EOLSS - CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODIVERSITY
Table 4. Estimated numbers of described species, and possible global total.
|
Kingdoms |
Described species |
Estimated total species |
|
Bacteria |
4,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
Protoctists (algae, protozoa, etc) |
80,000 |
600,000 |
|
Animals |
1,320,000 |
10,600,000 |
|
Fungi |
70,000 |
1,500,000 |
|
Plants |
270,000 |
300,000 |
|
TOTAL |
1,744,000 |
ca.14,000,000 |