspan="2"| |- | |-U
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|- | |- |Rowspan="8"| United Kingdom || Lion (England) || |- | |- | |- | |- | |- |Rowspan="2"| |- | |-V
|Rowspan="3"| Vietnam || |Tiger || |- |
|- |Dragon || |- | |-Z
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|- | |}Sub-national
- See List of sub-national animals
See also
- Floral emblem
- State animal
This is a list of national birds, most official, but some unofficial.
National birds
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