Fauna Svecica

Fauna Svecica ("Fauna of Sweden", ed. 1, Stockholm, 1746; ed. 2 Stockholm, 1761) was written by Swedish botanist, physician, zoologist and naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).^[1] This was the first full account of the animals in Sweden.^[2]

Fauna svecica BHL32170472

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.^[2]

English translation

Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, 1761, is currently under translation to English.^[3]

References

1. Digital copy of Fauna Svecica.
2. Linné, Carl von (1761). "Fauna svecica : sistens animalia sveciae regni: mammalia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, distributa per classes & ordines, genera & species, cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, locis natalium, descriptionibus insectorum". Sumtu & Literis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
3. Jönsson, Ann-Mari (2018). "Företalet till Linnés Fauna Suecica (1761)". Svenska Linnésällskapets årsskrift 2018: p. 55-74.

External links

• Fauna Svecica is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive