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Total number of amphibian, bird, mammal, reptile, and vascular plant species, by country
| Brazil | | 59,851 |
| Colombia | | 54,649 |
| China | | 34,687 |
| Indonesia | | 32,680 |
| Mexico | | 28,836 |
| South Africa | | 25,052 |
| Venezuela | | 23,429 |
| Ecuador | | 22,065 |
| United States | | 21,474 |
| India | | 21,020 |
| Peru | | 20,081 |
| Bolivia | | 19,561 |
| Australia | | 17,974 |
| Malaysia | | 17,171 |
| Costa Rica | | 13,630 |
| Thailand | | 13,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | | 13,115 |
| Congo, Dem Rep | | 13,107 |
| Russian Federation | | 12,468 |
| Viet Nam | | 12,034 |
| Tanzania | | 11,906 |
| Panama | | 11,484 |
| Argentina | | 11,285 |
| Madagascar | | 10,541 |
| Philippines | | 10,127 |
| Guatemala | | 9,927 |
| Cameroon | | 9,921 |
| Laos | | 9,411 |
| Turkey | | 9,387 |
| Paraguay | | 8,935 |
| Iran | | 8,899 |
| Myanmar | | 8,709 |
| Nicaragua | | 8,642 |
| Kenya | | 8,353 |
| Nepal | | 8,213 |
| Ethiopia | | 8,011 |
| Guyana | | 7,672 |
| Gabon | | 7,620 |
| Cuba | | 7,159 |
| Congo | | 6,970 |
| Honduras | | 6,894 |
| Mozambique | | 6,859 |
| Angola | | 6,731 |
| Kazakhstan | | 6,708 |
| French Guiana | | 6,689 |
| Brunei Darussalam | | 6,644 |
| Uganda | | 6,492 |
| Japan | | 6,484 |
| Italy | | 6,309 |
| Bhutan | | 6,216 |
| Nigeria | | 6,132 |
| Suriname | | 6,122 |
| Dominican Rep | | 6,072 |
| Chile | | 6,059 |
| Zambia | | 5,981 |
| Pakistan | | 5,977 |
| Bangladesh | | 5,871 |
| Spain | | 5,796 |
| Haiti | | 5,716 |
| Portugal | | 5,714 |
Source: World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data (unpublished, September 2004).
Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants
Continued: Rainforest diversity
This article was written by Rhett A. Butler [bibliographic citation for this page] and was last updated on the most recent date listed in the column on the right side.
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