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Last updated Dec 21 2023.
Originally posted Dec 21 2023 9:37 PM.
1. Brazil - 512.34
No. of bird species: 1,816
No. of amphibian species: 1,141
No. of fish species: 4,738
No. of mammal species: 693
No. of reptlilian species: 847
No. of vascular plant species: 34,387
The Global Biodiversity Index was calculated using six groups of living organisms - vascular plants, mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish. The number of species of each group found in a country was compared to derive the biodiversity score. There are some caveats in this scoring system, as major groups like invertebrates were left out. Levels of endemism, intra-species diversity, size of a country, and its geographic location were also not taken into account.
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