8 Questions
What is the estimated number of described species of Fishes?
32,900
What is the estimated total number of described species?
1,730,725
Which group has the highest number of described species?
Invertebrates
What is the estimated number of described species of Mammals?
5,513
What is the estimated number of described species of Flowering Plants?
268,000
Which group has the lowest number of described species?
Horshoe Crabs
What is the estimated number of described species of Lichens?
17,000
What is the estimated number of described species of Insects?
1,000,000
Study Notes
Species Classification
- Estimated number of described species: 1,730,725
- Species classification categories: Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Plants, Fungi and Protist
Vertebrates
- Mammals: 5,513 species
- Birds: 10,425 species
- Reptiles: 10,038 species
- Amphibians: 7,302 species
- Fishes: 32,900 species
- Total Vertebrates: 66,178 species
Invertebrates
- Insects: 1,000,000 species
- Molluscs: 85,000 species
- Crustaceans: 47,000 species
- Corals: 2,175 species
- Arachnids: 102,248 species
- Velvet Worms: 165 species
- Horshoe Crabs: 4 species
- Others: 68,658 species
- Total Invertebrates: 1,305,250 species
Plants
- Mosses: 16,236 species
- Ferns and Allies: 12,000 species
- Gymnosperms: 1,052 species
- Flowering Plants: 268,000 species
- Green Algae: 4,242 species
- Red Algae: 6,144 species
- Total Plants: 307,674 species
Fungi and Protist
- Lichens: 17,000 species
- Mushrooms: 31,496 species
- Brown Algae: 3,127 species
- Total Fungi and Protist: 51,623 species
Learn about the classification of species into different categories, including vertebrates and invertebrates, and their distribution in terms of number of species. Explore the different subcategories and their respective species counts.
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