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This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals.
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This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals.
| Country | Name of animal | Scientific name (Latin name) | Picture | Ref. |
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 Algeria | Fennec fox (national animal) | Vulpes zerda |  | [1] |
 Argentina | Rufous hornero (national bird) | Furnarius rufus |  | [2] |
 Antigua and Barbuda | European fallow deer (national animal) | Dama dama |  | [3] |
| Frigate (national bird) | Fregata magnificens |  | [3] | |
| Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) | Eretmochelys imbricata |  | [3] | |
 Azerbaijan | Karabakh horse (national horse) | Equus caballus |  | [4] |
 Bahamas | Blue marlin (national fish) | Makaira nigricans |  | [5] |
| Flamingo (national bird) | Phoenicopterus ruber |  | [5] | |
 Bangladesh | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris |  | [6] |
| Magpie robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis |  | [6] | |
| Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha |  | [6] | |
 Belize | Baird's tapir (national animal) | Tapirus bairdii |  | [7] |
| Keel-billed toucan (national bird) | Ramphastos sulfuratus |  | [8] | |
 Botswana | Plains zebra (national animal) | Equus quagga |  | [9] |
 Brazil | Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) | Turdus rufiventris |  | [10] |
 Cambodia | Kouprey (national mammal) | Bos sauveli |  | [11] [ better source needed ] |
| Giant ibis (national bird) | Pseudibis gigantea |  | [11] [ better source needed ] | |
| Northern river terrapin (national reptile) | Batagur baska |  | [11] [ better source needed ] | |
| Giant barb (national fish) | Catlocarpio siamensis |  | [11] [ better source needed ] | |
 Canada | North American beaver (national animal) | Castor canadensis |  | [12] [13] |
| Canadian horse (national horse) | Equus caballus |  | [13] | |
 Colombia | Andean Condor (national bird) | Vultur gryphus |  | [14] |
 Costa Rica | Yigüirro (national bird) | Turdus grayi |  | [15] |
| West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) | Trichechus manatus |  | [15] | |
| Three-toed sloth Two-toed sloth | Choloepus hoffmanni Bradypus variegatus |  | [16] | |
 Croatia | Marten (national animal) | Martes martes |  | [17] |
 Cuba | Cuban trogon (national bird) | Priotelus temnurus |  | [18] |
 Denmark | Red squirrel (national mammal) | Sciurus vulgaris |  | [19] |
| Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor |  | [19] | |
| Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae |  | [19] | |
 Dominica | Sisserou parrot (national bird) | Amazona imperalis |  | [20] |
 Dominican Republic | Palmchat (national bird) | Dulus dominicus |  | [21] |
 El Salvador | Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa |  | [22] |
 Finland | Brown bear | Ursus arctos |  | [23] |
| Whooper Swan (national bird) | Cygnus cygnus |  | [23] | |
| European perch (national fish) | Perca fluviatilis |  | [23] | |
| Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) | Coccinella septempunctata |  | [23] | |
 Grenada | Grenada dove (national bird) | Leptotila wellsi |  | [24] |
 Guatemala | Resplendent quetzal (national bird) | Pharomachrus mocinno |  | [25] |
 Honduras | White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus |  | [26] |
| Scarlet macaw (national bird) | Ara macao |  | [27] | |
 India | Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | | [28] |
| Indian peafowl (national bird) | Pavo cristatus |  | [29] | |
| Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica |  | [30] | |
| Indian elephant (national heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus |  | [31] | |
 Indonesia | Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis |  | [32] |
| Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) | Nisaetus bartelsi |  | [32] | |
| Asian arowana (national fish) | Scleropages formosus |  | [32] | |
 Jamaica | Red-billed streamertail (national bird) | Trochilus polytmus |  | [33] |
 Latvia | White wagtail (national bird) | Motacilla alba |  | [27] |
| Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) | Adalia bipunctata |  | [27] | |
 Lebanon | Striped hyena (national animal) | Hyaena hyaena |  | [34] |
 Lithuania | White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia |  | [35] |
 Mongolia | Saker falcon (national bird) | Falco cherrug |  | [36] [ better source needed ] [37] [ better source needed ] |
 Malaysia | Malayan Tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris |  | [38] [ better source needed ] |
 Nicaragua | Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) | Eumomota superciliosa |  | [39] |
 Pakistan | Markhor (national animal) | Capra falconeri |  | [40] |
| Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) | Platanista minor |  | [40] | |
| Chukar (national bird) | Alectoris chukar |  | [40] | |
| Mugger crocodile (national reptile) | Crocodylus palustris |  | [40] | |
| Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator |  | [41] | |
| Snow leopard (national predator) | Panthera uncia |  | [40] | |
 Panama | Harpy eagle (national bird) | Harpia harpyja |  | [42] |
 Peru | Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) | Rupicola peruviana |  | [43] |
 Philippines | Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi |  | [44] |
 Qatar | Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx |  | [45] |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Brown Pelican (national bird) | Pelecanus occidentalis |  | [46] |
 Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia amazon (national bird) | Amazona versicolor |  | [47] |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) | Amazona guildingii |  | [48] |
 Saudi Arabia | Arabian camel (national animal) | Camelus dromedarius |  | [49] |
 South Africa | Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis |  | [50] |
| Blue crane (national bird) | Anthropoides paradiseus |  | [51] | |
| Galjoen (national fish) | Dichistius capensis |  | [52] | |
 Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) | Gallus lafayettii |  | [53] |
 Tanzania | Giraffe (national animal) | Giraffa sp. |  | [54] [55] [56] |
 Thailand | Asian elephant (national animal) | Elephas maximus |  | [57] |
| Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) | Betta splendens |  | [58] [59] | |
 Uganda | Grey crowned crane (national bird) | Balearica regulorum |  | [60] |
 United Arab Emirates | Saker falcon (national bird) | Falco cherrug | | [61] |
| Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | | [62] | |
 United States | Bald eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |  | [63] |
| American bison (national mammal) | Bison bison |  | [64] | |
 Venezuela | Venezuelan troupial (national bird) | Icterus icterus |  | [ citation needed ] |
 Zimbabwe | Bateleur (national bird) | Terathopius ecaudatus |  | [65] |
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