State animal

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A number of national and sub-national entities have adopted a state animal (or a number of animals) to represent the wildlife of that area.

[edit] Japan

Country	National animal
Japan	Koi, Green Pheasant
Home Nation	National animal
Akita	Akita Inu
Hokkaidō	Red-crowned Crane
Kyoto	Raccoon Dog
	Streaked Shearwater
	Red Fox
	Humu­humu­nuku­nuku­āpuaʻa
	Japanese giant salamander
	Butterfly Monarch
Kanagawa	Orca
	Common Gull
	Japanese Rat Snake
	Sika Deer
Tokyo	Boar
	Black-headed Gull
	Tokyo-X
Mie	Japanese rhinoceros beetle
Saitama	Bottlenose Dolphin
	Kajika Frog
	Eurasian Collared Dove
	Right Whale
Ibaraki	Manatee
Hiroshima	Okami
	Red-throated Diver
	Common Dolphin
	Basilosaurus whale
Chiba	Coho Salmon
Fukushima	Brown Bear
Okinawa	Okinawa Woodpecker
Osaka	Japanese Bobtail
Shimane	Whooper Swan
Yamaguchi	Japanese Black Bear
	7-spotted Ladybug {Prefecture insect)
	Hooded Crane
	Atlantic cod
Hyōgo	Oriental White Stork
	Japanese spider crab
	Great Dane
Tottori	Nomura's Jellyfish
Saga	Japanese Squirrel
Ishikawa	Golden Eagle
	Tabby cat
	Horse
	Kishu
Shizuoka	Tajima cattle
Shiga	Nipponosaurus
Miyagi	Wild Geese	File:Branta.jpg
	European Mantis
Iwate	Common Pheasant
Wakayama	European honey bee
Kumamoto	Atlantic tarpon
Ehime	Copper Pheasant
	Humpback Whale
	Cairn Terrier
	Garibaldi
Aichi	Great Dane
Nara	Japanese Robin
Fukuoka	Appaloosa
Okayama	Lesser Cuckoo
	Bowhead Whale
Toyama	Beluga
Miyazaki	Ijima Cooper Pheasant
Kōchi	Fairy Pitta

[edit] Pakistan

Country	State animal
Pakistan	Snow Leopard

[edit] United States

Many US states designate a state animal, or a number of animals. See:

• List of U.S. state mammals
• List of U.S. state amphibians
• List of U.S. state birds