List of national animals facts for kids

This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals.

National animal

Country	Name of animal	Scientific name (Latin name)	Picture	Ref.
Algeria	Fennec fox (national animal)	Vulpes zerda
Argentina	Rufous hornero (national bird)	Furnarius rufus
Antigua and Barbuda	European fallow deer (national animal)	Dama dama
	Frigate (national bird)	Fregata magnificens
	Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)	Eretmochelys imbricata
Azerbaijan	Karabakh horse (national horse)	Equus caballus
Bahamas	Blue marlin (national fish)	Makaira nigricans
	Flamingo (national bird)	Phoenicopterus ruber
Bangladesh	Bengal tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris tigris
	Magpie robin (national bird)	Copsychus saularis
	Ilish (national fish)	Tenualosa ilisha
Belize	Baird's tapir (national animal)	Tapirus bairdii
	Keel-billed toucan (national bird)	Ramphastos sulfuratus
Botswana	Plains zebra (national animal)	Equus quagga
Brazil	Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)	Turdus rufiventris
Cambodia	Kouprey (national mammal)	Bos sauveli
	Giant ibis (national bird)	Pseudibis gigantea
	Northern river terrapin (national reptile)	Batagur baska
	Giant barb (national fish)	Catlocarpio siamensis
Canada	North American beaver (national animal)	Castor canadensis
	Canadian horse (national horse)	Equus caballus
Colombia	Andean Condor (national bird)	Vultur gryphus
Costa Rica	Yigüirro (national bird)	Turdus grayi
	West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal)	Trichechus manatus
	Three-toed sloth Two-toed sloth	Choloepus hoffmanni Bradypus variegatus
Croatia	Marten (national animal)	Martes martes
Cuba	Cuban trogon (national bird)	Priotelus temnurus
Denmark	Red squirrel (national mammal)	Sciurus vulgaris
	Mute swan (national bird)	Cygnus olor
	Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)	Aglais urticae
Dominica	Sisserou parrot (national bird)	Amazona imperalis
Dominican Republic	Palmchat (national bird)	Dulus dominicus
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird)	Eumomota superciliosa
Finland	Brown bear	Ursus arctos
	Whooper Swan (national bird)	Cygnus cygnus
	European perch (national fish)	Perca fluviatilis
	Seven-spot ladybird (national insect)	Coccinella septempunctata
Germany	Black eagle (National Bird)	Ictinaetus malaiensis
Grenada	Grenada dove (national bird)	Leptotila wellsi
Guatemala	Resplendent quetzal (national bird)	Pharomachrus mocinno
Honduras	White-tailed deer (national animal)	Odocoileus virginianus
	Scarlet macaw (national bird)	Ara macao
India	Bengal tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris tigris
	Indian peafowl (national bird)	Pavo cristatus
	Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal)	Platanista gangetica
	Indian elephant (national heritage animal)	Elephas maximus indicus
Indonesia	Komodo dragon (national animal)	Varanus komodoensis
	Javan hawk-eagle (national bird)	Nisaetus bartelsi
	Asian arowana (national fish)	Scleropages formosus
Jamaica	Red-billed streamertail (national bird)	Trochilus polytmus
Kenya	Lion (national animal)	Panthera Leo
	Lilac-breasted roller (national bird)	Coracias caudatus
Latvia	White wagtail (national bird)	Motacilla alba
	Two-spotted ladybird (national insect)	Adalia bipunctata
Lebanon	Striped hyena (national animal)	Hyaena hyaena
Lithuania	White stork (national bird)	Ciconia ciconia
Mongolia	Saker falcon (national bird)	Falco cherrug
Malaysia	Malayan Tiger (national animal)	Panthera tigris
Nicaragua	Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird)	Eumomota superciliosa
Pakistan	Markhor (national animal)	Capra falconeri
	Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)	Platanista minor
	Chukar (national bird)	Alectoris chukar
	Mugger crocodile (national reptile)	Crocodylus palustris
	Shaheen falcon (heritage bird)	Falco peregrinus peregrinator
	Snow leopard (national predator)	Panthera uncia
Panama	Harpy eagle (national bird)	Harpia harpyja
Peru	Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird)	Rupicola peruviana
Philippines	Philippine eagle (national bird)	Pithecophaga jefferyi
Qatar	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Brown Pelican (national bird)	Pelecanus occidentalis
Saint Lucia	Saint Lucia amazon (national bird)	Amazona versicolor
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent amazon (national bird)	Amazona guildingii
Saudi Arabia	Arabian camel (national animal)	Camelus dromedarius
South Africa	Springbok (national animal)	Antidorcas marsupialis
	Blue crane (national bird)	Anthropoides paradiseus
	Galjoen (national fish)	Dichistius capensis
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird)	Gallus lafayettii
Tanzania	Giraffe (national animal)	Giraffa sp.
Thailand	Asian elephant (national animal)	Elephas maximus
	Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal)	Betta splendens
Uganda	Grey crowned crane (national bird)	Balearica regulorum
United Arab Emirates	Saker falcon (national bird)	Falco cherrug
	Arabian oryx (national animal)	Oryx leucoryx
United Kingdom	England: Lion (national animal)	Panthera leo
	Scotland: Unicorn (national animal)	Fictional
	Wales: Red Dragon (national animal)	Fictional
United States	Bald eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
	American bison (national mammal)	Bison bison
Venezuela	Venezuelan troupial (national bird)	Icterus icterus
Zimbabwe	Bateleur (national bird)	Terathopius ecaudatus

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Animales emblemáticos de cada país para niños

• State animal
• List of national birds
• Animals as heraldic charges
• Floral emblem
• National personification