Talk:List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions

Cornwall
I'm not really sure about having Cornwall in there as that's just only a county of England rather than a separate country. If we keep Cornwall in, you'd then allow animals of counties in (ie. the White Horse of Kent) which might not be a bad idea then again. I'll start placing in UK county animals unless others agree otherwise. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 16:25, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Japan
I'm very skeptical of many of the listed animals for Japan. Some apparently aren't found in Japan at all. Others are not found in the prefecture honoring them, or are not native to Japan. While it's not unheard of to designate non-native animals, it's fairly unlikely. It's possible in some cases the wrong species is described in the article that is the target of the hyperlink (i.e., European Mantis seems unlikely to Miyagi prefecture's insect, although another species of mantis could fufill that role). The one animal I attempted to verify is incorrect. Kumamoto prefecture doesn't recognize the Atlantic Tarpon; their official fish is the prawn: http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/english/pamphlet/8_1_e.html Of course, there is no source for any of the listed animals in the article

Some other suspect Japanese listings: Cairn Terrier (dog from UK); Garibaldi (fish from California&Mexico); Appaloosa (horse breed from US);Manatee (tropical Atlantic coastal areas);Humuhumunukupua'a (name is Hawaiian; found in Southern Japan, but not Kyoto prefecture);Monarch Butterfly (North America);Puli (Hungarian dog breed);Atlantic cod

Either the Japanese have a fascination with designating prefectural animals that aren't found within 10,000 miles of the prefecture (all those Atlantic fish), or this section of the article is filled with garbage and should probably just be eliminated until somebody recreates it with reliable sources.Plantdrew (talk) 20:22, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Himachal Pradesh
Don't know what that animal depicted for Himachal Pradesh is, but it sure as hell isn't a snow leopard. Skinsmoke (talk) 15:16, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

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Fossil Emblems
Should animal fossil emblems be included on this page? For example Koolasuchus Cleelandi is the fossil emblem of Victoria, it is an animal that does represent the state but should it count for the purposes of this page? Lord Beesus (talk) 03:35, 13 August 2023 (UTC)