Species of West Bengal
14,021 species on the India list have an open record placed in West Bengal, 241 of them threatened.
List of the week of 2026-11-09. Pick a group for its species.
| Group | Species | Threatened |
|---|---|---|
| Birds | 1,067 | 55 |
| Large mammals | 67 | 23 |
| Bats | 40 | 1 |
| Rodents, shrews and hares | 52 | 1 |
| Whales, dolphins and other mammals | 5 | 4 |
| Reptiles | 182 | 23 |
| Amphibians | 56 | 8 |
| Fish | 510 | 33 |
| Butterflies | 617 | 0 |
| Moths | 2,552 | 0 |
| Dragonflies and damselflies | 183 | 2 |
| Beetles | 665 | 2 |
| Bees, wasps and ants | 314 | 0 |
| Flies | 388 | 0 |
| True bugs | 850 | 0 |
| Other insects | 320 | 0 |
| Spiders and other arachnids | 235 | 0 |
| Molluscs | 297 | 1 |
| Crabs, shrimps and kin | 148 | 0 |
| Orchids | 136 | 4 |
| Grasses and sedges | 202 | 0 |
| Ferns and lycophytes | 327 | 0 |
| Other flowering plants and conifers | 2,687 | 80 |
| Mosses and liverworts | 321 | 0 |
| Lichens | 154 | 0 |
| Fungi | 789 | 4 |
| Algae and diatoms | 59 | 0 |
| Other species | 798 | 0 |