fauna
set of animal species in any particular region and time
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Summary
fauna is a concept[1]. fauna draws 4,546 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #108 of 912).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: term[3]
- Named after: Bona Dea[4]
- Subclass of: group or class of living things[5]
- Part of: biota[6]
- Commons category: Animals[7]
- Opposite of: flora[8]
- Has part(s): Animalia[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fauna[10]
- Facet of: biology[11], zoology[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[17]
- Studied by: zoology[18], zoogeography[19]
Why It Matters
fauna has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] fauna is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]