List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions

This is a list of animals that represent first-level administrative country subdivisions.

List by country

Australia

State State animals Picture
Western AustraliaNumbat
Black swan
South AustraliaSouthern hairy-nosed wombat
Leafy seadragon
Piping shrike (unofficial)
VictoriaLeadbeater's possum
Weedy seadragon
Helmeted honeyeater
TasmaniaTasmanian devil (Unofficial)
Australian Capital TerritoryGang-gang cockatoo
New South WalesPlatypus
Blue groper
Kookaburra
QueenslandKoala
Barrier reef anemonefish (clown fish)
Brolga
Northern TerritoryRed kangaroo
Wedge-tailed eagle

Brazil

Province/territory Animal Picture
 AcreSharp-shinned hawk
Ring-tailed coati
 AmazonasHarpy eagle
 PernambucoGiant anteater
 Mato GrossoRoseate spoonbill
Capybara
 Rio de JaneiroHarpy eagle
 RondôniaJaguar
 RoraimaGreat egret

Canada

Province/territory Animal Picture
 AlbertaGreat horned owl
Grizzly bear
 British ColumbiaSteller's jay
Spirit bear[1]
 ManitobaGreat grey owl
Common raccoon
 New BrunswickBlack-capped chickadee
Beaver
 Newfoundland and LabradorAtlantic puffin
Labrador Retriever
Newfoundland
 Nova ScotiaCaribou
Osprey
Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (provincial dog)
 Northwest TerritoriesGyrfalcon
Arctic grayling
 NunavutRock ptarmigan
(Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus[2]
Canadian Inuit Dog
(Qimmiq, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis[3]
 OntarioBeluga
Common loon
 Prince Edward IslandBlue jay
Arctic wolf
 QuébecSnowy owl
Red squirrel
 SaskatchewanSharp-tailed grouse
River otter
 YukonCommon raven
Moose

People's Republic of China

Provinces and territories (autonomous regions) Provincial animals Picture
GuangdongGiant panda (territorial animal of Guangdong)
Silver pheasant (territorial bird of Guangdong)
HainanHainan partridge
NingxiaBlue-eared pheasant
Red panda
QinghaiBlack-necked crane
ShaanxiCrested ibis
ShanxiBrown eared pheasant

India

State Animal Picture
Andhra PradeshBlackbuck
Arunachal PradeshGayal
AssamOne-horned rhino
BiharGaur
ChhattisgarhWild buffalo
GoaGaur
GujaratAsiatic lion
HaryanaBlackbuck
Himachal PradeshSnow leopard
Jammu and KashmirKashmir Stag (Hangul)
JharkhandIndian elephant
KarnatakaIndian elephant
KeralaIndian elephant
MeghalayaClouded leopard
Madhya PradeshBarasingha
MaharashtraIndian giant squirrel
ManipurSangai
MizoramHoolock gibbon
NagalandGaur
OdishaSambar
PunjabBlackbuck
RajasthanDromedary Camel
SikkimRed panda
Tamil NaduNilgiri tahr
TelanganaSpotted deer
TripuraPhayre's langur
UttarakhandAlpine musk deer
Uttar PradeshSwamp deer
West BengalFishing Cat

Indonesia

Province Provincial animal Picture
AcehRufous-tailed shama
North SumatraNias myna
West SumatraGreat argus
RiauBlue-crowned hanging parrot
Riau IslandsHumphead snapper
JambiSumatran tiger
South SumatraGiant featherback
Bangka–Belitung IslandsHorsfield's tarsier
BengkuluSun bear
LampungSumatran elephant
BantenJavan rhinoceros
JakartaBrahminy kite
West JavaJavan leopard
Central JavaBlack-naped oriole
Special Region of YogyakartaZebra dove
East JavaBekisar
West KalimantanHelmeted hornbill
Central KalimantanBornean peacock-pheasant
East KalimantanIrrawaddy dolphin
South KalimantanProboscis monkey
BaliBali starling
West Nusa TenggaraSunda deer
East Nusa TenggaraKomodo dragon
South East SulawesiAnoa
South SulawesiKnobbed hornbill
West SulawesiSnoring rail
Central SulawesiMaleo
GorontaloDussumier's mullet
North SulawesiSpectral tarsier
North MalukuStandardwing
MalukuMoluccan king parrot
West PapuaRed bird-of-paradise
PapuaTwelve-wired bird-of-paradise

Italy

Administrative region Historical region
and cities
Regional animal Picture
Abruzzo AbruzzoApennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)
MarsicaMarsican brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus)
Aosta Valley Aosta ValleyLion rampant (Panthera leo)
Apulia Capitanata and DauniaGriffin
SalentoCommon dolphin (Delpihinus delphi)
Jonian ApuliaItalic scorpion (Euscorpius italicus)
Basilicata LucaniaLucanian wolf (Canis lupus italicus)
Calabria Vitulia or BruttiumBull (Bos taurus)
Campania Campania Felix and SamniumMediterranean Italian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
IrpiniaIrpinian wolf (Canis lupus italicus)
Benevento and CaudiniaCalydonian boar (Sus scrofa)
Emilia-RomagnaBolognaLion (Panthera leo)
Emilia Estense (FE MO RE)White eagle
PiacenzaCapitoline She-Wolf
RomagnaRooster (Galus gallus domesticus)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia FriuliGolden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Lazio LatiumImperial eagle
RomeCapitoline She-Wolf
SabinaBull (Bos taurus)
TusciaNemean lion
Liguria LiguriaSwan (Cygnus olor)
Lombardy Insubria/West LombardyHalf-woolly sow albino (Sus scrofa)
Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
BresciaLioness
MarchePicenum and MarcheGreen woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Molise Samnium and MoliseOx (Bos taurus)
PiedmontCanavese and IvreaEpona's horses (Equus ferus caballus)
Turin and TaurasiaSacred (Apis) bull (Bos taurus)
Sardinia SardiniaAsinara donkey (Equus asinus var. albina)
Giara horse (Equus ferus caballus)
Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Sardinian mouflon (Ovis aries musimon)
Sheep (Ovis aries)
SicilyCataniau Liotru/pygmy elephant (Palaeoloxodon falconeri)
MessinaItalian hare (Lepus corsicanus)
PalermoGolden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Trentino-Südtirol Trentino and South TyrolImperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)
Tuscany Modern TuscanyPegasus
EtruriaChimera of Arezzo
ElbaHoneybee (Apis mellifera)
Umbria Umbria regionWolf of Gubbio
Perugia and NarniGriffin
TerniThyrus the wivern

Japan

Country National animal Picture
 JapanKoi, green pheasant
Province Provincial animal
 AkitaAkita dog
 ChibaMeadow bunting
Bream
Coho salmon
 KanagawaCommon gull
Orca
 HokkaidōRed-crowned crane
 KyotoRaccoon dog
Streaked shearwater
 TokyoBoar
Black-headed gull

Malaysia

State State animals and birds Pictures
SarawakRhinoceros hornbill
JohoreMalayan tiger
PerakMalayan tiger
Negeri Sembilan
MalaccaMousedeer
SelangorWhite-bellied sea eagle

Mexico

State State animal Picture
ChihuahuaChihuahua
TabascoBull

Pakistan

Provinces, state and territories Sub-national animals and birds of Pakistan Picture
Islamabad Capital Territory Rhesus macaque
Rose-ringed parakeet

Balochistan Dromedary camel
MacQueen's bustard

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kabul markhor
White-crested kalij pheasant

The Punjab Urial
Peafowl

Sindh Sindh ibex
Sind sparrow

Gilgit–Baltistan Wild yak
Shaheen falcon

Philippines

Country National animal Picture
 PhilippinesCarabao
Also the Philippine eagle, bangus
Province Provincial animal
CebuTiger
BoholUnicorn, red deer

Romania

Historic region National animal
TransylvaniaEagle
MunteniaRaven
MoldovaAurochs
Northern DobrujaDolphin
BanatLion

South Korea

Country National animal
 South KoreaSiberian Tiger
Province Provincial animal
Jeju ProvinceWoodpecker
SeoulKorean magpie

Spain

Country National animal
 SpainBull
Autonomous community Community animal
 CataloniaCatalan donkey
Phoenix
Wyvern
 Basque CountryLatxa sheep
Pottoka
Betizu cow
 NavarreLatxa sheep
Boar
 Valencian CommunityBat
 GaliciaBlonde Galician cow
 CantabriaTudanca cow
 AsturiasGoat
 ExtremaduraWhite stork

Sweden

Province Provincial animal Picture
BlekingeStag beetle
BohuslänHarbor seal
DalarnaEagle-owl
DalslandRaven
GotlandHedgehog
GästriklandWood grouse
HallandSalmon
HälsinglandLynx
HärjedalenBrown bear
JämtlandMoose
LaponiaArctic fox
MedelpadMountain hare
NorrbottenSiberian jay
NärkeDormouse
SkåneRed deer
SmålandOtter
SödermanlandOsprey
UpplandWhite-tailed eagle
VärmlandWolf
VästerbottenCurlew
VästergötlandCrane
VästmanlandRoe deer
ÅngermanlandBeaver
ÖlandNightingale
ÖstergötlandMute swan

United Kingdom

Country National animal
 United KingdomLion, and more modernly bulldog
Also the European robin, red deer & red fox
Home nation National animal
 EnglandLion
 ScotlandUnicorn
Scottish Terrier
 WalesRed dragon
County County animal
CornwallCornish chough[4]
 KentWhite horse[5]
 SussexMartlet
 EssexCat

United States

See also

References

  1. "Symbols of British Columbia". Office of Protocol. Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Rock Ptarmigan". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  3. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Canadian Inuit Dog". Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  4. Cornwall Council. "The Cornish Chough". Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  5. "Giant horse to become £2m artwork". BBC News. 10 February 2009.
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