Species of India
1,68,050 species are on the India list, 2,465 of them threatened.
List of the week of 2026-11-09. Pick a group for its species.
| Group | Species | Threatened |
|---|---|---|
| Birds | 1,997 | 145 |
| Large mammals | 246 | 99 |
| Bats | 191 | 16 |
| Rodents, shrews and hares | 213 | 25 |
| Whales, dolphins and other mammals | 45 | 13 |
| Reptiles | 1,099 | 136 |
| Amphibians | 561 | 150 |
| Fish | 5,002 | 389 |
| Butterflies | 1,878 | 6 |
| Moths | 12,793 | 1 |
| Dragonflies and damselflies | 588 | 17 |
| Beetles | 19,809 | 41 |
| Bees, wasps and ants | 11,360 | 4 |
| Flies | 7,851 | 0 |
| True bugs | 8,392 | 0 |
| Other insects | 7,004 | 3 |
| Spiders and other arachnids | 5,330 | 9 |
| Molluscs | 6,781 | 29 |
| Crabs, shrimps and kin | 3,382 | 8 |
| Orchids | 1,886 | 80 |
| Grasses and sedges | 3,023 | 21 |
| Ferns and lycophytes | 2,076 | 16 |
| Other flowering plants and conifers | 23,618 | 992 |
| Mosses and liverworts | 2,926 | 11 |
| Lichens | 3,202 | 3 |
| Fungi | 12,782 | 12 |
| Algae and diatoms | 1,168 | 0 |
| Other species | 22,847 | 239 |