National emblem of Indonesia the Garuda in Indonesia's coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago, from which the present-day Republic of Indonesia is understood to be descended. However, unlike the traditional anthropomorphic form of Garuda as featured in ancient temples in Java, the Balinese Garuda, or the national emblem of Thailand, the design of Indonesia's "Garuda Pancasila" is rendered in modern naturalist style. The design of "Garuda Pancasila" was inspired by the "elang Jawa" or Javan hawk-eagle ("Nisaetus bartelsi"), an endangered raptor endemic to the mountainous forest regions of Java. The Javan hawk-eagle's resemblance to the "Garuda Pancasila" is most
National symbols of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland well as social status. Cattle feature in the Táin Bó Cúailnge and Táin Bó Flidhais, and the tale of Glas Gaibhnenn. The national land mammal/animal is unclear. The Irish hare ("Lepus timidus") has been described as a national animal, as has the red deer ("Cervus elaphus"). The national plant is the shamrock ("Trifolium dubium" or "Trifolium repens"). "Fuchsia magellanica" 'Riccartonii' (hummingbird fuchsia, hardy fuchsia; in Irish "deora Dé", "tears of God") has sometimes been described as the national flower, despite not being a native plant. Flax ("Linum usitatissimum") is widely used as an emblem of Northern Ireland, such as in