fauna

noun3

1. •
   Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.

   • 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
2. •
   A particular group of animals as distinguished from another.
3. •
   A book cataloguing the animals of a country.