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To: fishtank

God realized his mistake in creating Adam & Eve, so he only created that one human species. He took more delight in sprinkling the Earth with birds, mammals, fish, plants and microbes none of whom start wars or destroy their habitat.

jmho:)

http://www.currentresults.com/Environment-Facts/Plants-Animals/number-species.php

How many species are known to currently exist in the world.

Category

Species

Totals

Vertebrate Animals
Mammals 5,490
Birds 9,998
Reptiles 9,084
Amphibians 6,433
Fishes 31,300
Total Vertebrates 62,305
Invertebrate Animals
Insects 1,000,000
Spiders and scorpions 102,248
Molluscs 85,000
Crustaceans 47,000
Corals 2,175
Others 68,827

Total Invertebrates 1,305,250
Plants
Flowering plants (angiosperms) 281,821
Conifers (gymnosperms) 1,021
Ferns and horsetails 12,000
Mosses 16,236
Red and green algae 10,134

Total Plants 321,212
Others
Lichens 17,000
Mushrooms 31,496
Brown algae 3,067
Total Others 51,563

TOTAL SPECIES 1,740,330

The species totals do not include domestic animals such as sheep, goats and camels. Nor do they include single-celled organisms such as bacteria.


7 posted on 12/16/2014 6:40:33 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
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11 posted on 12/16/2014 7:20:06 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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