fauna

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáos, “wolf”).

noun

1. (uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
   the flora and fauna
   Japanese waters also support a rich and diverse shark fauna, including the smallest known shark Squaliolus laticaudus, and the bizarre goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 199
2. (countable) A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.