Indonesian faunal emblems are Indonesian endemic fauna that gain the status as national animal symbol that represent Indonesia and describe Indonesian biodiversity. Today there are three animals that gained the status as Indonesian faunal emblems: Komodo dragon, Javan hawk-eagle and Asian arowana. Next to national animal symbols, there are also more specific provincial faunal emblems that represent each respective provinces of Indonesia.
Indonesian national faunal emblems Komodo is an Indonesian endemic animal found only in Komodo, Padar and Rinca island within Komodo National Park. The surviving largest lizard on earth is easily recognised as Indonesian national animal. Komodo also becomes the emblem of East Nusa Tenggara province.
Elang Jawa or Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi) an endangered raptor endemic to the mountainous forest regions of Java. The Javan hawk-eagle was chosen because its resemblance to the Garuda Pancasila, the most obvious physical traits is the prominent crest crowning its head and the plumage coloured dark-brownish to chestnut-gold. By Presidential decree, the Javan hawk-eagle was legally registered as considered as the national bird of Indonesia, and thus attributing the endangered species very high protection.
Arwana merah (red Asian arowana) is designated as the Indonesian national animal of charm and also national fish. Native to rivers of Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo, Asian arowana is highly adapted to freshwater and usually inhabits blackwater rivers, forested swamps and wetlands. Besides red, Asian arowana has other colour varieties (for example; green, silver and golden) which only can be found in specific geographic regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Status Animal name Image National animal Komodo dragon National rare animal also national bird Javan hawk-eagle National animal of charm also national fish Asian arowana
Indonesian provincial faunal emblems Each of 34 Provinces of Indonesia have their own faunal emblems that represents their provinces. The faunal emblems are: Province Provincial identity animal Image Aceh Rufous-tailed shama North Sumatra Nias hill mynaWest Sumatra Great argus Riau Blue-crowned hanging parrot Riau Islands Humphead snapper Jambi Sumatran tiger South Sumatra Giant featherback Bangka–Belitung Islands Horsfield's tarsier Bengkulu Sun bear Lampung Sumatran elephant Banten Javan rhinoceros Jakarta Brahminy kite West Java Javan leopard Central Java Black-naped oriole Special Region of Yogyakarta Zebra dove East Java Bekisar West Kalimantan Helmeted hornbill Central Kalimantan Bornean peacock-pheasant East Kalimantan Irrawaddy dolphin North Kalimantan Rhinoceros hornbill South Kalimantan Proboscis monkey Bali Bali starling West Nusa Tenggara Sunda deer East Nusa Tenggara Komodo dragon South East Sulawesi Anoa South Sulawesi Knobbed hornbill West Sulawesi Snoring railCentral Sulawesi Maleo Gorontalo Dussumier's mullet North Sulawesi Spectral tarsier North Maluku StandardwingMaluku Moluccan king parrot West Papua Red bird-of-paradise Papua Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise Meanwhile, Helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) was designated as faunal emblem of ex-province Timor Timur (1976–1999).
See also List of Indonesian floral emblems
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