How Many Different Animals In The World
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How many different animals in the world. Lets take a look at the major groups of animals to see how many species fall within the various categories. More than just fish and coral the Reef supports. Species in this family are found in all areas of the world except for Australia and Antarctica.
They observe the world through several hundred tiny pinhole eyes along the edge of their soft bodies. The Great Barrier Reef is home to a stunning array of animals from microscopic plankton to whales weighing more than 100 tonnes. Six hundred quintillion C Elegan nematodes are born every day on land.
The forces of destruction such as logging cattle ranching have all contributed to the loss of millions of acres of tropical rainforest. And while thats only one animal species because theyre so numerous the 40 Humboldt penguins 62 million chickens rampant. One of the worlds most important dugong populations.
Animals and people alike lose their homes when trees are cut down. Pinhole eyes are the shape of a deep cup and have a narrow opening but no lens. An average of 137 species of life forms are driven into extinction every day in the worlds tropical rainforests.
Additionally animals are classified in many different ways which you may learn about in this complete guide to animal classification. The number of known species for all animals other than arthropods is about 250000. The largest group formally class within the phyla of arthropods and the most diverse class in all kingdoms is insects.
There are approximately 12 million known species of animals but scientists estimate there are closer to 87 million species on earth. Some scientists estimate that there are about 30 million species of invertebrates living in the worlds rainforests and one survey conducted in the Amazon found 50 different species of ants living on a single tree. Felidae Cats Cheetahs Lions Tigers Leopards.