List of National Animals and Birds of different Countries

Hello and welcome in this Short post.In this post  I have created a table of which is consist of three columns that is the first one is the country name and the second one is the Name of the animals and the third one would be the scientific name of all the animals which are included in this list for the ease of the students and teachers .We have added in this list the  name of  both national animals and birds for only some of the countries, some of the countries only have the name of their National Animals only .So the following is the list :

 I am going to collect and create a list of all the National animals of different dominant countries

List of National Animals and Birds of different Countries

Country Name of animal Scientific name
  Afghanistan Snow leopard Panthera uncia
  Albania Golden eagle (primary national symbol) Aquila chrysaetos
  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
  Antigua and Barbuda Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens
  Antigua and Barbuda 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
  Azerbaijan Karabakh horse Equus ferus caballus
  Bangladesh Royal Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris
  Bangladesh Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis
  Bangladesh Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha
  Belarus European bison Bison bonasus
  Belgium Lion Leo Belgicus
  Belize Baird’s tapir Tapirus bairdii
  Bhutan Druk Mythical
  Bhutan Takin Budorcas taxicolor
  Brazil Macaw Ara macao/Ara ararauna/Ara militaris
  Cambodia Kouprey Bos sauveli
  Canada North American beaver Castor canadensis
  Canada Canadian horse Equus ferus caballus
  Colombia Andean condor Vultur gryphus
  Costa Rica Yigüirro (National Bird) Turdus grayi
  Costa Rica White-Tailed Deer (National Animal) Odocoileus virginianus
  Costa Rica 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
  Democratic Republic of the Congo Okapi Okapia johnstoni
  Denmark Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor
  Denmark Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae
  Egypt Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
  Ethiopia Lion Panthera leo
  Faroe Islands Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird) Haematopus ostralgus
  Finland Brown bear (national animal) Ursus arctos
  Finland Whooper swan (national bird) Cygnus cygnus
  France Gallic rooster Gallus gallus domesticus
  Greece Phoenix Mythical
  Guatemala Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
  Honduras White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
  Hungary Turul Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug) [42]
  Iceland Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
  India Royal Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris
  India Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus
  India King cobra (national reptile) Ophiophagus hannah
  India Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica
  India Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus
  Indonesia Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis
  Indonesia Garuda (historic national animal) Mythical
  Iran Mugger crocodile Crocodylus palustris
  Iraq Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
  Iraq Goat Capra aegagrus
  Israel (  KRG) Upupa epops
  Jamaica Hoopoe (national bird) Trochilus polytmus
  Japan Red-billed streamertail Phasianus versicolor
  Japan Green pheasant (national bird) Cyprinus carpio
  Lithuania Carp (national fish) Ciconia ciconia
  Macedonia White stork Panthera leo
  Malaysia Lion (in Macedonian heraldry) Panthera tigris jacksoni
  Mauritius Malayan tiger (national animal) Raphus cucullatus
  Mexico Dodo Aquila chrysaetos
  Mexico Golden eagle (national animal/national bird) Canis lupus familiaris
  Mexico Xoloitzcuintli (national dog)
  Mexico Grasshopper (national arthropod) Panthera onca
  Mexico Jaguar (national mammal) Phocoena sinus
  Moldova Vaquita (national marine mammal) Bos primigenius
    Nepal Aurochs (national animal) Bos taurus indicus
    Nepal Zebu (national animal) Lophophorus impejanus
  Netherlands Danphe (national bird) Panthera leo
  New Zealand Lion (heraldic symbol) Apteryx sp.
  North Korea Kiwi Mythical
  Norway Chollima Panthera leo
  Norway Lion (royal animal) Cinclus cinclus
  Norway White-throated dipper (national bird) Equus ferus caballus
  Oman Fjord horse (national horse) Oryx leucoryx
  Pakistan Arabian oryx (national animal) Capra falconeri
  Pakistan Markhor (national animal) Alectoris chukar
  Pakistan Chukor (national bird) Panthera uncia
  Panama Snow leopard (national heritage animal) Harpia harpyja
  Papua New Guinea Harpy eagle Dugong dugon
  Peru Dugong (national marine mammal) Vicugna vicugna
  Philippines Vicuña (national animal) Bubalus bubalis
  Philippines Carabao (national animal) Pithecophaga jefferyi
  Qatar Philippine eagle (national bird) Oryx leucoryx
  Romania Arabian oryx Lynx lynx
  Rwanda Lynx Panthera pardus
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Leopard Amazona guildingii
  Serbia St Vincent parrot Canis lupus lupus
  Serbia Wolf Falco biarmicus
  Serbia Lanner falcon Lynx lynx
  Somalia Lynx Panthera pardus
  South Africa Leopard (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis
  South Africa Springbok (national animal) Anthropoides paradiseus
  South Africa Blue crane (national bird)[89] Dichistius capensis
  Spain Galjoen (national fish)[89] Bos taurus
  Sri Lanka Bull Gallus lafayettii
  Tanzania Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Giraffa camelopardalis
  Thailand Giraffe Elephas maximus
  Turkey Elephant Canis lupus lupus
  United Arab Emirates Grey wolf
  United Arab Emirates Oryx leucoryx
  United Arab Emirates Arabian oryx (national animal) Falco peregrinus
  United Kingdom Peregrine falcon (national bird)
  United Kingdom Canis lupus familiaris
  United Kingdom Bulldog (Britain as “British Bulldog” andEngland as “English Bulldog”) Panthera leo leo
  United Kingdom Barbary lion (England) Cygnus olor
  United Kingdom Mute swan (English, Celtic and Irish traditions) Milvus milvus
  United Kingdom Red kite (Wales) Mythical
  United Kingdom Unicorn (Scotland, Queen’s Beast) Mythical
  United States Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales andQueen’s Beast) Haliaeetus leucocephalus

List of National Animals and Birds of different Countries

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