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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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State or territory Animal emblem Picture
Western Australia Western AustraliaNumbat[1]
Black swan[1]
Whale shark[1]
South Australia South AustraliaSouthern hairy-nosed wombat[2]
Leafy seadragon[2]
Piping shrike (unofficial) [3]
Victoria (state) VictoriaLeadbeater's possum[4]
Weedy seadragon[4]
Helmeted honeyeater[4]
Tasmania TasmaniaTasmanian devil[5]
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital TerritoryGang-gang cockatoo[6]
New South Wales New South WalesPlatypus[7]
Blue groper[7]
Kookaburra[7]
Queensland QueenslandKoala[8]
Barrier reef anemonefish[8] (clown fish)
Brolga[8]
Northern Territory Northern TerritoryRed kangaroo[9]
Wedge-tailed eagle[9]

Canada

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Province/territory Animal Picture
AlbertaGreat horned owl[10]
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep[10]
Bull trout[10]
British ColumbiaSteller's jay[11]
Spirit bear[11][12]
ManitobaGreat grey owl[13]
North American plains bison[13]

Pickerel (Sander vitreus)[13]
Polar bear[13]
New BrunswickBlack-capped chickadee[14]
Newfoundland and LabradorAtlantic 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 TerritoriesGyrfalcon[17]
Arctic grayling[17]
NunavutRock ptarmigan
(Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus[18]
Canadian Inuit Dog
(Qimmiq, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis[19]
OntarioCommon loon[20]
Prince Edward IslandBlue jay[21]
Red fox[22]
QuébecSnowy owl[23]
SaskatchewanSharp-tailed grouse[24]
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)[24]

Walleye (Sander vitreus)[24]
YukonCommon 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)
HainanHainan partridge
NingxiaBlue-eared pheasant
Red panda
QinghaiBlack-necked crane
ShaanxiCrested ibis
ShanxiBrown eared pheasant

India

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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

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

Italy

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Country National animal Picture
 ItalyItalian wolf
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 (Gallus 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

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

Netherlands

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Malaysia

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State State animals and birds Pictures
Sarawak SarawakRhinoceros hornbill
Johor JohorMalayan tiger
Perak PerakMalayan tiger
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan
Malacca MalaccaMousedeer
Selangor SelangorWhite-bellied sea eagle

Mexico

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State State animal Picture
Chihuahua (state) ChihuahuaChihuahua
Tabasco TabascoBull

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 Punjab urial
Peafowl
Sindh Sindh ibex
Sind sparrow
Gilgit–Baltistan Wild yak
Shaheen falcon

Philippines

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

Romania

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Historic region National animal
TransylvaniaEagle
MunteniaRaven
MoldovaAurochs
Northern DobrujaDolphin
BanatLion

South Korea

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

Spain

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Country National animal
 SpainBull
Autonomous community Community animal
AsturiasCapercaillie
Basque CountryLatxa sheep
Pottoka
Betizu cow
Canary IslandsAtlantic canary[26]
CantabriaTudanca cow
CataloniaCatalan donkey
Phoenix
Wyvern
CeutaAtlantic mackerel[27][28]
ExtremaduraWhite stork
GaliciaBlonde Galician cow
NavarreLatxa sheep
Boar
Valencian CommunityBat

Sweden

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

Taiwan

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Special municipalities, counties, and cities animal Picture
TaipeiTaiwan blue magpie
New Taipei CityLittle egret
KeelungBlack kite
black porgy
PenghuOriental skylark
Longfin grouper

United Kingdom

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Subdivision Animal Picture
Home nations
 EnglandLion
 ScotlandUnicorn
Scottish Terrier
 WalesRed dragon
Counties
CornwallCornish chough[29]
KentWhite horse[30]
SussexMartlet
EssexCat


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. 1 2 3 "Symbols of Western Australia". Website of the Western Australian Government. Western Australian Government. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Using the state insignia and emblems". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Government of South Australia Department of the Premier and Cabinet. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Does our state emblem, the piping shrike, actually exist?". ABC listen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Victoria's state emblems". 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. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "State emblems". New South Wales Government Website. New South Wales Government. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "State flags, emblems, and icons". Queensland Government Website. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Official symbols and emblems". Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 "Alberta's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 "Nova Scotia's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Northwest Territories' territorial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. 15 August 2017. 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. 15 August 2017. 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. 1 2 3 "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. 15 August 2017. 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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