
Living Fauna
Adds real-world animals to Minecraft, each with unique behaviors and interactions.
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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
How to Install Living Fauna on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
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
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended 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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