Estimated Number/Percentage of Endemic Species in India (2002) | |||
Taxon | Number of Species | Percentage | |
Total | Endemic | ||
Protozoa | |||
(i) Free living | |||
(ii) Parasitic | |||
Mesozoa | |||
Porifera | |||
(i) Freshwater | |||
Cnidaria | |||
Platyhelminthes | |||
Rotifera | |||
Gastorticha | |||
Kinorhyncha | |||
Nematoda | |||
Acanthocephela | |||
Mollusca | |||
(i) Terrestrial | |||
(ii) Freshwater | |||
Echiura | |||
Annelida | |||
(i) Oligochaeta | |||
(ii) Hirudinea | |||
Arthropoda | |||
(i) Crustacea | |||
(ii) Insecta | |||
(iii) Arachnida | |||
Phoronida | |||
Bryozoa | |||
Entoprocta | |||
Cheatognatha | |||
Chordata | |||
(i) Pisces | |||
(ii) Amphibia | |||
(iii) Reptilia | |||
(iv) Aves | |||
(v) Mammalia |