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fauna Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is '' flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. ...

Metropolitan France Metropolitan France (french: France métropolitaine or ''la Métropole''), also known as European France (french: Territoire européen de la France) is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. This collective name for the European ...

, including

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

. For the animal life in the French Overseas territories, see :

Fauna of French Guiana Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zool ...

, Fauna of French Polynesia,

Fauna of Martinique Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zool ...

, Fauna of Réunion, Fauna of Guadeloupe, Fauna of Mayotte and Fauna of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Animals include: * Birds : see List of birds of Metropolitan France * Mammals : see List of mammals of Metropolitan France * Fishes : see List of fish of Metropolitan France * Reptiles : see

List of reptiles of Metropolitan France This is a list of reptiles of Metropolitan France. For the reptiles of Overseas departments and territories of France, see List of reptiles of Guadeloupe or List of reptiles of Martinique. There are 20 species of lizards, 12 species of snakes an ...

* Amphibians : see List of amphibians of Metropolitan France * Insects : : see List of insects of Metropolitan France * Mollusks : see

List of non-marine molluscs of Metropolitan France The non-marine molluscs of France are a part of the molluscan fauna of Metropolitan France (including Corsica). There are 695 species of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in continental France. Freshwater gastropods Hydrobiidae * ...

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