1. the animals native to a particular region, habitat, or geological period

Examples

• The Amazon rainforest is home to diverse fauna including jaguars, toucans, and poison dart frogs.
• Marine biologists study the fauna of coral reefs.
• The island’s unique fauna evolved in isolation over millions of years.
• Climate change threatens the Arctic fauna, especially polar bears and seals.
• The park ranger gave a presentation about local fauna and flora.
• Fossil evidence reveals the fauna that lived during the Jurassic period.
• Australia’s fauna includes many marsupials found nowhere else on Earth.