Living Fauna

Living Fauna

Adds real-world animals to Minecraft, each with unique behaviors and interactions.

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Screenshots

Attacking skunk
Stoat
Yellow Toucan
Skunk
Mouse
Snail in Shell

About this Mod

Living Fauna

Living Fauna adds real-world animals to Minecraft, each designed with unique behaviors and interactions to make the world feel more alive.

Current Mob

Mouse

  • Natural spawning in forests and dark areas (above Y50)
  • Steal food from accessible chests
  • Nearby mice scatter when one mouse is attacked
  • Drops raw mouse meat

Stoat

  • Natural spawning in taiga biomes, meadows, and snowy biomes
  • Hunts mice, rabbit and chickens
  • Running away from players
  • Can be tamed with raw mouse
  • Baby stoats/ermine
  • Has brown stoat and white ermine variants

Toucan

  • Spawns naturally in jungle, sparse jungle, and bamboo jungles
  • Has yellow and white variants
  • Can be tamed with melon slice, wheat seeds, pumpkin seeds, melon seeds

Snail

  • Spawns naturally in swamps, mangrove swamps, jungles, dark forests, and lush caves
  • Hides in its shell when hurt
  • Can randomly hide while idle

Skunk (Thanks for @VoidioV for idea)

  • Spawns naturally in forests, birch forests, taigas, meadows, and rarely in plains or old growth taigas
  • More active at night
  • Can be tamed with sweet berries or glow berries
  • Sprays when threatened or attacked
  • Spray gives poison, nausea, and blindness
  • Runs away after spraying
  • Tamed skunks can spray mobs attacked by their owner

Goal

The goal of this mod is to make Minecraft’s wildlife feel more alive, natural, and fun.

Available Versions

Living Fauna 0.4.0alpha
MC 26.1.2fabric
June 20, 2026
Living Fauna 0.3.0alpha
MC 26.1.2fabric
June 7, 2026
Living Fauna 0.2.1alpha
MC 26.1.2fabric
May 31, 2026
Living Fauna 0.2.0alpha
MC 26.1.2fabric
May 28, 2026
Living Fauna 0.1.1alpha
MC 26.1.2fabric
May 26, 2026

How to Install Living Fauna on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Living Fauna". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Living Fauna server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Living Fauna compatible with fabric?

Living Fauna officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Living Fauna – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Living Fauna consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

26.1.2