India: Fauna

Total Number of Known Living Species

• Fauna: ~91,000 species – about 6.5% of the world’s total animal species.
  • 683 animal species are endangered or threatened, .75% of its total fauna species. (IUCN 2018)
  • 60,000 insect species
  • 2,456 fish species
  • 1,230 bird species
  • 372 mammal species
  • 440 reptile species
  • 200 amphibian species
  • 500 mollusk species
• Flora: ~47,500 species – about 7-8% of the world’s total plant species.
  • Includes ~15,000 flowering plants. 
  • Includes 2,603 tree species. 
  • About 15,000 plants are threatened or endangered, about 33% of all plants in India, including 18% of its tree species.
  • There are 35 billion trees in India, or only 25 trees per person.