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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

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Australia

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See also: List of Australian mammal emblems and List of Australian bird emblems
State or territory Animal emblem Picture
  Western Australia Numbat[1]  
Black swan[1]  
Whale shark[1]  
  South Australia Southern hairy-nosed wombat[2]  
Leafy seadragon[2]  
Piping shrike (unofficial) [3]  
  Victoria Leadbeater's possum[4]  
Weedy seadragon[4]  
Helmeted honeyeater[4]  
  Tasmania Tasmanian devil[5]  
  Australian Capital Territory Gang-gang cockatoo[6]  
  New South Wales Platypus[7]  
Blue groper[7]  
Kookaburra[7]  
  Queensland Koala[8]  
Barrier reef anemonefish[8] (clown fish)  
Brolga[8]  
  Northern Territory Red kangaroo[9]  
Wedge-tailed eagle[9]  

Canada

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Main article: List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
Province/territory Animal Picture
  Alberta Great horned owl[10]  
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep[10]  
Bull trout[10]  
  British Columbia Steller's jay[11]  
Spirit bear[11][12]  
  Manitoba Great grey owl[13]  
North American plains bison[13]

 

Pickerel (Sander vitreus)[13]  
Polar bear[13]  
  New Brunswick Black-capped chickadee[14]  
  Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic puffin[15]  
Labrador Retriever  
Newfoundland[15]  
Newfoundland pony[15]  
Partridge (provincial game bird)[15]  
  Nova Scotia Osprey[16]  
Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (provincial dog)[16]  
Sable Island horse (provincial horse)[16]

 

  Northwest Territories Gyrfalcon[17]  
Arctic grayling[17]  
  Nunavut Rock ptarmigan
(Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus[18]		  
Canadian Inuit Dog
(Qimmiq, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis[19]		  
  Ontario Common loon[20]  
  Prince Edward Island Blue jay[21]  
Red fox[22]  
  Québec Snowy owl[23]  
  Saskatchewan Sharp-tailed grouse[24]  
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)[24]

 

Walleye (Sander vitreus)[24]  
  Yukon Common raven[25]  

People's Republic of China

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Provinces and territories (autonomous regions) Provincial animals Picture
Guangdong[citation needed] Giant panda (territorial animal of Guangdong)  
Silver pheasant (territorial bird of Guangdong)  
Hainan Hainan partridge  
Ningxia Blue-eared pheasant  
Red panda  
Qinghai Black-necked crane  
Shaanxi Crested ibis  
Shanxi Brown eared pheasant  

India

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Main article: List of Indian state animals
See also: List of Indian state birds
State Animal Picture
Andhra Pradesh Blackbuck  
Arunachal Pradesh Gayal  
Assam One-horned rhino  
Bihar Gaur  
Chhattisgarh Wild buffalo  
Goa Gaur  
Gujarat Asiatic lion  
Haryana Blackbuck  
Himachal Pradesh Snow leopard  
Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir Stag (Hangul)  
Jharkhand Indian elephant  
Karnataka Indian elephant  
Kerala Indian elephant  
Meghalaya Clouded leopard  
Madhya Pradesh Barasingha  
Maharashtra Indian giant squirrel  
Manipur Sangai  
Mizoram Hoolock gibbon  
Nagaland Gaur  
Odisha Sambar  
Punjab Blackbuck  
Rajasthan Dromedary Camel  
Sikkim Red panda  
Tamil Nadu Nilgiri tahr  
Telangana Spotted deer  
Tripura Phayre's langur  
Uttarakhand Alpine musk deer  
Uttar Pradesh Swamp deer  
West Bengal Fishing cat

 

Indonesia

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Province Provincial animal Picture
  Aceh Rufous-tailed shama  
  North Sumatra Nias myna  
  West Sumatra Great argus  
  Riau Blue-crowned hanging parrot  
  Riau Islands Humphead snapper
  Jambi Sumatran tiger  
  South Sumatra Giant featherback  
  Bangka–Belitung Islands Horsfield's tarsier  
  Bengkulu Sun bear  
  Lampung Sumatran elephant  
  Banten Javan rhinoceros  
  Jakarta Brahminy kite  
  West Java Javan leopard  
  Central Java Black-naped oriole  
  Special Region of Yogyakarta Zebra dove  
  East Java Bekisar  
  West Kalimantan Helmeted hornbill  
  Central Kalimantan Bornean peacock-pheasant  
  East Kalimantan Irrawaddy dolphin  
  South Kalimantan Proboscis monkey  
  Bali Bali starling  
  West Nusa Tenggara Sunda deer  
  East Nusa Tenggara Komodo dragon  
  South East Sulawesi Anoa  
  South Sulawesi Knobbed hornbill  
  West Sulawesi Snoring rail  
  Central Sulawesi Maleo  
  Gorontalo Dussumier's mullet  
  North Sulawesi Spectral tarsier  
  North Maluku Standardwing  
  Maluku Moluccan king parrot  
  West Papua Red bird-of-paradise  
  Papua Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise  

Italy

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Country National animal Picture
  Italy Italian wolf  
Administrative region Historical region
and cities 		Regional animal Picture
  Abruzzo   Abruzzo Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)  
Marsica Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus)  
  Aosta Valley   Aosta Valley Lion rampant (Panthera leo)  
  Apulia   Capitanata and Daunia Griffin  
  Salento Common dolphin (Delpihinus delphi)  
Jonian Apulia Italic scorpion (Euscorpius italicus)  
  Basilicata   Lucania Lucanian wolf (Canis lupus italicus)  
  Calabria   Vitulia or Bruttium Bull (Bos taurus)  
  Campania   Campania Felix and Samnium Mediterranean Italian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)  
  Irpinia Irpinian wolf (Canis lupus italicus)  
Benevento and Caudinia Calydonian boar (Sus scrofa)  
Emilia-Romagna Bologna Lion (Panthera leo)  
  Emilia Estense (FE MO RE) White eagle  
Piacenza Capitoline She-Wolf  
  Romagna Rooster (Gallus gallus domesticus)  
Friuli-Venezia Giulia   Friuli Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)  
  Lazio   Latium Imperial eagle  
Rome Capitoline She-Wolf  
  Sabina Bull (Bos taurus)  
Tuscia Nemean lion  
  Liguria   Liguria Swan (Cygnus olor)  
  Lombardy   Insubria/West Lombardy Half-woolly sow albino (Sus scrofa)  
Grass snake (Natrix natrix)  
Brescia Lioness  
  Marche Picenum and Marche Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)  
  Molise   Samnium and Molise Ox (Bos taurus)  
Piedmont Canavese and Ivrea Epona's horses (Equus ferus caballus)  
  Turin and Taurasia Sacred (Apis) bull (Bos taurus)  
  Sardinia   Sardinia Asinara donkey (Equus asinus var. albina)  
Giara horse (Equus ferus caballus)  
Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)  
Sardinian mouflon (Ovis aries musimon)  
Sheep (Ovis aries)  
  Sicily Catania u Liotru/pygmy elephant (Palaeoloxodon falconeri)  
Messina Italian hare (Lepus corsicanus)  
Palermo Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)  
  Trentino-Südtirol   Trentino and South Tyrol Imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)  
  Tuscany   Modern Tuscany Pegasus  
  Etruria Chimera of Arezzo  
  Elba Honeybee (Apis mellifera)  
  Umbria   Umbria region Wolf of Gubbio  
Perugia and Narni Griffin  
Terni Thyrus the wivern  

Japan

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Country National animal Picture
  Japan Koi, green pheasant  
Prefecture Prefectural animal
  Akita Akita dog  
  Chiba Meadow bunting  
Bream  
Coho salmon  
  Kanagawa Common gull  
Orca  
  Hokkaidō Red-crowned crane  
  Kyoto Raccoon dog  
Streaked shearwater
  Tokyo Boar  
Black-headed gull  

Netherlands

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Malaysia

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State State animals and birds Pictures
  Sarawak Rhinoceros hornbill  
  Johore Malayan tiger  
  Perak Malayan tiger
  Negeri Sembilan
  Malacca Mousedeer
  Selangor White-bellied sea eagle  

Mexico

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State State animal Picture
  Chihuahua Chihuahua  
  Tabasco Bull  

Pakistan

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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

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Country National animal Picture
  Philippines Carabao
Also the Philippine eagle, bangus		  
Province Provincial animal
Cebu Tiger  
Bohol Unicorn, red deer  

Romania

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Historic region National animal
Transylvania Eagle  
Muntenia Raven  
Moldova Aurochs  
Northern Dobruja Dolphin  
Banat Lion  

South Korea

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Country National animal
  South Korea Siberian tiger  
Province Provincial animal
  Jeju Province Woodpecker  
  Seoul Korean magpie  

Spain

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Country National animal
  Spain Bull  
Autonomous community Community animal
  Asturias Goat  
  Basque Country Latxa sheep  
Pottoka  
Betizu cow  
  Canary Islands Atlantic canary[26]  
  Cantabria Tudanca cow  
  Catalonia Catalan donkey  
Phoenix  
Wyvern  
  Ceuta Atlantic mackerel[27][28]  
  Extremadura White stork  
  Galicia Blonde Galician cow  
  Navarre Latxa sheep  
Boar  
  Valencian Community Bat  

Sweden

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Province Provincial animal Picture
  Blekinge Stag beetle  
  Bohuslän Harbor seal  
  Dalarna Eagle-owl  
  Dalsland Raven  
  Gotland Hedgehog  
  Gästrikland Wood grouse  
  Halland Salmon  
  Hälsingland Lynx  
  Härjedalen Brown bear  
  Jämtland Moose  
  Laponia Arctic fox  
  Medelpad Mountain hare  
  Norrbotten Siberian jay  
  Närke Dormouse  
  Skåne Red deer  
  Småland Otter  
  Södermanland Osprey  
  Uppland White-tailed eagle  
  Värmland Wolf  
  Västerbotten Curlew  
  Västergötland Crane  
  Västmanland Roe deer  
  Ångermanland Beaver  
  Öland Nightingale  
  Östergötland Mute swan  

Taiwan

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Special municipalities, counties, and cities animal Picture
  Taipei Taiwan blue magpie  
  New Taipei City Little egret  
  Keelung Black kite  
black porgy  
  Penghu Oriental skylark  
Longfin grouper  

United Kingdom

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Main article: Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Subdivision Animal Picture
Home nations
  England Lion  
  Scotland Unicorn  
Scottish Terrier  
  Wales Red dragon  
Counties
  Cornwall Cornish chough[29]  
  Kent White horse[30]  
  Sussex Martlet
  Essex Cat  


Crown Dependencies
Dependecy Animal Nickname Picture
  Jersey Crapaud (toads)
Bailiwick of Guernsey   Guernsey Les ânes (donkeys)
  Alderney vaques (cows)
Lapins (rabbits)
  Sark corbin (crows)

United States

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Symbols of Western Australia". Website of the Western Australian Government. Western Australian Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Using the state insignia and emblems". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Government of South Australia Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Does our state emblem, the piping shrike, actually exist?". ABC listen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Victoria's state emblems". Victorian Government. Victorian Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ^ "The Symbols of Tasmania". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ "ACT Flags and Emblems". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Australian Capital Territory Government Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "State emblems". New South Wales Government Website. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "State flags, emblems, and icons". Queensland Government Website. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Official symbols and emblems". Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Alberta's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b "British Columbia's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Symbols of British Columbia". Office of Protocol. Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d "Official Emblems of Manitoba" (PDF). Province of Manitoba website. Manitoba government. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  14. ^ "New Brunswick's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d "Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b c "Nova Scotia's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Northwest Territories' territorial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  18. ^ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Rock Ptarmigan". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  19. ^ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Canadian Inuit Dog". Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  20. ^ "Ontario's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Provincial Bird". Prince Edward Island Executive Council Office. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Provincial Animal". 7 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Québec's Symbols". Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes website. Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  24. ^ a b c "Emblems and Flags". Government of Saskatchewan website. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Yukon's territorial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  26. ^ Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands] (Ley 7/1991) (in Spanish). Vol. 151. 30 April 1991. pp. 20946–20497 – via BOE.
  27. ^ "Caballas". El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  28. ^ caballa | Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish) (23.5 ed.). RAE-ASALE. 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  29. ^ Cornwall Council. "The Cornish Chough". Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  30. ^ "Giant horse to become £2m artwork". BBC News. 10 February 2009.
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