National Animals

Can you name the national animals of these countries?

Mythical animals in gold

Some of these are official, some are not

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First submitted	January 8, 2013
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Average score	50.0%
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Country	Animal
Australia (national animal)	Kangaroo
Australia (national bird)	Emu
Canada	Beaver
Chile (national bird)	Andean condor
China	Dragon
China	Giant panda
England	Lion
France	Rooster
India (national animal)	Bengal tiger
India (national bird)	Peacock
India (national reptile)	King cobra

Country	Animal
Japan (national fish)	Carp
Indonesia	Komodo dragon
Italy	Italian wolf
New Zealand	Kiwi
Russia	Bear
Saudi Arabia	Dromedary camel
Scotland	Unicorn
South Africa	Springbok
Thailand	Elephant
United States (national animal)	Bald eagle
United States (national mammal)	Bison

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102 Recent Comments

Level 26

Jan 19, 2013

How did 25% of people get Mauritius? I suspect foul play...

+19

Level 53

Jan 19, 2013

its probably because the description specifically says can include extinct animals, so people may've just assumed from that

Level 79

Jun 11, 2015

Yep, total guess.

Level 75

Jan 11, 2020

That might have helped me had I not read it as "exotic" instead of extinct. Now I understand why it made no sense.

Level 48

Jan 19, 2013

Most people think of the same thing when you read extinct animal

Level 51

Jun 10, 2015

what lolrobbielol said. it said extinct, did dodo, didn't even know where they lived (some island i knew)...

+17

Level 72

Jun 10, 2015

Really? The dodo is pretty famous. It's the face of modern extinction. Plus, can you think of any other animals indiginous to Mauritius off the top of your head?

Level 28

Aug 25, 2015

I didn't even notice that it said extinct animals count! I just guessed dodo because that's the island they lived on, and it's pretty much the only thing I know about Mauritius.

Level 75

Mar 31, 2016

Why? I have known that forever. I think the last dodos that lived on earth lived there, and it's on their coat of arms. 25% is actually pretty low, these quizzes are frequented by a lot of geography/trivia nerds, so I'm actually surprised how low that is

Level 23

Mar 21, 2017

I did a report on Dodos :)

Level 32

Jan 9, 2020

live in SA so been to Mauritius many times

Level 73

Jan 12, 2020

Educated guess on my part. It's the only animal I could think of that is uniquely associated with Mauritius. I too did a report on dodos (in elementary school IIRC). I didn't notice that Mauritius was in blue, thanks to my blue blocker, and I didn't catch the instruction about extinction, thanks to my haste.

Level 87

Jan 20, 2021

Or fowl play.... (yes, I waited seven years and one day after your comment to make a dad joke)

Level 73

Jan 14, 2023

Apparently dodo has gone extinct on this quiz now.

There's a great episode of Stuff the British Stole about the dodo, for all you dodo enthusiasts out there :)

Level 64

Oct 30, 2024

Mauritius isn't on there anymore, but if it was, dodo would be my first guess.

Level 27

Jan 19, 2013

Isn't there a chained unicorn on UKl passports?

Level 80

Feb 10, 2020

The description of the unicorn on the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is as follows:

a Unicorn Argent armed, crined and unguled Proper, gorged with a Coronet Or composed of Crosses patées and Fleurs-de-lis a Chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back also Or.

Level 16

Jan 20, 2013

Scotland unicorn... lol :))

Level 58

Jan 20, 2013

on QI i learnt that englands national animal was actually a leopard despite what everyone says, the english had not seen a lion ever before at the point in history when it was first depicted on richard the lion heart, they did however know about leopards and in some form of document it was said to be a leopard, so... YOU WRONG

+15

Level ∞

Jan 21, 2013

Yeah, that's why the English football team is called the Three Leopards. :)

Level 74

Jan 13, 2020

I've heard exactly the same, and also that that is why the lions on England logos have beards - leopard literally means bearded lion.

Makes me wonder what they think a lion's mane is though...

QI does tend to stretch the truth quite a lot

Level 39

Aug 31, 2016

Medieval vocabulary can be tricky indeed.

Level 11

Mar 26, 2013

A bulldog is often considered to be an alternative animal for england

Level 24

Oct 28, 2024

I though it was the humble robin. We certainly see more of those than lions or bulldogs.

Level 36

Aug 19, 2013

Good quiz. Back in my 15 out of 20 right slump though. Did not know that the emu was the other aussie national animal.

Level 82

Aug 11, 2014

Kangaroo was obvious, but would have thought koala or wallaby before emu.

Level 85

Nov 10, 2018

See coat of arms.

Level 73

Jan 12, 2020

Yeah, I got it by visualising the coat of arms. But I love the image of a kangaroo and wallaby facing off in heraldic splendour.

Level 65

Oct 11, 2020

It's the kangaroo and emu on the Australian coat of arms because they are animals that can't move backwards easily.

Level 43

Aug 28, 2013

I'm an Indonesian and i think Indonesian National Animal is Garuda or you can add Garuda too.

Level 73

Sep 12, 2013

You have to specify the type of eagle?!

Level 23

Dec 27, 2013

would indeed be better to accept 'eagle' for US too...

Level 59

Jun 13, 2015

have to agree here, why specify the type of eagle for the us and not for other countries (except india which specifies Bengal tiger).

Level 73

Jan 9, 2020

But that one accepts tiger. I agree, none of the others need to be specified like the elephant etc.

Level 73

Jan 14, 2023

Agreed. Please accept eagle for bald eagle. It's more democratic that way :)

Level 57

Mar 13, 2014

You should add Singapore. Theirs is a Merlion. Yes, half-lion, half-fish.

Level 67

Apr 11, 2014

I'm of French descent and I never knew France's animal was the rooster. Uh. You learn something new every day. Beating myself over the head about missing the Russian bear, though.

Level 82

Aug 11, 2014

Le Coq!!!

Level 88

Sep 23, 2014

It's a very old roman analogy. Both the rooster and the inhabitant of gaul were called "gallus" in latin.

Level 58

Jan 12, 2015

On every sports shirt of french teams, you'll find a "coq". And there is a famous sportswear brand in France : Le Coq Sportif.

Level 77

Jun 10, 2022

I knew it was a rooster, but I tried chicken, to see if it would work. Shouldn't it?

Level 63

Jul 11, 2014

Did anyone else start thinking of GOT houses?

Level 76

Jun 10, 2015

Could you please accept comodo dragon? I know it's not right, but I don't know why I always forget that it's with a k.

+12

Level 81

Jun 10, 2015

The legendary commode dragon... usually only surfaces after you've eaten a lot of PF Chang's.

Level 67

Jun 10, 2015

Missed kangaroo, I feel stupid.

Level 24

Oct 28, 2024

I spelled it wrong without noticing so I kinda got it but didn't.

Level 44

Jun 10, 2015

Nice! There should be a similar quiz for U.S. state animals.

Level 81

Jun 12, 2015

That would be impossible. I have no clue what the state animal of Virginia is, much less any other state. I think California might be a bear.

Level 87

Jun 15, 2015

...just like naming every sovereign country in the world is impossible - and, in 12 minutes! ;-)

Level 81

Jun 19, 2015

The difference is nobody cares to memorize all of the state animals. There might be one autistic kid in Scottsdale that has done it, but, he doesn't use JetPunk. So for everyone else.. impossible.

Level 85

Nov 10, 2018

There's a ton of "impossible" quizzes on here.

Level 85

Jan 10, 2020

And now with all counties of USA being featured ...

Level 81

Feb 10, 2020

^ yeah... but... should it have been?

Level 59

Jun 13, 2015

need some more countries for this quiz.

Level 64

Feb 5, 2019

You should accept Komodo for Komodo dragon

Level 82

Jan 10, 2020

I tried the same.

Level 43

Jan 9, 2020

I thought of Komodo Dragon the second I hit the Give Up button.

Level 92

Jan 10, 2020

I think the real and mythical animals of China are mixed up!

Level ∞

Jan 11, 2020

Um, pretty sure pandas are made up.

Level 73

Jan 12, 2020

#fakebear

Level 59

Jun 3, 2022

If pandas were real they would have never survived in the wild. Therefore I refuse to believe their authenticity

Level 89

Jan 10, 2020

Colombia is spelled incorrectly, and the colors for China's animals are switched.

Level ∞

Jan 11, 2020

Fixed the spelling of Colombia.

Level 68

Jan 10, 2020

I actually had no idea the national animal of France was the rooster.

One thing to point out, the quiz has the dragon as real and the panda as mythical. I mean pandas are extremely rare though, and it is kinda funny.

Level 85

Jan 10, 2020

Buffalo should be accepted

Level ∞

Jan 11, 2020

Buffalo will work now.

Level 44

Jan 28, 2021

It is not the same thing. Bison's have larger heads than buffalos.

Level 75

Mar 31, 2022

And you can't wash your hands in a buffalo

Level 15

Feb 10, 2020

I embarrassed myself on this quiz. I am always learning just how much important stuff I just don't know. But thanks to this delightful quiz, I now know that the rooster is France's national animal, and that the lowly Carp is Japan's. BTW, I didn't even think of trying "BALD Eagle" for America, and I have no idea whatsoever why, when I came to South Africa, I entered "Springbok" without a hiccup. That said, I am still kicking myself for missing "Bull". Egad.

Level 81

Feb 15, 2020

Has no country in the world adopted the noble capybara as it's national avatar?

Level 66

Jul 6, 2021

Cuz they just haven’t

Level 34

Mar 27, 2020

I remembered that the Indian national animal was tiger, but I *somehow* missed the kiwi

Level 22

Jul 31, 2020

I always watch panda videos but I almost forgot the Giant Panda...

Level 72

Sep 24, 2020

Where is Gray Wolf and Turkey?

Level 56

Sep 27, 2020

In their hearts! :)

Level 44

Apr 7, 2021

Too bad Turkey's doesn't have a national. It should be a turkey

Level 66

Jul 6, 2021

In most countries you aren’t allowed to eat the national animal. I doubt that it would work too well.

Level 70

May 27, 2021

How did Australia fight a war with Emus and still have them as their national bird?

Level 76

Jun 3, 2022

The emus established supremacy and, hence, receive said glory.

Level 66

Jul 6, 2021

Scotland is a Unicorn!!!

Level 65

Feb 10, 2022

Every time i take This quiz i forget that they only ask for national animals of these countries and i start naming national animals of all countries I know lol

Level 95

Jun 2, 2022

I thought the drop bear was the national animal of Australia?

Level 93

Jun 2, 2022

I gained 3 points on this quiz but my overall score went down by 1 point. This is not the first time this has happened today. What is wrong with this website?

Level 80

Jun 2, 2022

Quizzes get updated from time to time and your previous score on those quizzes gets reset when this happens. There is a page with "new and reset quizzes" if you want to retake a reset quiz to maintain your points.

Level 69

Jun 9, 2022

Can we accept chicken for rooster?

Level 41

Jun 10, 2022

could you please accept komodo when typing komodo dragon?? sorry thank

Level 55

Jun 11, 2022

I typed in "kimodo dragon" and instead of getting Indonesia I got China...lol

Level 41

Jun 12, 2022

task failed successfully

Level 63

Jun 15, 2022

I like your interpretation.

Level 33

Jun 13, 2022

Springbuck should be accepted for Springbok

Level 69

Jan 28, 2023

fun and lot of guessing

Level 54

Mar 12, 2023

can you accept eagle for bald eagle

Level 63

May 18, 2023

Did anyone else try maple leaf?

Level 74

Oct 2, 2023

15/22, I didn't know bison was U.S.' national mammal

Level 62

Apr 11, 2024

And now Beaver is for Poland

Level 68

Jul 15, 2024

Anyone else tried Sushi for Japan national fish?

Level 64

Oct 27, 2024

Why do all birds / fish have a note in parentheses but not France?

Level 68

Oct 27, 2024

Most people that I know (in my part of the world at least) simply use 'komodo' instead of its full name unless being really formal or pedantic. I tried it and gave up when it wasn't accepted.

Level 48

Oct 27, 2024

Canada has two national animals: the beaver and the Canadian Horse

Level 58

Oct 28, 2024

c'mon, we can't take "antelope" for "Springbok"?

Level 34

Jan 11, 2025

Isn't bald eagle technically not the US's national animal? Just the national bird, and bison is the national animal?

Level 52

Jan 16, 2025

I cannot believe i forgot pandas exist

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