Nanjing is a national first-class protected animal.

Nanjing is not a national protected animal. Nanjing is not an animal. Nanjing is a city in Jiangsu Province, China. In Nanjing, some rare and endangered animals are protected by the state. According to China's Regulations on the Protection of Animals, animals are divided into three levels of protection, namely, national first-class protected animals, national second-class protected animals and national third-class protected animals. Nanjing has some national first-class protected animals, national second-class protected animals and other protected wild animals, including muntjac, leopard and giant salamander.