Species
| |
India |
World |
% in India compared
to world total |
| Mammals |
350 |
4,629 |
7.6 |
| Birds |
1,224 |
9,702 |
12.6 |
| Reptiles |
408 |
6,550 |
6.2 |
| Amphibians |
197 |
4,522 |
4.4 |
| Fish |
2,546 |
21,730 |
11.7 |
| Invertebrates |
71,389 |
11,68,623 |
6.1 |
| Flora |
15,000 |
250,000 |
6.0 |
Source: WCMC
Plants:
A database on Indian Red Data Book plants was developed during the first phase of the project period (1989-1992) with the help of Botanical Survey of India's publication of Red Data Book Plants of India (Nayar & Sastry 1987). Nearly 625 species of plants are recorded in this publication which is in 3 vols. This database contains detail information about the plant's Taxonomy, Red data book status, Habits and Distribution in various States. All the species are analysed to produce a state-wise list of threatened species. The main aim behind developing this database is to produce a list of threatened species for each state.
The number of species recorded in each state is given in the braces.