Provincial faunal emblems of Pakistan

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The Markhor (Capra falconeri), Pakistan's national faunal emblem.

The Himalayan Snow Tiger (Panthera uncia), Pakistan's national predatory emblem.

Pakistani Provincial animals are Pakistan endemic fauna that have gained the status as subnational animals symbol that represent Pakistan and describe Pakistani biodiversity. Today there are four animals that gained the status as main Pakistanian faunal emblems: Markhor, Himalayan Snow Tiger and Chukar, Shaheen falcon. Next to these national animal symbols, there are also more specific provincial faunal emblems that represent each respective Subdivisions of Pakistan.

National Animals

File:Postal Stamp of Pakistan's National Animal Markhor (2001).jpg

Postal Stamp of Pakistan's National Animal Markhor (2001).

The National Animal of Pakistan is the Markhor (Capra falconeri), and the Himalayan Snow Tiger (Panthera uncia) is the National Predator.

Subnational animals

Province	Image	Local name	Scientific name
Islamabad Capital Territory	Rhesus macaque	Macaq Bandar	Macaca mulatta
Balochistan	Dromedary camel	Uoonth	Camelus dromedarius
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Kabul Markhor/Straight-horned Markhor	Pakistani Pahari Bheetal Bakra	Capra falconeri megaceros
The Punjab	Punjab Urial	Punjabi Urial	Ovis orientalis punjabiensis
Sindh	Sindh Ibex	Sindhi Jungli Bakra	Capra aegagrus blythi
Gilgit–Baltistan	Wild Yak	Yak	Bos mutus
Azad Kashmir	Hangul/Kashmir Red Deer	Kashmiri Lal Hiran	Cervus cashmiriensis hanglu

See also

• National Symbols of Pakistan
• National animals

External links

• Symbols of Sindh

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