fauna
Creatures of place
Fauna refers to the animal life of a particular region, time period, or environment: the fauna of the Amazon rainforest, prehistoric fauna.
The term pairs with flora (plant life) in scientific and ecological contexts: The island's flora and fauna remain largely undisturbed.
Fauna can also describe a catalog or study of such animals.
Hair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
insects · invertebrates · vertebrates · species · carnivores · herbivores · omnivores · predators
Plants of a region
- biomeMajor ecological community
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- trophicRelating to feeding
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
pollination · predation · grazing · scavenging · decomposition · migration · hibernation · breeding
Study of fauna
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- mammalogyScience of mammals
- ichthyologyScientific study of piscine life
entomology · taxonomy · ethology · ecology · naturalist · specimen · classification · fieldwork
mammals
Hair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
fish · insects · invertebrates · vertebrates · species · carnivores · herbivores · omnivores · predators · prey
flora
Plants of a region
- biomeMajor ecological community
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- trophicRelating to feeding
symbiosis · pollination · predation · grazing · scavenging · decomposition · migration · hibernation · breeding · foraging
zoology
Study of fauna
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- mammalogyScience of mammals
ichthyology · entomology · taxonomy · ethology · ecology · naturalist · specimen · classification · fieldwork · observation
endemic
Native to one area
- nativeOriginating from a place
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
extinct · threatened · keystone · indicator · rare · common · migratory · resident · feral · indigenous
den
Private room or lair
warren · roost · hive · territory · range · refuge · sanctuary · shelter · breeding grounds · migration route
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- Latin Termsa priori, ab initio, ad hoc, ad lib, bona fide
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- Central European natureBlack Forest, Bavarian Alps, red deer, wild boar, roe deer
faunaflora
Plants of a region
plant life · vegetation · plants · greenery · plant kingdom
faunageology
Study of Earth's composition
minerals · terrain · landscape features · topography · rock formations
- flora and faunaAll living organisms
- local faunaArea's animal inhabitants
- local flora and faunaIndigenous plant and animal life
- native flora and faunaIndigenous plants and animals
- neotropical faunaSpecies newly in tropics
- faunal successionFossils occur in predictable order