Question

What is fauna?

Answer 1

Hint: Flora and fauna are species present in a particular area at a given time period. The flora is the plant species present in a land area. These plant species are generally native plants that are present in that area. Bacteria and fungi are regarded as the flora species and are called gut flora or the skin flora.

Complete answer:
Fauna is the term used for the animal species that are present in a particular area in a given geological time. The corresponding term given to the plant species present is flora. The diversity of an area is said by the term flora and fauna. The scientists who study animals of a particular region are called faunistic. The term Fauna was given by Carl Linnaeus. The fauna can be divided into different types based on their habitat. Cryo-fauna are the animal species which live in the very cold areas, mainly polar regions. Crypto fauna are the animals that occur in the protected areas. infauna are the animal species that usually live in the bottom of the water bodies. Macrofauna are the species of animals that are found in the soil. They are also known as the soil organism. Megafauna are the animals which are the large animals and can be of any region or any particular geological time. meiofauna are the species that can live in both the marine and the freshwater. They are usually smaller than macrofauna and larger than microfauna. Mesofauna are the arthropods. Avifauna includes all the birds whereas pisci fauna includes all the fishes.

Note: The fauna is the term given to animal species that is present on the planet. The flora is the term given to all the plant species present on the plant. Whenever biodiversity of an area is considered both flora and fauna are taken into account.