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List of animal and plant symbols of the Canary Islands

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This is a list of animal and plant symbols of the Canary Islands as a whole and each of the islands. These species were established as symbols by Decree Law of April 30, 1991 by the Government of the Canary Islands.[1]

Animal and plant symbol of the archipelago as a whole:

Region Natural symbols Image
Canary Islands Serinus canaria (Atlantic canary) and Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island date palm)

Animal and plant symbol of each of the islands:

Island Natural symbols Image
El Hierro Gallotia simonyi machadoi (El Hierro giant lizard) and Juniperus phoenicea (Sabina)
La Gomera Columba junoniae (Laurel pigeon) and Persea indica (Viñátigo)
La Palma Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax barbarus (Graja) and Pinus canariensis (Canary Island pine)
Tenerife Fringilla teydea (Tenerife blue chaffinch) and Dracaena draco (Drago)
Gran Canaria Canis lupus familiaris (Canary Mastiff) and Euphorbia canariensis (Canary Island spurge)
Fuerteventura Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae (Canarian houbara) and Euphorbia handiensis (Cardón de Jandía)
Lanzarote Munidopsis polymorpha (Blind albino cave crab) and Euphorbia balsamifera (Tabaiba dulce)

References

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  1. ^ Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands] (Ley 7/1991) (in Spanish). Vol. 151. April 30, 1991. pp. 20946–20497 – via BOE.
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