National Animals and Their Countries With Scientific Names
National Animals: National Symbols represent culture and tradition in symbolic format.
Most countries are especially known for their symbols than the country itself. In simple words, it’s nothing but a symbol of a specific country.
Yes, almost 35 percent of countries worldwide have different national animals that represent their countries.
You can notice that 17 countries have more than one animal as their national symbol because some countries share similar national or heraldic animals.
In addition, some more countries use the mythical animal as their national animal. So, today we will learn all about the national animals of all countries.
Firstly, obtain some idea about animals, their importance and scientific names from the below list of worldwide countries.
We have shared some popular national animals from worldwide countries below.
Here is the list of popular animals and their respective countries, which show scientific names too for all students who want to learn and improve their General Knowledge.
If you recognize the below tabulated national animals of every country’s list, you may score well in any general knowledge-related quizzes or competitive exams.
National Animals and Their Countries With Scientific Names
Country | Name Of Animal | Scientific Name |
Algeria | Fennec fox | Vulpes zerda |
Angola | Red-crested turaco | Tauraco erythrolophus |
Anguilla | Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita |
Antigua and Barbuda | European fallow deer | Dama dama |
Argentina | Rufous hornero | Furnarius rufus |
Australia | Red kangaroo | Osphranter rufus |
Azerbaijan | Karabakh horse | Equus caballus |
Bangladesh | Bengal tiger | Panthera tigris tigris |
Botswana | Plains zebra | Equus quagga |
Belize | Baird's tapir | Tapirus bairdii |
Cambodia | Kouprey | Bos sauveli |
Canada | North American beaver Canadian horse | Castor canadensis Equus caballus |
Chile | Huemul | Hippocamelus bisulcus |
Costa Rica | Sloths | Folivora |
Croatia | Pine marten | Martes |
Cuba | Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus |
Denmark | Red squirrel | Sciurus vulgaris |
Dominican Republic | Palmchat | Dulus dominicus |
El Salvador | Motmot | Momotidae |
Estonia | Grey wolf | Canis lupus |
Finland | Brown bear | Ursus arctos |
France | The Gallic Rooster | Coq Gaulois |
Guyana | Jaguar | Panthera onca |
Haiti | Hispaniolan Trogon | Priotelus roseigaster |
Honduras | Yucatan white-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus |
Iceland | Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus |
India | Tiger | Panthera tigris |
Indonesia | Komodo dragon | Varanus komodoensis |
Iran | Asiatic lion The Persian Leopard Asiatic cheetah | Panthera leo persica Panthera pardus tulliana Acinonyx jubatus venaticus |
Israel | Canaan Dog | Canis lupus familiaris |
Italy | Italian wolf | Canis lupus italicus |
Jordan | Arabian oryx | Oryx leucoryx |
Lebanon | striped hyena | Hyaena hyaena |
Malaysia | Malayan tiger | Panthera tigris jacksoni |
Macau | Black-faced spoonbill | Platalea minor |
Mexico | Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
Morocco | Barbary lion | Panthera leo leo |
Nepal | Zebu cattle | Bos taurus indicus |
Netherlands | Lion | Panthera leo |
New Zealand | The kiwi | Apteryx |
Norway | Lion Fjord horse | Panthera leo Equus ferus caballus |
Oman | Arabian oryx | Oryx leucoryx |
Pakistan | Markhor | Capra falconeri |
Palestine | The Gazelle | Gazella |
Panama | The Panamanian Golden Frog | Atelopus zeteki |
Peru | vicuñas | Vicugna vicugna |
Philippines | carabao | Bubalus bubalis carabanesis |
Poland | White-Tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla |
Qatar | Arabian Oryx | Oryx leucoryx |
Romania | The Eurasian lynx | Lynx lynx |
Russia | Eurasian Brown Bear | Ursus arctos arctos |
Saudi Arabia | Dromedary | Camelus dromedarius |
Serbia | Grey wolf | Canis lupus |
Singapore | The lion | Panthera leo |
Sierra Leone | Western chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes verus |
Slovakia | Tatra chamois | Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica |
Somalia | Leopard | Panthera pardus |
South Africa | Springbok | Antidorcas marsupialis |
Sweden | Eurasian elk | Alces alces |
Tanzania | Masai giraffe | Giraffa tippelskirchi |
Thailand | Elephants | Loxodonta |
Togo | Lion | Panthera leo |
Tunisia | Cream-Colored Courser | Cursorius cursor |
Turkey | Grey wolf | Canis lupus |
Uganda | Grey crowned crane | Balearica regulorum |
United Arab Emirates | The Arabian oryx | Oryx leucoryx |
United Kingdom | Lion | Panthera leo |
United States | American Bison | Bison bison |
Venezuela | Venezuelan troupial | Icterus icterus |