Refimprove date April 2012 otheruses2 fauna File Fauna.png frame right Simplified schematic of an island s fauna all its animal species, highlighted in boxes. Fauna is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plant s is flora . Flora, fauna and other forms of life ... and paleontology paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the Sonoran Desert fauna or the Burgess Shale fauna . It also can refer to a given subset of the fauna of a given region, as in ... the Amazon Basin has a rich ant fauna... . Paleontology ... of rocks all containing similar fossils. Etymology Fauna comes from the Latin names of Fauna goddess Fauna , a Roman goddess of earth and fertility, the Roman god Faunus , and the related forest spirits ... is the Greek language Greek equivalent of fauna. Fauna is also the word for a book that catalogues the animals ... 1747 work Fauna Suecica . Subdivisions of fauna Image Australisk fauna, Nordisk familjebok.jpg thumb right 300px Australian fauna Australian and Fauna of New Zealand New Zealand Fauna . This image was likely ... it, that is, the benthic fauna that live on top of the sediment surface at the seafloor. Macrofauna ... by a 30 45 m mesh, ref http www.iopan.gda.pl rbdo mekodb litus meiofauna.html Fauna of Sandy ... s . Other Image Fauna.jpg thumb center 700px Examples of Fauna in Olleros de Tera Spain . Other terms include Bird avifauna , which means bird fauna and piscifauna or ichthyofauna , which means fish fauna . Other Fauna was a term author Aldo Leopold used in describing the fragile environment along the Round River from A Sand County Almanac. Fauna treatises Classic faunas Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus, Carolus . Fauna Suecica . 1746 See also Portal box Environment Ecology Earth sciences Div col cols 2 Animal Biodiversity Biome Earth science Ecology Ecosystem Environmental movement Fauna and Flora ... Div col end References Reflist External links Wiktionary fauna Commons category Fauna Nature ... more details
Fauna is a collective term for animal life. Fauna may also refer to Fauna goddess , an ancient Roman goddess Fauna, Bloemfontein , a suburb of the South African city of Bloemfontein Fauna album Fauna album , a 2008 album by Oh Land List of Disney s Sleeping Beauty characters Flora, Fauna and Merryweather Fauna , a fictional character from Disney s Sleeping Beauty Fauna, a 2009 Spiel Des Jahres nominated board game Fauna, a female character in Sweet Thursday , a novel by John Steinbeck . See also Avifauna disambiguation disambiguation az Fauna d qiql dirm da Fauna flertydig es Fauna desambiguaci n eo Fa no fr Faune hu Fauna egy rtelm s t lap nl Fauna pt Fauna desambigua o fi Fauna ... more details
Fauna Europaea is a database of the scientific name s and distribution of all living multicellular Europe an land and fresh water animals. Its construction was funded by the European Union 2000 2004 . External links http www.faunaeur.org Fauna Europaea http www.eu nomen.eu A Pan European Species directories Infrastructure PESI Category Fauna of Europe science stub ca Fauna Europaea fr Fauna Europaea nl Fauna Europaea no Fauna Europaea Web Service pl Fauna Europaea ro Fauna Europaea ... more details
Otheruses fauna Unreferenced date November 2009 Infobox South African subplace censuscode 40502014 name Fauna latd 29.167 latm lats longd 26.188 longm longs Fauna is a suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa . References reflist Category Suburbs of Bloemfontein FreeState geo stub es Fauna Bloemfontein ... more details
Fauna Hawaiiensis or the Zoology of the Sandwich Hawaiian Isles is a three volume work, published between 1899 and 1913, on the fauna of Hawaii . It was edited by David Sharp entomologist David Sharp . External links http nature.berkeley.edu magnacca fauna.html Fauna Hawaiiensis scans Berkeley http hbs.bishopmuseum.org pubs online fh.html Fauna Hawaiiensis digital version at the Bishop Museum Category Zoological literature Category Natural history of Hawaii ru ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Volvarina fauna image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Caenogastropoda br clade Hypsogastropoda br clade Neogastropoda superfamilia Muricoidea familia Marginellidae subfamilia Marginellinae genus Volvarina subgenus species V. fauna binomial Volvarina fauna binomial authority Sowerby I, 1846 synonyms ref synonyms Volvarina fauna is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family biology family Marginellidae , the margin snails. ref name WoRMS WRMS species 420175 Volvarina fauna Sowerby I, 1846 24 April 2010 ref Description Empty section date April 2010 Distribution Empty section date April 2010 References reflist External links Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Volvarina Fauna Category Marginellidae Marginellidae stub vi Volvarina fauna ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Marasmarcha fauna image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Pterophoridae genus Marasmarcha species M. fauna binomial Marasmarcha fauna binomial authority Milliere, 1876 ref http www.faunaeur.org full results.php?id 438146 Fauna Europaea ref synonyms Mimaeseoptilus fauna small Milli re, 1871 small Marasmarcha fauna is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in France and Italy . It has recently been recorded from Spain . ref http redalyc.uaemex.mx pdf 455 45511220011.pdf Faunistische Daten zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae auf der Iberischen Halbinsel Lepidoptera Pterophoridae ref The larvae feed on Ononis spinosa . ref http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia pterophoroidea pterophoridae pterophorinae marasmarcha index.html Marasmarcha at funet ref References Reflist Category Animals described in 1876 Category Exelastini Pterophorinae stub ... more details
ref improve date December 2011 The fauna of mirrors is an ancient Chinese mythology Chinese myth that behind every mirror there is an entirely different world. This other dimension is home to creatures that are unknown to earth. The inhabitants are in no way similar to the creatures of earth. Description The chinese myth suggest that an alternate universe exists beyond mirrors. Upon entering the fauna of mirrors nothing is like the world has ever seen. No color, shape, nor size is the same. The creatures that dwell within the fauna are not like any creatures that inhabit the earth. Once the fauna ... another. In turn, the portal had to be closed to avoid controversy. ref cite web title Fauna of Mirrors url http www.monstropedia.org Fauna of Mirrors accessdate 18 May 2011 ref Myth Many years ago mirrors were thought to hold an alternate universe. This was referred to as the fauna of mirrors . The creatures of the fauna were free to pass through the mirror into earth and the same for the earth s inhabitants. Any creature could pass through a mirror portal at any given time. Many of the fauna ... over all the populations of the fauna that had been on earth causing trouble. The spell was so powerful that it removed all the powers that the fauna creatures had, including the ability to pass back ... for themselves. The wise Huang Di banished all the fauna creatures to remain on earth for the rest of their days ... today, but one day the people of the fauna are supposed to rise to power over those of earth. On the day when the fauna people return strange things will begin to happen. A strange beaming light ... will be heard in all directions. The leader of the fauna return will be led by either the Fish of the mirror, or the tiger of the mirror. Literature The first appearance of the Fauna of mirrors is mentioned ... Jorge title The Book of Imaginary Beings year 1957 location Argentina pages fauna of mirrors ref The Book of Imaginary Beings contains the most descriptive interpretation of the Chinese myth of the Fauna ... more details
File LocationPoland.svg thumb Location of Poland Fauna of Poland , according to the Polish Museum and Institute of Zoology , numbers about 36,000 species ref name git cite web author Piotr W grzynowicz url http www.gti polska.pl index.php?option com content&task view&id 7&Itemid 12 title Global Taxonomy Initiative Poland Stan poznania publisher Museum and Institute of Zoology date 2007 12 16 accessdate 2011 11 26 ref . The most common type of fauna in Poland are arthropod s Arthropoda , and within them, insects Insecta ref name git . With regards to vertebrate , Polish fauna is represented by ref name git Actinopterygii ray finned fishes Actinopterygii 129 species amphibians Amphibia 18 species reptiles Reptilia 9 species birds Aves 435 species mammals Mammalia 105 species See also List of birds of Poland List of Lepidoptera of Poland List of mammals of Poland List of non marine molluscs of Poland List of reptiles of Poland References reflist Europe topic Fauna of Fauna of Poland Category Fauna of Poland pl Fauna Polski Poland stub animal stub ... more details
File Passer russatus Fauna Japonica.jpg thumb An illustration of a Russet Sparrow pair from the Fauna Japonica Fauna Japonica is a monographic series series of monographs on the zoology of Japan. The full title is Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825 1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Conjunctis studiis C. J. Temminck et H. Schlegel pro vertebratis atque W. de Haan pro invertebratis elaborata . Based on the collections made by Philipp Franz von Siebold who edited the text and his successor Heinrich B rger in Japan, Fauna Japonica s vertebrate volumes were authored by the Leyden Museum naturalists Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel . Wilhem de Haan , also at the Leyden museum wrote the invertebrate volumes assisted by the Japanese artist naturalists Keiga Kawahara Kurimoto Masayoshi and others. It was published serially in five volumes between 1833 and 1850. This was the first book written in a European language French language French on the Japanese fauna. References Masuz Ueno, 1964 The Western Influence on Natural History in Japan, Monumenta Nipponica , 19 3 4 315 339. ISSN 0027 0741 External links commons category http edb.kulib.kyoto u.ac.jp exhibit b05 b05cont.html Kyoto University Library Category Zoological literature Category Monographic series ... more details
Prose date August 2009 File Lightmatter unidentified pig like animal.jpg thumb right 250px Red River Hog The wildlife of Ghana is composed of its biodiversity of flora and fauna . Fauna Mammals File Papio papio.jpg thumb right 250px Guinea Baboon main List of mammals of Ghana Guinea Baboon Red River Hog Birds main List of birds of Ghana Blue headed Wood dove Iris Glossy starling Reptiles main List of reptiles of Ghana Bitis gabonica rhinoceros Amphibians main List of amphibians of Ghana References Empty section date July 2010 External links Africa topic Fauna of Category Biota of Ghana Category Lists of animals by country Ghana Ghana stub ... more details
Image Mouflon, Ovis musimon Pengo.jpg 200px thumb right The Mouflon, ancestor of domesticated sheep Fauna in Armenia is diverse given the country s relatively small geographic size, owing to the varied habitats created by the area s mountainess terrain. ref http www.da tours.com pages en AboutArmenia florafauna.htm DA Tours Fauna ref Armenia is an important area for migratory animal s, about 350 different bird species were recorded in the country. Many of the world s List of domesticated animals domesticated animals originated in the area Armenia is located in, and the mouflon , the ancestor of domesticated sheep , is present there. Research suggests that about a quarter of the animal species in Armenia are internationally endangered . The mouflon are suffering a great population decline due to poaching and habitat loss, and the Sevan trout , which made up thirty percent of the fish in Lake Sevan , have virtually disappeared. Persian leopard Southern and south western Armenia remains the last stronghold for survival of this cat in the whole Caucasus , in part due to its connectivity with Iran where the main portion of the Persian leopard population exists. The total population size in Armenia numbers no more than 10 20 individuals, including adults, sub adults and cubs. ref http www.persianleopard.com Persian leopard research and conservation ref Special calculations were not carry out. By fragmentary data, population in Armenia is accounted not more than 25 individuals. See also Sevan trout Geography of Armenia References div class references small Krasnaya kniga Armyanskoi SSR, zhivotnye. 1987. Yerevan, Hayastan. Kurkjian R. 1999. Out of Stone. Armenia. Artsakh. Stone Garden Productions, Washington, DC. references div External links http fish.mongabay.com data Armenia.htm ... Armenian Animals http www.tacentral.com nature fauna.asp Fauna in Armenia Asia topic Fauna of Fauna of Europe DEFAULTSORT Fauna Of Armenia Category Fauna of Armenia ru ... more details
Ancient Roman religion In Religion in ancient Rome ancient Roman religion , Fauna is a goddess said in differing ancient sources to be the wife, sister, or daughter of Faunus. ref Joseph Clyde Murley, The Cults of Cisalpine Gaul Banta, 1922 , p. 28 noting that Fauna appears in no Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum inscriptions in Cisalpine Gaul . ref Varro regarded her as the female counterpart of Faunus, and said that the fauni all had prophetic powers. She is also called Fatua or Fenta Fauna . Names Varro explained the role of Faunus and Fauna as prophetic deities blockquote Fauni are gods of the Latins Italic tribe Latins , so that there is both a male Faunus and a female Fauna there is a tradition that they used to speak of fari future events in wooded places using the Saturnian poetry verses they call Saturnians , and thus they were called Fauni from speaking fando . ref Varro , De lingua latina 7.36. At 6.55, Varro says that Fatuus and Fatua also derive from fari . See also Auguste Bouch Leclercq , Histoire de la divination dans l Antiquit ditions J r me Millon, 2003 , pp. 902 903. ref blockquote Servius identifies Faunus with Fatuclus, and says his wife is Fatua or Fauna, deriving the names as Varro did from fari , to speak, because they can foretell the future. ref Servius ... her Fenta Fauna and said that she was both the sister and wife of Faunus according to Lactantius ... the names Fauna and Faunus from fari , to speak, Macrobius said Fauna s name derived from faveo, favere ... libri treated Bona Dea , Fauna, Ops , and Fatua as names for the same goddess, Maia mythology Maia . In his conceptual approach to Roman deity, Michael Lipka sees Faunus and Fauna as an example ... p. 824 and n. 52. ref Fauna has also been dismissed as merely an artificial construction of scholarly ... References Reflist Category Roman goddesses bg de Faun hu Fauna istenn nl Faun nds Faun tl Fauna ... more details
File African buffalo kenya.jpg thumb A herd of African buffalo in Kenya The diversity of Kenya s wildlife has garnered international fame, especially for its populations of large mammals. Its species of mammals include lion east African lions P. l. nubica , hippopotami , African buffalo es, wildebeests , African elephants , zebras , giraffes , and Rhinoceros rhinos . Kenya has a very diverse population of birds, including flamingos and ostrich Masai ostriches S. c. massaicus ref http www.nationsencyclopedia.com Africa Kenya FLORA AND FAUNA.html ref References reflist External links http www.kws.go.ke http www.kws.go.ke Kenya Wildlife Service Category Fauna of Kenya Africa topic Fauna of Zoology stub Kenya stub ... more details
unreferenced date June 2008 File Tortoise Kosovo.jpg thumb Testudo hermanni in Kosovo The fauna of Kosovo is influenced by the geographical position and conditions of Kosovo ref label status a , which suit many rare animals. In the fields and hilly areas there are boar , deer , rabbit s , raven s, magpie s, starling s, field sparrow s, woodpecker s and turtle dove s. In the mountainous regions there are field partridge s, quail s, pheasant s, squirrel s, stork s, and many numerous species of eagle s, vulture s, hawk s etc. The rare animals include the European brown bear, wolves, roe deer, lynx, wild and forest hen grouse. The bear is mainly found in the ar Mountains and in the Prokletije or Albanian Alps. The high mountains in Kosovo make it ideal for many animals to live in. In the rivers and lakes there are salmon, trout, scuba, eel, gudgeon, catfish, carp, torpedo and small herring. The southern region of former Yugoslavia has its own dog breed called the arplaninac which is kept by the majority of people living in Serbia, Western part of the Republic of Macedonia and Albania . Notes and references Notes class references small style margin left 13px line height 150 align right valign top a. note status Kosovo note References reflist Europe topic Fauna of Category Fauna of Kosovo ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Fauna Foundation is the only chimpanzee animal sanctuary sanctuary in Canada. Located just outside Chambly, Quebec Chambly , on the South Shore Montreal South Shore of Montreal , the Foundation was established in 1997 by Gloria Grow and Dr. Richard Allan on their convert 150 acre km2 sing on farm. Its primary objective, the rescue and care of chimpanzees who have been used in animal experimentation research , began in the wake of the shutdown of LEMSIP . ref http www.montrealmirror.com ARCHIVES 2002 082202 cover.html Animal Farm Former lab chimps and other cast off critters find sanctuary at the Fauna Foundation , by Mark Slutsky, August 22 2002, Montreal Mirror ref It is the first sanctuary to accept chimpanzees with HIV . In 2012, author Andrew Westoll won the Charles Taylor Prize for his non fiction book The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary , detailing his encounters with the chimpanzees at the foundation. ref http www.cbc.ca news arts story 2012 03 05 charles taylor prize winner.html Chimp sanctuary tale wins 25K Charles Taylor Prize at CBC.ca , posted March 5, 2012 retrieved March 5, 2012 ref References references External links http www.faunafoundation.org Official site Category Organizations based in Montreal Category Organizations established in 1997 Category Primate sanctuaries canada org stub ... more details
Refimprove date September 2010 The fauna of England is similar to that of other areas of Northern Europe and the British Isles and lies within the Palearctic ecozone . England s fauna is mainly made up of small animals and is notable for having few large mammals, but in similarity with other island nations many bird species. England for the most part has a oceanic climate , which lacks extremes of heat or cold and provides plentiful rainfall making the country a rather green environment and providing much food for small and grazing animals. England is different in respect to Scotland in its wildlife due to its slightly warmer climate, lower land levels and more dense populations, and whilst this is bad for some species of animals, it is good for others. The fauna of England is also very diverse since its landscapes are very different from each other and so this is represented in the Flora of England flora and fauna. Overview England has a Oceanic climate temperate oceanic climate in most areas, lacking extremes of cold or heat, but does have a few small areas of Subarctic climate subarctic and warmer areas in South West England the South West . Towards the Northern England North of England the climate becomes colder and most of England s mountains and high hills are located here and have a major impact on the climate and thus the local fauna of the areas. Deciduous woodlands are common across all of England and provide a great habitat for much of England s wildlife, but these give ... benefit certain forms of wildlife. The fauna of England has to cope with varying temperatures and conditions ... fauna has however had to cope with industrialisation, human population densities amongst the highest ... coast. References reflist See also Fauna of Wales Fauna of Scotland Fauna of Ireland Fauna of Europe Flora and fauna of the Outer Hebrides Flora and fauna of Cornwall DEFAULTSORT Fauna Of England Category Fauna of the United Kingdom Category Fauna of Great Britain ... more details
Image PortraitOfAToucan.jpg thumb 200px The keel billed toucan is native to Beliztralamerica.com belize moon bmoflorafauna.htm accessdate 2008 02 15 ref Belize s low human population, and appromxiately convert 8867 sqmi km2 of undistributed land, provides an ideal home for more than 5000 species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals &mdash including armadillo s, snake s, and monkey s. ref cite web title BELIZE publisher Encyclopedia of the Nations year 2007 url http www.nationsencyclopedia.com Americas Belize.html accessdate 2008 02 15 ref ref cite book last Jayawardena first Chandana title Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training in the Caribbean publisher University of the West Indies Press year 2002 pages 165 176 isbn 9766401195 ref References Reflist North America in topic Fauna of Category Environment of Belize Category Fauna of Belize Belize stub ecology stub ... more details
The historical records of European association with Borneo and its fauna were compiled by Gathorne ... of Borneo . Impact of deforestation on fauna With the rapid and massive deforestation in Borneo ... Fauna of Borneo Category Fauna of Brunei Category Fauna of Indonesia Category Fauna of Malaysia ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Fauna Type studio Artist Oh Land Cover Oh Land Fauna album cover.jpg Released Start date 2008 11 10 df yes Recorded Genre pop music Pop , experimental music experimental Length 44 05 Label Fake Diamond Producer Oh Land, Filur band Kasper Bj rke Last album This album Fauna br 2008 Next album Oh Land album Oh Land br 2011 Misc Singles Name Fauna Type studio Single 1 Audition Day Single 1 date August 2008 Single 2 Heavy Eyes Single 2 date January 2009 Fauna is the debut album by Danish recording artist Oh Land . It was released in Denmark on 10 November 2008 by Danish independent label Fake Diamond Records. ref name fakediamond cite web url http www.fakediamond.dk 231751 title Oh Land Fauna publisher Fake Diamond Records accessdate 11 April 2011 ref The album received generally positive acclaim in her home country. ref name fakediamond Track listing Track listing all writing Oh Land title1 Numb length1 4 38 title2 Still Here length2 3 16 title3 Frostbite length3 4 49 title4 Heavy Eyes length4 3 47 title5 Postpone the Bad length5 3 23 title6 Koo Koo length6 1 53 title7 Audition Day length7 3 55 title8 I Found You length8 3 27 title9 Release Me length9 4 38 title10 Namazu length10 3 05 title11 Alive Awake length11 3 42 title12 Deep Sea length12 3 32 Personnel Oh Land singing vocals , record producer producer , arrangement arranger , instrumentation music instrumentation , programming music programming small all tracks small musical box arrangement small track 3 small synthesizer Bass synthesizer synth bass small track 4 small lead vocals engineer small tracks 6, 11 small cover art Applied Projects graphic design design , image effects M llen e Broge Starck product management Filur band Kasper Bj rke producer, programming small track 11 small co producer, additional programming small tracks 5, 10 small executive producer , A&R ... Category Oh Land albums 2000s pop album stub it Fauna album ... more details
The fauna of the Andes is large and diverse. As well as a huge variety of flora the Andes contain many different animal species. The Llama can be found living at high altitudes, predominantly in Peru and Bolivia . The Alpaca , a type of Llama , is raised for its wool. The nocturnal Chinchilla , an endangered member of the rodent order, inhabits the Andes alpine regions. The Andean condor South American condor is the largest bird of its kind in the Western hemisphere. Other animals include the Huemul , Cougar , Andean Mountain Cat , Camelids and, for birds, the Partridge , Parina, Huallata , and Coot . Llamas and cougars play important roles in many Andean cultures. The Andes are rich in fauna With almost 1,000 species, of which roughly 2 3 are endemism endemic to the region, the Andes are the most important region in the world for amphibians . ref name biodiv http www.biodiversityhotspots.org xp hotspots andes Pages biodiversity.aspx Tropical Andes biodiversityhotspots.org ref The diversity of animals in the Andes is high, with almost 600 species of mammals 13 endemic , more than 1,700 species of birds about 1 3 endemic , more than 600 species of reptiles about 45 endemic , and almost 400 species of fish about 1 3 endemic . ref name biodiv The Vicu a and Guanaco can be found living in the Altiplano , while the closely related domesticated Llama and Alpaca are widely kept by locals as pack animal s and for their meat and wool . The nocturnal chinchilla s, two threatened members of the rodent order, inhabits the Andes alpine regions. The Andean Condor , the largest bird of its kind in the Western Hemisphere , occurs throughout much of the Andes but generally in very low densities. Other animals found in the relatively open habitats of the high Andes include the Huemul zoology ... rich in flora and fauna, although few large mammals exists, exceptions being the threatened Mountain ... reflist Peru stub Category Fauna of the Andes Category Fauna of South America Andes ... more details
The fossil Tinguiririca fauna , entombed in lahar volcanic mudflows and Volcanic ash ash layers at the onset of the Oligocene , about 33 31.5 million years ago, ref A new precision dating method analyzes traces of argon trapped in the fossil bearing rock matrix. ref represents a unique snapshot of the history of South America s endemic fauna, which was extinguished when the former island continent was joined to North America by the rising Isthmus of Panama . The fossil bearing sedimentary layers of the Abanico Formation were first discovered in the valley of the Tinguiririca River , high in the Andes of central Chile . The endemism endemic fauna bridges a massive gap in the history of those mammals that were unique to South America. ref http www.dcpaleo.org Research Projects SALMAs.html Deseadan D. A. Croft s tentative timeline of South American Land Mammal Ages SALMAs . ref Paleontologists knew the earlier sloth and anteater forebears of 40 mya, but no fossils from this previously poorly sampled transitional age had been seen. Fossils of the Tinguiririca fauna include the chinchilla like earliest rodent s discovered in South America, ref Later, a wave of rats and mice invaded from North America about 3.5 mya. ref a wide range of the hoofed herbivores called notoungulate s, a shrew like marsupial and ancestors of today s sloth and armadillo s. Many of the herbivores have teeth adapted to grass eating though no plant fossils have been recovered, the high crowned hypsodont teeth, protected by tough enamel well below the gumline, identifies grazers suited to a gritty diet. The proportion ... fauna. Grasslands spread as the Earth s paleoclimate grew cooler and drier. New fossils were uncovered ..., The Tinguiririca fauna, Chile biochronology, paleoecology, biogeography and a new earliest Oligocene ... D. A. Croft, New species including several from the Tinguiririca fauna Category Oligocene mammals Category Meridiungulata Category Biogeography Category Prehistoric biotas de Tinguiririca Fauna ... more details
ref needed date January 2011 original research date January 2011 Toronto , Ontario , Canada is home to a number of different fauna animals that have adapted to the urban area urban environment , its Toronto ravine system ravine system and List of Toronto parks its parks . Many other animals from outside the city limits have been known to straddle inside on from time to time. Among the most common species found in Toronto are Birds Introduced species Rock pigeon s House sparrow s European starling s Others Seagull s Duck s Heron s Birds of prey Geese Jay Mammals Human s Eastern grey squirrel s, especially of the melanistic variety American red squirrel Chipmunk Opposum Raccoon s Skunk s Rat s and mice Stray dog s and cat s Coyotes Foxes , mainly Red Fox Rabbit s, largely Cottontail Rabbits Rodents Insects German cockroach es Wasp s and bee s House flies Drosophila melanogaster Fruit flies Mosquito es the most common are Culex pipiens , Culex restuans and Aedes vexans . Ant s Toronto Category Fauna of Canada Category Environment of Toronto ... more details
One of seventeen megadiverse countries , ref cite web url http www.environment.gov.au soe 2001 publications theme reports biodiversity biodiversity01 3.html title Biodiversity Theme Report publisher Environment.gov.au date 10 Dec. 2009 accessdate 27 Apr. 2010 ref China lies in two of the world s major ecozone s, the Palearctic and the Indomalaya . In the Palearctic zone are found such mammals as the horse , camel , tapir , and jerboa . Among the species found in the Indomalaya region are the Leopard Cat , bamboo rat , treeshrew , and various species of monkeys and apes. Some overlap exists between the two regions because of natural dispersal and migration, and deer or antelope, bears, wolves, pigs, and rodents are found in all of the diverse climatic and geological environments. The famous giant panda is found in the mountains of northern Sichuan , eastern Gansu and southern Shaanxi province. There is a continuing problem with trade in endangered species , although there are now laws to prohibit such activities. Birds main List of birds of China The avifauna of China includes a total of 1314 species, of which 52 are Endemism in birds endemic , two have been Introduced species introduced by humans, and 55 are rare or accidental. One species listed is Local extinction extirpated in China and is not included in the species count. Eighty seven species are globally threatened. Molluscs main List of non marine molluscs of China See also Wildlife of China Flora of the People s Republic of China References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Fauna Of China Category Fauna of China China stub ... more details
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