Ecosystem diversity refers to the variety of ecosystems in a given place.
Animal groups | No of genera/species |
Protozoa | 63 generas |
Porifera | 22 (genera) |
Cnidaria | 90 genera |
Chaetognatha | 18 |
Platyhelminthes | 117 genera |
Aschelminthes | 265 |
Acanthocephala | 27 |
Annelida | 91 |
Mollusca(Fresh water) | 26 |
Insects | 6000 |
Non-insect Arthropda | 600 |
Echinodermata | 8 |
(Jayaraman et al 2008)
Vertebrate Diversity - Kerala
Taxonomic group | Orders/species | Families | Species |
Fishes | 41 | 172 | 905 |
Amphibians | 2 | 11 | 151 |
Reptiles | 3 | 24 | 173 |
Birds | 22 | 88 | 500 |
Mammals | 13 | 35 | 118 |
All Vertebrates | 81 | 330 | 1847 |
(Nameer et al 2015)
Terrestrial vertebrates of India & Kerala
Taxonomic group |
Terrestrial |
||
India* |
Kerala |
Percent in Kerala |
|
Fishes |
3022 |
189 (6.2 %) |
6.2 |
Amphibians |
342 |
151 (44.1 %) |
44.1 |
Reptiles |
526 |
164 (31.1%) |
31.1 |
Birds |
1233 |
469 (38.0%) |
38.0 |
Mammals |
423 |
95 (22.4%) |
22.4 |
All Vertebrates |
5546 |
1068 |
19.2 |
Vertebrates endemic to Western Ghats & Kerala
Taxonomic group |
Endemic to Western Ghats |
Endemic to Kerala |
Fishes |
131 |
57 |
Amphibians |
136 |
36 |
Reptiles |
87 |
10 |
Birds |
17 |
0 |
Mammals |
15 |
1 |
All Vertebrates |
386 |
104 |
(Nameer et al 2015)