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More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, [7] that ever lived on Earth are estimated to be extinct. [8] [9] Estimates on the number of Earth's current species range from 10 million to 14 million, [10] of which about 1.2 million have been documented and over 86 percent have not yet been described. [11]
List of marsupials by population – Wombats, koalas and kangaroos. List of lagomorphs by population – rabbits, hares, and pikas. List of other Afrotheres by population – seacows, sengis, golden moles, otter shrews, tenrecs, hyraxes and the aardvark. List of rodents by population – cavies, squirrels, springhares, mice, beaver etc.
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs .
Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image Hainan black crested gibbon: Nomascus hainanus: 20–50 [1]: CR [1] [1]Population was estimated at over 2,000 in the late 1950s.
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
The Javan rhino is the most endangered of the five species. It is also one of the rarest large mammals in the world . Javan rhinos live in dense jungles and tend to be shy of humans.
The Guinness Book of World Records dubbed Beyonce “the First Lady of Music” in 2024 due to her unparalleled legacy of besting most female artists of her time . Her work and music promote ...
The 11 Most Famous Animal Statues in the World. Sharon Parry. January 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM. Types of Lions ... HachikÅ was an Akita – one of Japan’s oldest and most popular breeds. They have a ...