Fauna Svecica


Fauna Svecica was written by Swedish botanist, physician, zoologist and naturalist Carl Linnaeus. This was the first full account of the animals in Sweden.

Full title

The full title of the publication was Fauna Svecica: sistens animalia Sveciæ regni: qvadrupedia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, distributa per classes & ordines, genera & species. Cum differentiis specierum, synonymis autorum, nominibus incolarum, locis habitationum, descriptionibus insectorum.

English translation

Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, 1761, is currently under translation to English.