Why India is called Mega Bio Diversity Nation ?
India is one among the 12 mega-diversity countries in the world. It has 89,450 animal species accounting for 7.31% of the global faunal species and 47,000 plant species which accounts for 10.8% of the world floral species. The loss of biodiversity or endemim is about 33% Distribution of species in some Groups of flora and fauna in India . Fungi - 23000 species Bacteria - 850 species Algae - 2500 species Bryophytes - 2564 species Gymnosperms - 64 species Pteridophytes - 1022 species Angiosperms - 15,000 species Mollusca - 5042 species Lower groups - 9979 species Arthropoda - 5752...