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List of National Animals of Every Country

 India : Royal Bengal Tiger (National Animal)

The magnificent tigerPanthera tigris is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as the national animal of India.
Snow Leopard Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of the twelve countries inhabited by the rare and exquisite snow leopard. The species resides in the country’s remote and peaceful Wakhan Corridor in the northern province of Badakhshan and at the eastern Afghanistan/Pakistan border in the provinces of Nuristan and Badakhshan

Australia Red kangaroo (national animal)

The red kangaroo is the largest kangaroo species : Eastern greys make up the biggest chunk of Australia’s enormous kangaroo population (roughly 50 million), but red kangaroos, common across the arid inland, are the official national animal.

 United States American Bison (National animal)

The American bison was named the national mammal of the United States on May 9, 2016. This majestic animal joins the ranks of the Bald Eagle as the official symbol of our country — and much like the eagle, it’s one of the greatest conservation success stories of all time. The American bison, the largest land animal native to North America, prospered in the open grasslands of this country for centuries

Thailand Elephant (national animal)

The Thai elephant (Thai: ช้างไทย, chang Thai) is the official national animal of Thailand. The elephant found in Thailand is the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus), a subspecies of the Asian elephant. In the early-1900s there were an estimated 100,000 domesticated or captive elephants in Thailand.

List of National Animals of Every Country

Country Name of animal Scientific name
 Afghanistan Snow leopard Panthera uncia
 Algeria Fennec fox Vulpes zerda
 Antigua and Barbuda Fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama
Australia Red kangaroo (national animal) Macropus rufus
 Azerbaijan Karabakh horse Equus ferus caballus
Bangladesh Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris
 Belarus European bison Bison bonasus
 Botswana Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga
Belize Baird’s tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii
 Bhutan Takin Budorcas taxicolor
 Bulgaria Lion (in Bulgarian heraldry) Panthera leo
Cambodia Kouprey (national mammal) Bos sauveli
Canada Canadian horse (national horse) Equus ferus caballus
China Giant panda (national animal) Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Democratic Republic of the Congo Okapi Okapia johnstoni
Costa Rica White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus
Croatia Pine marten Martes martes
Cyprus Cypriot mouflon Ovis orientalis
Estonia Wolf Canis lupus
Eritrea Arabian camel Camelus dromedarius
Ethiopia Lion Panthera leo
Finland Brown bear (national animal) Ursus arctos
Gabon Black panther Panthera pardus
Gambia Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
Guyana Jaguar Panthera onca
 Honduras White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
 India Royal Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris
 Iran Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica
Ireland Red deer Cervus elaphus
Ivory Coast African elephant Loxodonta
aly Italian wolf Canis lupus italicus
Kenya Lion Panthera leo
Libya Lion Panthera leo
Luxembourg Lion Panthera leo
North Macedonia Lion (in North Macedonian heraldry) Panthera leo
Malaysia Malayan tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris jacksoni
Malta Pharaoh Hound (national animal) Canis lupus familiaris
Moldova Aurochs (national animal) Bos primigenius
Mexico Jaguar (national mammal) Panthera onca
Morocco Barbary Lion Panthera leo leo
 Nepal Cow (national animal) Bos taurus indicus
Oman Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx
Peru Vicuña (national animal) Vicugna vicugna
Romania Lynx Lynx lynx
 Qatar Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx
 Russia Eurasian brown bear (national animal) Ursus arctos arctos
Rwanda Leopard Panthera pardus
 Singapore Lion Panthera leo
Somalia Leopard Panthera pardus
South Korea Siberian tiger Panthera tigris altaica
Sri Lanka Grizzled giant squirrel (national animal) Ratufa macroura
Sweden Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal) Alces alces
Tanzania Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
Thailand Elephant (national animal) Elephas maximus
 United States American bison (national mammal) Bison bison
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