World National Animals Quiz: Easy

Which country has this as its national animal? (Giant panda)

Answer: China

The national animal of China is the giant panda (a widely recognized national symbol, not set by law). No law names an official national animal, but the giant panda is often called a national treasure in Chinese and is one of the country's most strictly protected species. Part of its appeal is that wild pandas live nowhere else, only in a handful of mountain ranges in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, and the panda has been the face of conservation work in China for decades. More about China →

What is the national bird of France?

Answer: Gallic rooster

The national bird of France is the Gallic rooster (a widely recognized national symbol, not set by law). The Gallic rooster began as a play on words: in Latin, gallus means both rooster and a Gaul, one of the ancient people who lived in what is now France, and the rooster appeared on some coins of ancient Gaul. The French Constitution lists only the flag, the anthem and the motto, so the rooster is a traditional emblem that grew up over many centuries rather than an official one, and today it is best known in sport. More about France →

Which country has this as its national animal? (Red kangaroo)

Answer: Australia

The national animal of Australia is the red kangaroo (a widely recognized national symbol, not set by law). Australia has no law naming a national animal, but a kangaroo and an emu hold up the shield on the Commonwealth coat of arms, chosen to symbolize a nation moving forward because neither can easily move backward. The coat of arms does not name a species, and the red kangaroo, the largest of them all, is a fitting representative of the whole group. More about Australia →

What is the national animal of Thailand?

Answer: Asian elephant

The national animal of Thailand is the Asian elephant (officially designated). On 13 March 1963 a national committee set up to select a national animal agreed on the white elephant, and in 2001 the Thai elephant was confirmed as one of three national symbols. Elephants have been part of Thai life for centuries, carrying timber and goods, working in farming and forestry and once being ridden into battle, and rare white elephants were long associated with the royal court. More about Thailand →

Which country has this as its national bird? (Steppe eagle)

Answer: Egypt

The national bird of Egypt is the steppe eagle (a widely recognized national symbol, not set by law). The steppe eagle is named as Egypt's national animal by BBC Wildlife and Egyptian media, and with no law naming a national animal, the title rests on tradition and on the eagle's place in the national emblem. It is often called the Saladin eagle, after Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt, for whom it was a prized bird, and the Eagle of Saladin has been Egypt's coat of arms since the mid-1980s. Accounts differ, however, on whether the eagle Saladin used as his standard was a steppe eagle or a golden eagle. More about Egypt →

Siberian tiger: is it a threatened species (Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered) on the IUCN Red List?

Answer: Yes, threatened

Tigers, including the Siberian tiger, are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Wild tigers disappeared from South Korea in the early 1920s, but after decades of protection a 2022 count estimated about 750 Siberian tigers in the Russian Far East. More about South Korea →

Which country has this as its national bird? (Kiwi)

Answer: New Zealand

The national bird of New Zealand is the kiwi (a widely recognized national symbol, not set by law). The kiwi became an emblem step by step rather than by law: by the late 1800s it was used on banknotes and as a trademark, it appeared on a stamp in 1898, and by 1917 New Zealand soldiers were themselves called Kiwis because the bird was so clearly unique to their country. It also suits a land where birds filled the roles that mammals play elsewhere, and for Māori the kiwi is a treasure, or taonga. More about New Zealand →

What is the national animal of Russia?

Answer: Eurasian brown bear

The national animal of Russia is the Eurasian brown bear (a widely recognized national symbol, not set by law). Russia has no officially declared national animal, and its coat of arms shows a double-headed eagle, yet the brown bear is the animal most people connect with the country. Foreign cartoonists drew Russia as a bear for centuries, and Russians later adopted it themselves as a symbol of strength and of their vast forests; Misha the bear was even the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. More about Russia →

Which country has this as its national bird? (Rufous hornero)

Answer: Argentina

The national bird of Argentina is the rufous hornero (a widely recognized national symbol, not set by law). The rufous hornero won a vote, not a law: in 1928 the Buenos Aires newspaper La Razón, backed by the Asociación Ornitológica del Plata, asked schoolchildren across the country to choose the bird that best represented Argentina, and the hornero won clearly, with the Andean condor second. The children pointed out that it lives in almost every part of the country, stays all year, often pairs for life, and builds a careful clay nest that is a model of hard work. More about Argentina →

What is the national bird of Mexico?

Answer: Golden eagle

The national bird of Mexico is the golden eagle (a widely recognized national symbol, not set by law). The Mexican government identifies the eagle at the center of the coat of arms, which also sits in the middle of the national flag, as the golden eagle, called águila real in Spanish. The scene recalls the traditional story of how the Mexica, often called the Aztecs, founded Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake where Mexico City stands today, which makes the eagle one of the oldest and most familiar images in the country. More about Mexico →