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This category should include plants, native or endemic, found in France, as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. This category is a geographical, not political, circumscription. It includes the flora of the Channel Islands and Monaco, but excludes the flora of Corsica.
The wildlife of France can be divided into that of Metropolitan France, and that of the French Overseas territories. For more information, see: Fauna of Metropolitan France; Flora of Metropolitan France; Fungi of Metropolitan France; Wildlife of French Guiana; Wildlife of French Polynesia; Wildlife of Martinique; Wildlife of Réunion; Wildlife ...
Location of France. Lists of fauna of Metropolitan France, including Corsica, include: List of birds of Metropolitan France; List of mammals of Metropolitan France; List of reptiles of Metropolitan France; List of amphibians of Metropolitan France; List of insects of Metropolitan France; List of non-marine molluscs of Metropolitan France
Name of animal Scientific name Picture Ref. Albania: Golden eagle (national bird) Aquila chrysaetos [1] [2] Algeria: Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda [3] Argentina: Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus [4] Antigua and Barbuda: European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama [5] Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens [5]
Herbivory is of extreme ecological importance and prevalence among insects.Perhaps one third (or 500,000) of all described species are herbivores. [4] Herbivorous insects are by far the most important animal pollinators, and constitute significant prey items for predatory animals, as well as acting as major parasites and predators of plants; parasitic species often induce the formation of galls.
Animals in France (3 C) Endemic fauna of France (5 C, 5 P) A. Animal welfare and rights in France (4 C, 3 P) B. Lists of birds of France (7 P) M. Fauna of ...
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]