| Group-wise Estimated Number of Species in India (2013) | |||
| Taxonomic Group | No. of Species | % in India | |
| World | India | ||
| Protista (Protozoa) | |||
| Animalla | |||
| Mesozoa | |||
| Porifera | |||
| Cnidaria | |||
| Ctenophora | |||
| Platyhelminthes | |||
| Rotifera | |||
| Gastrotricha | |||
| Kinorhyncha | |||
| Nematoda | |||
| Acanthocephala | |||
| Sipuncula | |||
| Mollusca | |||
| Echiura | |||
| Annelida | |||
| Onychophora | |||
| Arthropoda | |||
| Crustacea | |||
| Insecta | |||
| Arachnida | |||
| Pycnogonida | |||
| Chilopoda | |||
| Diplopoda | |||
| Symphyla | |||
| Merostomata | |||
| Phylum Artheopoda (Total) | |||
| Phoronida | |||
| Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) | |||
| Entoprocta | |||
| Brachiopoda | |||
| Chaetognatha | |||
| Tardigrada | |||
| Echinodermata | |||
| Hemichordata | |||
| Chordata | |||
| Suphylum Cephalochordata | |||
| Tunicata | |||
| Vertebrata | |||
| Pisces | |||
| Amphibia | |||
| Reptilia | |||
| Aves | |||
| Mammalia | |||
| Total (Animalia) | |||
| Grand (Protista+ Animalia) | |||
