Flora and Fauna of India | Biodiversity of India, Biodiversity Hotspots of India
Table of Contents Definitions Biodiversity of India Realms Biomes of India Bio-geographic Zones Bio-geographic provinces Wildlife Diversity of India Himalayan mountain system Peninsular – Indian sub-region Indian desert Tropical rain forest region Andaman and Nicobar Islands Mangrove swamps of Sundarbans Biodiversity Hotspots Biodiversity hotspots in India World Heritage Sites Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB programme)According to IUCN (2004), the total number of plant and animal species described so far is slightly more than 1.5 million. Estimates place the global species diversity at several million. A large proportion of the species waiting to be discovered are in the tropics. More than 70 per cent of all the species recorded are animals, while plants (including algae, fungi, bryophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms) comprise no more than 22 per cent of the total. Among animals, insects are the most species-rich taxonomic group , making up more than 70 per cent of th...