Inventory of animal species
July 9 , 2022
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- In 2021, India’s faunal database gained 540 new species.
- It is bringing the overall number of animal species to 1,03,258.
- Additionally, in 2021, 315 taxa were added to the Indian flora.
- It is bringing the total number of floral taxa in the nation to 55,048.
- Of the 540 species of fauna, 134 are new records for India, while 406 are new finds.
- Also in 2021, thirteen new genera were found.
- One mammal species, 35 reptile species, and 19 species of fish are among the newly identified species.
- India makes for 6.1% of the world’s total faunal variety with its 1.03 lakh species.
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