GK – List of National Animals

This is a list of national animals. In 2009, a total of 231 national animal symbols existed globally. Calculating with the assumption that there are 196 countries in the world:

  • 142 (74%) countries have designated at least one national animal symbol.
  • 71 (37%) countries have more than one national animal symbol.
Country Animal Name Scientific Name
A
Afghanistan Snow Leopard Panthera Uncia
Aland Islands Red Deer Cervus Elaphus
Albania Golden Eagle Aquila Chrysaetos
Algeria Fennec Fox Vulpes Zerda
Angola Sable Antelope Hippotragus Niger
Anguilla Zenaida Dove Zenaida Aurita
Antigua And Barbuda Fallow Deer Dama Dama
Argentina Rufous Hornero Furnarius Rufus
Armenia Lion Panthera Leo
Australia Red Kangaroo Macropus Rufus
Austria Black Eagle Ictinaetus Malaiensis
Azerbaijan Karabakh Horse Equus Ferus Caballus
B
Bahrain Arabian Oryx Oryx Leucoryx
Bangladesh Royal Bengal Tiger Panthera Tigris Tigris
Belarus European Bison Bison Bonasus
Belgium Lion Panthera Leo
Belize Baird’s Tapir Tapirus Bairdii
Bhutan Takin Budorcas Taxicolor
Bolivia Llama Lama Glama
Botswana Zebra Equus Quagga
Brazil Jaguar Panthera Onca
Bulgaria Lion Panthera Leo
C
Cambodia Kouprey Bos Sauveli
Canada Beaver Castor Canadensis
Chile Huemul Hippocamelus Bisulcus
China Giant Panda Ailuropoda Melanoleuca
Colombia Andean Condor Vultur Gryphus
Costa Rica White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus Virginianus
Croatia Pine Marten Martes Martes
Cuba Cuban Trogon Priotelus Temnurus
Cyprus Cypriot Mouflon Ovis Orientalis
D
Democratic Republic Of The Congo Okapi Okapia Johnstoni
Denmark Mute Swan Cygnus Olor
E
Ecuador Andean Condor Vultur Gryphus
Egypt Steppe Eagle Aquila Nipalensis
England Lion Panthera Leo
Eritrea Arabian Camel Camelus Dromedarius
Estonia Barn Swallow Hirundo Rustica
Ethiopia Lion Panthera Leo
F
Finland Brown Bear Ursus Arctos
France Gallic Rooster Gallus Gallus Domesticus
G
Germany Eagle Hieraatus Spilogaster
Ghana Golden Eagle Aquila Chrysaetos
Gibraltar Barbary Macaque Macaca Sylvanus
Greece Dolphin Delphinus
Greenland Polar Bear Ursus Maritimus
Grenada Grenada Dove Leptotila Wellsi
Guatemala Quetzal Pharomachrus Mocinno
Guernsey Guernsey Cow Bos Taurus
Guernsey Donkey Equus Asinus
Guyana Jaguar Panthera Onca
H
Haiti Hispaniolan Trogan Priotelus Roseigaster
Honduras White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus Virginianus
I
Iceland Gyrfalcon Falco Rusticolus
India Royal Bengal Tiger Panthera Tigris Tigris
Indonesia Komodo Dragon Varanus Komodoensis
Iran Asiatic Lion Panthera Leo Persica
Iraq Chukar Partridge Alectoris Chukar
Iraq Goat Capra Aegagrus
Ireland Red Deer Cervus Elaphus
Israel Israeli Gazelle Gazella Gazella
Italy Wolf Canis Lupus
Ivory Coast African Elephant Loxodonta
J
Jamaica Red-Billed Streamertail Trochilus Polytmus
Jordan Arabian Oryx Oryx Leucoryx
K
Kenya Lion Panthera Leo
Kiribati Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata Magnificens
Kuwait Arabian Camel Camelus Dromedarius
L
Laos Indian Elephant Elephas Maximus Indicus
Lebanon Striped Hyena Hyaena Hyaena
Lesotho Black Rhino Diceros Bicornis
Liberia Lion Panthera Leo
Lithuania White Stork Ciconia Ciconia
Luxembourg Lion Panthera Leo
M
Macedonia Lion Panthera Leo
Madagascar Ring-Tailed Lemur Lemur Catta
Malawi Thomson’s Gazelle Eudorcas Thomsonii
Malaysia Malayan Tiger Panthera Tigris Jacksoni
Maldives Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus Albacares
Malta Pharaoh Hound Canis Lupus Familiaris
Mauritius Dodo Raphus Cucullatus
Mexico Golden Eagle Aquila Chrysaetos
Moldova Aurochs Bos Primigenius
Morocco Barbary Lion Panthera Leo Leo
Mozambique African Elephant Loxodonta Africana
Myanmar (Burma) Tiger Panthera Tigris
N
Namibia Oryx Oryx Leucoryx
Nepal Cow Bos Taurus
Netherlands Lion Panthera Leo
New Zealand Kiwi Apteryx Sp.
Nigeria Eagle Hieraatus Spilogaster
North Korea Chollima Mythic
Norway Moose Alces Alces
O
Oman Arabian Oryx Oryx Leucoryx
P
Pakistan Markhor Capra Falconeri
Palestine Mountain Gazelle Gazella Gazella
Paraguay Pampas Fox Lycalopex Gymnocercus
Peru Vicuña Vicugna Vicugna
Philippines Carabao Bubalus Bubalis
Poland European Bison Bison Bonasus
Portugal Iberian Wolf Canis Lupus Signatus
Puerto Rico Coqui Eleutherodactylus Coqui
Q
Qatar Arabian Oryx Oryx Leucoryx
R
Romania Lynx Lynx Lynx
Russia Bear Ursidae
Rwanda Leopard Panthera Pardus
S
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Saint Vincent Parrot Amazona Guildingii
Saudi Arabia Arabian Camel Camelus Dromedarius
Scotland Unicorn Mythic
Serbia Wolf Canis Lupus Lupus
Singapore Lion Panthera Leo
Somalia Leopard Panthera Pardus
South Africa Springbok Antidorcas Marsupialis
South Korea Siberian Tiger Panthera Tigris Altaica
South Sudan African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus Vocifer
Spain Bull Bos Taurus
Sri Lanka Lion Panthera Leo
Swaziland Thomson’s Gazelle Eudorcas Thomsonii
T
Taiwan Formosan Black Bear Ursus Thibetanus Formosanus
Tanzania Giraffe Giraffa Camelopardalis
Thailand Thai Elephant Elephas Maximus
Timor-Leste Crocodile Crocodylinae
Turkey Gray Wolf Canis Lupus
U
United Arab Emirates Arabian Oryx Oryx Leucoryx
United Kingdom Lion Panthera Leo
United States Of America Bald Eagle Haliaeetus Leucocephalus
V
Vietnam Water Buffalo Bubalus Bubalis
W
Wales Welsh Dragon Mythic
Z
Zambia African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus Vocifer
Zimbabwe Sable Antelope Hippotragus Niger

Leave a Comment