Introduction
Of the 10,000 estimated terrestrial and freshwater specimens in the Maltese archipelago, 78 species are endemic, a very good number considering the country's area. Only 4,500 species have so far been recorded, and others still await correct taxonomic classification, which means that there may be several more endemic species yet to be discovered.
Twenty-three of the endemic species are vascular plants and plants such as bryophytes, while the remaining 55 species are animals.
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