Species Estimates
An estimate of the numbers of species by group in India is given below. This is based on Alfred, 1998.
| Taxonomic Group | World species | Indian species | % in India |
| PROTISTA | |||
| Protozoa | 31250 | 2577 | 8.24 |
| Total (Protista) | 31250 | 2577 | 8.24 |
| ANIMALIA | |||
| Mesozoa | 71 | 10 | 14.08 |
| Porifera | 4562 | 486 | 10.65 |
| Cnidaria | 9916 | 842 | 8.49 |
| Ctenophora | 100 | 12 | 12 |
| Platyhelminthes | 17500 | 1622 | 9.27 |
| Nemertinea | 600 | ||
| Rotifera | 2500 | 330 | 13.2 |
| Gastrotricha | 3000 | 100 | 3.33 |
| Kinorhyncha | 100 | 10 | 10 |
| Nematoda | 30000 | 2850 | 9.5 |
| Nematomorpha | 250 | ||
| Acanthocephala | 800 | 229 | 28.62 |
| Sipuncula | 145 | 35 | 24.14 |
| Mollusca | 66535 | 5070 | 7.62 |
| Echiura | 127 | 43 | 33.86 |
| Annelida | 12700 | 840 | 6.61 |
| Onychophora | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| Arthropoda | 987949 | 68389 | 6.9 |
| Crustacea | 35534 | 2934 | 8.26 |
| Insecta | 853000 | 53400 | 6.83 |
| Arachnida | 73440 | 7.9 | |
| Pycnogonida | 600 | 2.67 | |
| Pauropoda | 360 | ||
| Chilopoda | 3000 | 100 | 3.33 |
| Diplopoda | 7500 | 162 | 2.16 |
| Symphyla | 120 | 4 | 3.33 |
| Merostomata | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| Phoronida | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) | 4000 | 200 | 5 |
| Endoprocta | 60 | 10 | 16.66 |
| Brachiopoda | 300 | 3 | 1 |
| Pogonophora | 80 | ||
| Praipulida | 8 | ||
| Pentastomida | 70 | ||
| Chaetognatha | 111 | 30 | 27.02 |
| Tardigrada | 514 | 30 | 5.83 |
| Echinodermata | 6223 | 765 | 12.29 |
| Hemichordata | 120 | 12 | 10 |
| Chordata | 48451 | 4952 | 10.22 |
| Protochordata (Cephalochordata+Urochordata) | 2106 | 119 | 5.65 |
| Pisces | 21723 | 2546 | 11.72 |
| Amphibia | 5150 | 209 | 4.06 |
| Reptilia | 5817 | 456 | 7.84 |
| Aves | 9026 | 1232 | 13.66 |
| Mammalia | 4629 | 390 | 8.42 |
| Total (Animalia) | 1196903 | 868741 | 7.25 |
| Grand Total (Protosticta+Animalia) | 1228153 | 871318 | 7.09 |
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