faunas
Regional animal communities
Faunas is the plural of fauna, the animal life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
Scientists compare the faunas of different ecosystems or eras: The faunas of Australia and South America diverged after the continents separated.
The word parallels floras for plant life.
Finest taxonomic rank
- endemismGeographic species restriction
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- richnessState of abundance
- speciationFormation of distinct species
extinction · native · endangered · threatened · endemic · variety · assemblages · populations
Hair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
fish · vertebrates · invertebrates · species · carnivores · herbivores · omnivores · predators
Wildlife observation journey
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- game reserveProtected habitat for animals
ecotourism · poaching · migration · endangered · extinct · camouflage · predation · naturalist
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
desert · jungle · forest · taiga · mangrove · swamp · marine · aquatic
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biomeMajor ecological community
- foodwebEcosystem's feeding relationships
- trophicRelating to feeding
- nicheRecessed wall space
population · community · symbiosis · biotic · succession · ecological · interdependence · food chain
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- endemismGeographic species restriction
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- richnessState of abundance
speciation · extinction · native · endangered · threatened · endemic · variety · assemblages · populations · genetics
mammals
Hair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
insects · fish · vertebrates · invertebrates · species · carnivores · herbivores · omnivores · predators · prey
safari
Wildlife observation journey
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
game reserve · ecotourism · poaching · migration · endangered · extinct · camouflage · predation · naturalist · zoology
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
grassland · desert · jungle · forest · taiga · mangrove · swamp · marine · aquatic · terrestrial
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
niche · population · community · symbiosis · biotic · succession · ecological · interdependence · food chain · producers
- 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