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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 Western Australia Numbat[1]
Black swan[1]
Whale shark[1]
South Australia South Australia Southern hairy-nosed wombat[2]
Leafy seadragon[2]
Piping shrike (unofficial) [3]
Victoria (state) Victoria Leadbeater's possum[4]
Weedy seadragon[4]
Helmeted honeyeater[4]
Tasmania Tasmania Tasmanian devil[5]
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Gang-gang cockatoo[6]
New South Wales New South Wales Platypus[7]
Blue groper[7]
Kookaburra[7]
Queensland Queensland Koala[8]
Barrier reef anemonefish[8] (clown fish)
Brolga[8]
Northern Territory 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 Aceh Rufous-tailed shama
North Sumatra North Sumatra Nias myna
West Sumatra West Sumatra Great argus
Riau Riau Blue-crowned hanging parrot
Riau Islands Riau Islands Humphead snapper
Jambi Jambi Sumatran tiger
South Sumatra South Sumatra Giant featherback
Bangka Belitung Islands Bangka–Belitung Islands Horsfield's tarsier
Bengkulu Bengkulu Sun bear
Lampung Lampung Sumatran elephant
Banten Banten Javan rhinoceros
Jakarta Jakarta Brahminy kite
West Java West Java Javan leopard
Central Java Central Java Black-naped oriole
Yogyakarta Special Region of Yogyakarta Zebra dove
East Java East Java Bekisar
West Kalimantan West Kalimantan Helmeted hornbill
Central Kalimantan Central Kalimantan Bornean peacock-pheasant
East Kalimantan East Kalimantan Irrawaddy dolphin
South Kalimantan South Kalimantan Proboscis monkey
Bali Bali Bali starling
West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara Sunda deer
East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara Komodo dragon
Southeast Sulawesi South East Sulawesi Anoa
South Sulawesi South Sulawesi Knobbed hornbill
West Sulawesi West Sulawesi Snoring rail
Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi Maleo
Gorontalo Gorontalo Dussumier's mullet
North Sulawesi North Sulawesi Spectral tarsier
North Maluku North Maluku Standardwing
Maluku (province) Maluku Moluccan king parrot
West Papua (province) West Papua Red bird-of-paradise
Papua (province) 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 Sarawak Rhinoceros hornbill
Johor Johore Malayan tiger
Perak Perak Malayan tiger
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan
Malacca Malacca Mousedeer
Selangor Selangor White-bellied sea eagle

Mexico

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State State animal Picture
Chihuahua (state) Chihuahua Chihuahua
Tabasco 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 Capercaillie
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
Lapland 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. 27 April 2020. 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. 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "State emblems". New South Wales Government Website. New South Wales Government. 20 January 2020. 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. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d "Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b c "Nova Scotia's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  17. ^ a b "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. ^ 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. 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.