From Unicorns to Dugongs, Eagles to Doves - See Who Represents Each Country

In modern society, countries and territories have declared different animals as their national mascots. Often the natural environment of the region helps dictate these decisions. Other times, the mythology or historical importance of a nation’s ruling family’s coat of arms may have been the inspiration.

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Or browse our list below to find the National Animal that represents your country!

Separated into five categories — birds, birds of prey, grazers, predators, and mythical creatures — here are the national animals of over 125 countries.

Check out the map below to find your national animal!

Birds (26) Birds of Prey (18) Mythical (8) Argentina – Rufous Hornero Bahrain – White Cheeked Bulbul Cuba – Cuban Tocororo Denmark – Mute Swan Dominican Republic – Palmchat El Salvador – Torquoise-browed Motmot Estonia – Barn Swallow Grenada – Grenada Dove Guatemala – Quetzal Haiti – Hispaniolan Trogon Jamaica – Red-billed Streamertail Kiribati – Magnificent Frigatebird Latvia – White Wagtail Lithuania – White Stork Mauritius – Dodo Nauru – Great Frigatebird New Zealand – Kiwi Nicaragua – Turquoise-browed Motmot Palestinian Territories – Palestine Sunbird Poland – White Stork* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent Parrot Sudan – Secretary Bird Trinidad and Tobago – Scarlet Ibis* Uganda – Grey Crowned Crane Uruguay – Rufous Hornero Venezuela – Venezuelan Troupial Albania – Golden Eagle Andorra – Lammergeier Vulture Austria – Black Eagle Colombia – Andean Condor Ecuador – Andean Condor Egypt – Golden Eagle Germany – Golden Eagle Ghana – Eagle Iceland – Gyrfalcon Iraq – Golden Eagle Mexico – Golden Eagle Mongolia – Saker Falcon Nigeria – Eagle Panama – Harpy Eagle South Sudan – African Fish Eagle United Arab Emirates – Peregrine Falcon USA – Bald Eagle Zambia – African Fish Eagle Bhutan – Druk* Czech Republic – Double Tailed Lion Hungary – Turul North Korea – Chollima Scotland – Unicorn Sweden – Dalecarlian Horse Vietnam – Dragon* Wales – Welsh Dragon Predators (45) Grazers (52) None (63) Afghanistan – Snow Leopard Algeria – Fennec Fox Armenia – Lion Bangladesh – Royal Bengal Tiger Belgium – Lion Brazil – Jaguar Bulgaria – Lion Croatia – Dalmatian England – Lion Ethiopia – Lion Finland – Brown Bear Greenland – Polar Bear Guyana – Jaguar India – Royal Bengal Tiger Indonesia – Komodo Dragon Italy – Italian Wolf Kenya – Lion Lebanon – Striped Hyena Liberia – Lion Libya – Barbary Lion Luxembourg – Lion Macedonia – Lynx Malaysia – Malayan Tiger Maldives – Yellowfin Tuna Malta – Kelb tal- Fenek Morocco – Barbary Lion Myanmar – Tiger Netherlands – Lion Paraguay – Pampas fox Portugal – Iberian Wolf Puerto Rico – Coquí Romania – Lynx Russia – Russian Bear Rwanda – African Leopard Serbia – Wolf Seychelles – Striped Dolphin Singapore – Lion Slovenia – Carinthian Black Panther Somalia – Leopard South Korea – Tiger Sri Lanka – The Royal Lion Taiwan – Formosan Black Bear The Bahamas – Blue Marlin* Timor-Leste – Crocodile Turkey – Grey Wolf Angola – Sable Antelope Antigua and Barbuda – Fallow Deer Australia – Kangaroo Azerbaijan – Karabakh Horse Belarus – European Bison Belize – Baird's Tapir Bolivia – Alpaca Botswana – Zebra Cambodia – Kouprey Canada – Beaver Chile – Huemul China – Giant Panda Costa Rica – White-tailed Deer Cote d'Ivoire – African Elephant Cyprus – Cypriot Mouflon Democratic Republic of the Congo – Okapi Eritrea – Arabian Camel France – Gallic Rooster Greece – Dolphin Honduras – White-tailed Deer Iran – Persian Cat* Ireland – Red Deer Israel – Israeli Gazelle Japan – Raccoon Dog Jordan – Arabian Oryx Kuwait – Arabian Camel Laos – Indian Elephant Lesotho – Black Rhinoceros Madagascar – Ring-tailed Lemur Malawi – Thomson's Gazelle Moldova – Aurochs Monaco – European Hedgehog* Mozambique – African Elephant Namibia – Oryx Nepal – Cow Northern Ireland – Elk Norway – Elk Oman – Arabian Oryx Pakistan – Markhor Papua New Guinea – Dugong Peru – Vicuña Philippines – Carabao Qatar – Arabian Oryx Saint Kitts and Nevis – Vervet Monkey Saudi Arabia – Arabian Camel South Africa – Springbok Spain – Bull Swaziland – Thomson's Gazelle Tanzania – Giraffe Thailand – Thai Elephant United Kingdom – Brittish Bulldog Zimbabwe – Sable Antelope Aruba Barbados Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Brunei Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Curacao Djibouti Dominica Equatorial Guinea Fiji French Guiana Gabon Georgia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Holy See Hong Kong Kazakhstan Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Liechtenstein Macau Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Micronesia Montenegro Netherlands Antilles Niger Palau Republic of the Congo Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Sint Maarten Slovakia Solomon Islands Suriname Switzerland Syria Tajikistan The Gambia Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkmenistan Tuvalu Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Western Sahara Yemen

*Indicates countries with more than one national animal

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Sadly, our research revealed that some countries do not appear to have a national animal. What a shame! Sound off in the comment section with your suggestions!

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But wait, there's more! See below for interesting national animal facts and statistics:

Most Popular Types of National Animals

Lions - 15 Countries

Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Singapore, Sri Lanka

Eagles - 13 Countries

Albania, Austria, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Iraq, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, South Sudan, United States, Zambia

Tigers - 6 Countries

Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), South Korea, Vietnam

Deer - 5 Countries

Antigua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iran, Ireland

Bears - 4 Countries

Finland, Greenland, Russia, Taiwan

Elephants - 4 Countries

Cote d'lvoire, Laos, Mozambique, Thailand

Leopards - 4 Countries

Afghanistan, Iran, Rwanda, Somalia

Oryxes - 4 Countries

Jordan, Namibia, Oman, Qatar

Wolves - 4 Countries

Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Turkey





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These Countries Have Multiple National Mascots

1. Bhutan: Druk, Takin

2. Iran: Persian Cat, Persian Leopard, Asiatic Lion, Persian Fallow Deer, Mugger Crocodile, Asiatic Cheetah

3. Monaco: Euorpean Hedgehog, European Rabbit, Wood Mouse

4. Poland: White Stork, European Bison, Bielik Eagle

5. The Bahamas: Flamingo, Blue Marlin

6. Trinidad & Tobago: Scarlet Ibis, Rufous-vented Chachalaca

7. United Kingdom: British Bulldog, Lion (England), Elk (Northern Ireland), Unicorn (Scotland), Welsh Dragon (Wales)

8. United States: Bald Eagle, Bison

9. Vietnam: Dragon, Water Buffalo, Tiger

Find your perfect trip in over 130 countries and uncover these animals' home turf!