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India is a recognised as one of the mega-diverse countries, rich in biodiversity and associated traditional knowledge. With just 2.4% of the land area, India accounts for nearly 7% of the recorded species even while supporting almost 18% of human population.
In terms of species richness, India ranks seventh in mammals, ninth in birds and fifth in reptiles.
The varied Edaphic, Climatic and Topographic conditions have resulted in a wide range of ecosystems and habitats such as forests, grasslands, wetlands, coastal and marine ecosystems, and deserts in India with greater biodiversity.
Do you know?
The spider’s body has an oil on it to keep the spider free from sticking to it’s own web. The Indian region is composed of two realms. They are:
1) the Himalayan region represented by Palearctic Realm and
2) the rest of the sub-continent represented by Malayan Realm