Species of India: open records, names that wait, and IUCN status
Biologists name seven gaps in what we know about species (Hortal and others, 2015). Each layer rests on the one below: a species needs a name before a map, and a map before its numbers, traits, needs and partners can be studied. Each species page shows the same seven for that species. How we measure them.
Each species of the India list counted once, at the furthest step we know about it. Each part of the bar is a gap in what we know. Choose a part to show it on the map. Each group has the same bar in the list of groups beside the map.
– species documented in India
Only observations that wait for a name give them.
Many open records have no exact place, or no species name. Their publishers can correct them: see the Records to fix.
From IUCN's categories and the year of each assessment (IUCN 2026, The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, via GBIF), with the open records of this list. An assessor can use these lists to choose what to assess next.
- Assessed by IUCN–
- Not assessed, with open records in 5 or more states–
- Assessed more than 10 years ago–
- Data Deficient, with newer records–
- Threatened, with no recent record–
- Endemic to India, not assessed–
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Observations on iNaturalist that the observer named to species and that nobody has confirmed yet. Species at the top matter most: not on the India list yet, no open record here yet, threatened, or endemic. Open them on iNaturalist to agree or to give a better name (you need an iNaturalist account).
Observations on iNaturalist named only to genus. A person who knows the genus can often name the species. Genera at the top matter most: not on the India list yet (a possible new record for India), or with species that have no open record in India.
Observations on iNaturalist named only to a family, an order or a higher level. A person who knows the group can often name the genus or the species. Each link opens the observations of one group.
| Species | Group | Described | Latest record | Status | IUCN | Sources | Labels |
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