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Welcome to the Global Species website. A mashup of species data from around the web.

Features

The following table contains species counts for select categories.
More detailed statistics can be found on the About page.

 Kingdom  Total  English Names  Attributes   Endangered  Invasive  Relations 
Animalia1,012,361 63,050 15,704 4,679 295 39,016 
Archaea281 1 0 0 0 0 
Bacteria9,051 50 0 1 4 144 
Chromista6,977 135 0 4 7 105 
Fungi46,584 2,557 1,864 4 10 421 
Plantae268,574 28,046 72,473 3,879 404 10,828 
Protozoa14,336 12 0 0 2 73 
Viruses2,480 0 0 0 0 0 
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Grand Total1,360,64493,85190,0418,56772250,587

Endangered Species

(Sierra Juarez Alligator Lizard)
(Endangered)
 

Invasive Species

(broadleaf woodsorrel)
 

Featured Species

(Barb)
 

Extreme Species

(Killer Whale)
Adult Weight 1 : 4.40 tons (3,987.50 kg)
Maximum Longevity 1 : 90 years

Species Relation

 
provides Pollination for 2
(gooseneck yellow loosestrife)
 

Common Species

alligator  anteater  armadillo  bison  camel  cheetah  chipmunk  daffodil  dolphin  donkey  eel  elephant  fox  gerbil  goose  gull  insect  kingfisher  lettuce  lime  loon  lynx  marigold  mussel  nemo  opossum  panther  pig  pigeon  pine  puma  radish  rat  rhinoceros  robin  salamander  seahorse  sheep  sparrow  spider  squirrel  tiger  titmouse  turkey  weasel  woodchuck  wren  zebra 

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Animals sorted by adult weight
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Animals that exist only in captivity
Animals that hibernate
Carnivorous plants
Fastest animals
Greatest weight dimorphism
Largest wingspan
Nocturnal animals
Plants sorted by height
Janka Wood Hardness - Softest - Hardest

Citations

Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.
Invasive Status provided by Global Invasive Species Database Downloaded on 10 May 2011.
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Kato, M., T. Makutani, T. Inoue, and T. Itino. 1990. Insect-flower relationship in the primary beech forest of Ashu, Kyoto: an overview of the flowering phenology and seasonal pattern of insect visits. Contr. Biol. Lab. Kyoto Univ. 27:309-375.
Mesaspis juarezi Species recognized by Uetz P., , TIGR Reptile Database in Catalog of Life 2011
Oxalis latifolia Species recognized by Kartesz J., , ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Barbus bourdariei Species recognized by , , FishBase in Catalog of Life 2011
Orcinus orca Species recognized by Gardner A.L, 05-Dec-2008, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Lysimachia clethroides Species recognized by Kartesz J., , ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Isodontia maidli Species recognized by , , ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist in Catalog of Life 2011
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