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)

File:Welsh Dragon Memorial Mametz Wood.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

An image used in this article, File:Welsh Dragon Memorial Mametz Wood.jpg, has been nominated for speedy deletion for the following reason: Wikipedia files with no non-free use rationale as of 27 October 2011 What should I do? Don't panic; you should have time to contest the deletion (although please review deletion guidelines before doing so). The best way to contest this form of deletion is by posting on the image talk page. If the image is non-free then you may need to provide a fair use rationale If the image isn't freely licensed and there is no fair use rationale, then it cannot be uploaded or used. If the image has already been deleted you may want to try Deletion Review This notification is provided by a Bot --CommonsNotificationBot (talk) 15:45, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

File:Java-1934.jpg Nominated for Deletion

An image used in this article, File:Java-1934.jpg, has been nominated for deletion at Wikimedia Commons in the following category: Deletion requests November 2011 What should I do? Don't panic; a discussion will now take place over on Commons about whether to remove the file. This gives you an opportunity to contest the deletion, although please review Commons guidelines before doing so. If the image is non-free then you may need to upload it to Wikipedia (Commons does not allow fair use) If the image isn't freely licensed and there is no fair use rationale then it cannot be uploaded or used. This notification is provided by a Bot --CommonsNotificationBot (talk) 17:54, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

File:Tarsius tarsier.JPG Nominated for speedy Deletion

An image used in this article, File:Tarsius tarsier.JPG, has been nominated for speedy deletion at Wikimedia Commons for the following reason: Other speedy deletions What should I do? Don't panic; deletions can take a little longer at Commons than they do on Wikipedia. This gives you an opportunity to contest the deletion (although please review Commons guidelines before doing so). The best way to contest this form of deletion is by posting on the image talk page. If the image is non-free then you may need to upload it to Wikipedia (Commons does not allow fair use) If the image isn't freely licensed and there is no fair use rationale then it cannot be uploaded or used. If the image has already been deleted you may want to try Commons Undeletion Request To take part in any discussion, or to review a more detailed deletion rationale please visit the relevant image page (File:Tarsius tarsier.JPG) This is Bot placed notification, another user has nominated/tagged the image --CommonsNotificationBot (talk) 07:30, 27 March 2012 (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)

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:

• Piacenza-Stemma.png

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 02:54, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:

• Platypus.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 06:08, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

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)