List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions explained

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

List by country

Australia

See also: List of Australian mammal emblems and List of Australian bird emblems.

Canada

See main article: List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols.

People's Republic of China

Provinces and territories (autonomous regions)	Provincial animals	Picture
	Giant panda (territorial animal of Guangdong)
	Silver pheasant (territorial bird of Guangdong)

India

See also: List of Indian state birds.

Indonesia

Province	Provincial animal	Picture
	Sumatran tiger
	Giant featherback
	Horsfield's tarsier
	Sun bear
	Sumatran elephant
	Javan rhinoceros
	Brahminy kite
	Javan leopard
	Black-naped oriole
	Zebra dove
	Bekisar
	Helmeted hornbill
	Bornean peacock-pheasant
	Irrawaddy dolphin
	Proboscis monkey
	Bali starling
	Sunda deer
	Komodo dragon
	Anoa
	Knobbed hornbill
	Snoring rail
	Maleo
	Dussumier's mullet
	Spectral tarsier
	Standardwing
	Moluccan king parrot
	Red bird-of-paradise
	Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise

Japan

Country	National animal	Picture
Prefecture	Prefectural animal
	Raccoon dog

Philippines

Country	National animal	Picture
Province	Provincial animal
	Unicorn, red deer

Romania

Historic region	National animal
	Raven
	Dolphin
	Lion

Spain

Country	National animal
Autonomous community	Community animal
	Latxa sheep
	Betizu cow
	Atlantic canary^[26]
	Tudanca cow
	Atlantic mackerel^[27] ^[28]	100px
	Blonde Galician cow
	Latxa sheep

United Kingdom

See main article: Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Subdivision	Animal	Picture
Home nations
	Red dragon
Counties
	Cornish chough^[29]
	White horse^[30]

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

United States

See main article: List of U.S. state amphibians.

See main article: List of U.S. state birds.

See main article: List of U.S. state butterflies.

See main article: List of U.S. state dinosaurs.

See main article: List of U.S. state fish.

See main article: List of U.S. state insects.

See main article: List of U.S. state mammals.

See main article: List of U.S. state reptiles.

See also

• Floral emblem
• List of national birds
• National emblem

Notes and References

1. Web site: Symbols of Western Australia . Website of the Western Australian Government . Western Australian Government . 1 August 2023.
2. Web site: Using the state insignia and emblems . Department of the Premier and Cabinet . Government of South Australia Department of the Premier and Cabinet . 1 August 2023.
3. Web site: Does our state emblem, the piping shrike, actually exist? . ABC listen . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 19 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119015215/https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/adelaide-afternoons/the-piping-shrike-doesnt-exist/8946800 . 19 January 2024 . live.
4. Web site: Victoria's state emblems . Victorian Government . Victorian Government . 1 August 2023.
5. Web site: The Symbols of Tasmania . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 1 August 2023.
6. Web site: ACT Flags and Emblems . Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate . Australian Capital Territory Government Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate . 1 August 2023.
7. Web site: State emblems . New South Wales Government Website . New South Wales Government . 1 August 2023.
8. Web site: State flags, emblems, and icons . Queensland Government Website . Queensland Government . 1 August 2023.
9. Web site: Official symbols and emblems . Northern Territory . Northern Territory Government . 1 August 2023.
10. Web site: Alberta's provincial symbols . Government of Canada website . Government of Canada . 2 August 2023.
11. Web site: British Columbia's provincial symbols . Government of Canada website . Government of Canada . 2 August 2023.
12. Web site: Symbols of British Columbia. Office of Protocol. Government of British Columbia. 24 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20070126122529/http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/symbols/symbols.htm#animal. 26 January 2007. dead.
13. Web site: Official Emblems of Manitoba . Province of Manitoba website . Manitoba government . 2 August 2023.
14. Web site: New Brunswick's provincial symbols . Government of Canada website . Government of Canada . 2 August 2023.
15. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial symbols . Government of Canada website . Government of Canada . 2 August 2023.
16. Web site: Nova Scotia's provincial symbols . Government of Canada website . Government of Canada . 10 August 2023.
17. Web site: Northwest Territories' territorial symbols . Government of Canada website . Government of Canada . 10 August 2023.
18. Web site: The Rock Ptarmigan. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. 2007-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021144/http://www.assembly.nu.ca/english/about/ptarmigan.html . 2007-09-28.
19. Web site: The Canadian Inuit Dog. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. 2007-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070806164722/http://www.assembly.nu.ca/english/about/inuitdog.html . 2007-08-06.
20. Web site: Ontario's provincial symbols . Government of Canada website . Government of Canada . 10 August 2023.
21. Web site: Provincial Bird . Prince Edward Island Executive Council Office . 13 August 2023.
22. Web site: Provincial Animal . 7 August 2020 .
23. Web site: Québec's Symbols . Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes website . Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes . 13 August 2023.
24. Web site: Emblems and Flags . Government of Saskatchewan website . Government of Saskatchewan . 13 August 2023.
25. Web site: Yukon's territorial symbols . Government of Canada website . Government of Canada . 13 August 2023.
26. Ley . 7/1991 . 30 April 1991 . Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias . Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands . es . . 151 . 20946–20497.
27. News: Caballas . 22 February 2022 . El Faro de Ceuta . 15 May 2011 . es-EA.
28. Book: caballa Diccionario de la lengua española . 2021 . RAE-ASALE . 23.5 . 22 February 2022 . es.
29. Web site: The Cornish Chough. Cornwall Council. 2010-05-14.
30. News: Giant horse to become £2m artwork . BBC News . 10 February 2009.