List of national animals Facts for Kids

A national animal is an animal that is the symbol or emblem of a country.

National animals

Country	Name of animal	Scientific name
Afghanistan	Snow leopard	Panthera uncia
Algeria	Fennec fox	Vulpes zerda
Angola	Red-crested turaco (national bird)	Tauraco erythrolophus
Anguilla	Zenaida dove	Zenaida aurita
Antigua and Barbuda	Fallow deer (national animal)	Dama dama
	Frigate (national bird)	Fregata magnificens
	Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)	Eretmochelys imbricata
Argentina	Rufous hornero	Furnarius rufus
Australia	Red kangaroo (national animal)	Macropus rufus
Australia	Emu (national bird)	Dromaius novaehollandiae
Austria	Austrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")	Mythical
Austria	Barn swallow (national bird)	Hirundo rustica
Azerbaijan	Karabakh horse	Equus ferus caballus
Bangladesh	Royal Bengal tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris tigris
	Magpie robin (national bird)	Copsychus saularis
	Ilish (national fish)	Tenualosa ilisha
Belarus	European bison	Bison bonasus
Belgium	Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion")	Mythical
Belize	Baird's tapir (national animal)	Tapirus bairdii
Belize	Keel-billed toucan (national bird)	Ramphastos sulfuratus
Bhutan	Druk	Mythical
Bhutan	Takin	Budorcas taxicolor
Brazil	Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)	Turdus rufiventris
Cambodia	Kouprey	Bos sauveli
Canada	North American beaver (national animal)	Castor canadensis
Canada	Canadian horse (national horse)	Equus ferus caballus
China	Chinese dragon (national animal)	Mythical
	Giant panda (national animal)	Ailuropoda melanoleuca
	Red-crowned crane (national bird)	Grus japonensis
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Okapi	Okapia johnstoni
Colombia	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus
Costa Rica	Yigüirro (national bird)	Turdus grayi
	White-tailed deer (national animal)	Odocoileus virginianus
	West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)	Trichechus manatus
Croatia	Pine marten	Martes martes
Cuba	Cuban trogon	Priotelus temnurus
Cyprus	Cypriot mouflon	Ovis orientalis
Czech Republic	Double-tailed lion	Mythical
Denmark	Mute swan (national bird)	Cygnus olor
Denmark	Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)	Aglais urticae
Egypt	Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis
Estonia	Wolf	Canis lupus
Eritrea	Arabian camel	Camelus dromedarius
Ethiopia	Lion	Panthera leo
	Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird)	Haematopus ostralgus
Finland	Brown bear (national animal)	Ursus arctos
	Whooper swan (national bird)	Cygnus cygnus
	Holly blue (national butterfly)	Celastrina argiolus
	European perch (national fish)	Perca fluviatilis
	Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)	Coccinella septempunctata
France	Gallic rooster	Gallus gallus domesticus
Gabon	Black panther	Panthera pardus
Gambia	Lion	Panthera leo
Germany	Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle")	Mythical
Greece	Phoenix (national bird)	Mythical
Greece	Dolphin (national animal)	Delphinus
Guatemala	Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno
Haiti	Hispaniolan Trogan	Priotelus roseigaster
Honduras	White-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus
Hungary	Turul	Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug)
Iceland	Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
India	Royal Bengal tiger (National animal)	Panthera tigris tigris
	Indian peacock (National bird)	Pavo cristatus
	King cobra (National reptile)	Ophiophagus hannah
	Ganges river dolphin (National aquatic animal)	Platanista gangetica gangetica
	Indian elephant (National heritage animal)	Elephas maximus indicus
Indonesia	Komodo dragon (national animal)	Varanus komodoensis
Indonesia	Garuda (historic national animal)	Mythical
Iran	Persian lion	Panthera leo persica
Iraq	Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar
Iraq	Goat ( KRG)	Capra aegagrus
Israel	Hoopoe (national bird)	Upupa epops
Jamaica	Red-billed streamertail	Trochilus polytmus
Japan	Green pheasant (national bird)	Phasianus versicolor
Japan	Carp (national fish)	Cyprinus carpio
Kenya	Lion	Panthera leo
Latvia	White wagtail (national bird)	Motacilla alba
Latvia	Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)	Adalia bipunctata
Libya	Lion	Panthera leo
Lithuania	White stork	Ciconia ciconia
Luxembourg	Lion	Panthera leo
Macedonia	Lion (in Macedonian heraldry)	Panthera leo
Madagascar	Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry)	Bos primigenius indicus
Madagascar	Ring-tailed lemur (national animal)	Lemur catta
Malaysia	Malayan tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris jacksoni
Malta	Pharaoh Hound (national animal)	Canis lupus familiaris
Moldova	Aurochs (national animal)	Bos primigenius
Mauritius	Dodo	Raphus cucullatus
Mexico	Golden eagle (national animal)	Aquila chrysaetos
	Xoloitzcuintli (national dog)	Canis lupus familiaris
	Jaguar (national mammal)	Panthera onca
	Grasshopper (national arthropod )	Sphenarium purpurascens
	Vaquita (national marine mammal)	Phocoena sinus
Morocco	Lion	Panthera leo
Nepal	Cow (national animal)	Bos taurus indicus
Nepal	Danphe (national bird)	Lophophorus impejanus
Netherlands	Lion (heraldic symbol)	Panthera leo
Netherlands	Black-tailed godwit (national bird)	Limosa limosa
New Zealand	Kiwi	Apteryx sp.
Nigeria	Eagle, Black Crowned Crane	Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Balearica pavonina
North Korea	Chollima	Mythical
Norway	Lion (royal national animal)	Panthera leo
	White-throated dipper (national bird)	Cinclus cinclus
	Fjord horse (national horse)	Equus ferus caballus
Oman	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx
Pakistan	Markhor (National animal)	Capra falconeri
	Indus river dolphin (National aquatic mammal)	Platanista indicus minor minor
	Chukar (National bird)	Alectoris chukar
	Indus crocodile (National reptile)	Crocodylus palustris
	Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird)	Falco peregrinus peregrinator
	Snow leopard (National predator)	Panthera uncia
Palestine	Gazelle (national animal)	Gazella gazella
Palestine	Palestine sunbird (national bird)	Cinnyris osea
Panama	Harpy eagle	Harpia harpyja
Papua New Guinea	Dugong (national marine mammal)	Dugong dugon
Peru	Vicuña (national animal)	Vicugna vicugna
Philippines	Philippine eagle (national bird)	Pithecophaga jefferyi
Poland	White-tailed eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus albicilla
	White stork (national bird)	Ciconia ciconia
	European bison (national animal)	Bison bonasus
Portugal	Cock of Barcelos	Mythical
Portugal	Iberian Wolf	Canis lupus signatus
Qatar	Arabian oryx	Oryx leucoryx
Romania	Lynx	Lynx lynx
Russia	Eurasian brown bear (national animal)	Ursus arctos arctos
Russia	Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms)	Mythical
Rwanda	Leopard	Panthera pardus
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent amazon	Amazona guildingii
Serbia	Wolf	Canis lupus lupus
	White eagle	Mythical
	Lynx	Lynx lynx
Sierra Leone	Lion	Panthera leo
Singapore	Lion	Panthera leo
Somalia	Leopard	Panthera pardus
South Africa	Springbok (national animal)	Antidorcas marsupialis
	Blue crane (national bird)	Anthropoides paradiseus
	Galjoen (national fish)	Dichistius capensis
South Korea	Siberian tiger	Panthera tigris altaica
Spain	Bull	Bos taurus
Sri Lanka	Lion (national animal)	Panthera leo
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)	Gallus lafayettii
Sweden	Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal)	Alces alces
Sweden	Eurasian blackbird (national bird)	Turdus merula
Tanzania	Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis
Thailand	Elephant	Elephas maximus
Togo	Lion	Panthera leo
United Arab Emirates	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx
United Arab Emirates	Peregrine falcon (national bird)	Falco peregrinus
United Kingdom	Lion (England)	Panthera leo
	Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog")	Canis lupus familiaris
	Red kite (Wales)	Milvus milvus
	Unicorn (Scotland)	Mythical
	Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales)	Mythical
United States	Bald eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
United States	American bison (national mammal)	Bison bison
Venezuela	Venezuelan troupial (national bird)	Icterus icterus
Zimbabwe	Sable antelope (national animal)	Hippotragus niger
Zimbabwe	African fish eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus vocifer

List of national animals facts for kids

National animals

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