''Fauna Svecica'' ("Fauna of Sweden", ed. 1, Stockholm, 1746; ed. 2 Stockholm, 1761) was written by Swedish botanist,

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Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ...

(1707–1778). This was the first full account of the animals in Sweden. 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''. ''Fauna Svecica'', ed. 2, 1761, is currently under translation to English.Jönsson, Ann-Mari (2018). ”Företalet till Linnés Fauna Suecica (1761)”. ''Svenska Linnésällskapets årsskrift'' 2018: p. 55-74.

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