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Total number of amphibian, bird, mammal, reptile, and vascular plant species, by country
| Brazil |
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59,851 |
| Colombia |
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54,649 |
| China |
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34,687 |
| Indonesia |
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32,680 |
| Mexico |
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28,836 |
| South Africa |
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25,052 |
| Venezuela |
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23,429 |
| Ecuador |
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22,065 |
| United States |
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21,474 |
| India |
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21,020 |
| Peru |
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20,081 |
| Bolivia |
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19,561 |
| Australia |
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17,974 |
| Malaysia |
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17,171 |
| Costa Rica |
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13,630 |
| Thailand |
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13,340 |
| Papua New Guinea |
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13,115 |
| Congo, Dem Rep |
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13,107 |
| Russian Federation |
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12,468 |
| Viet Nam |
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12,034 |
| Tanzania |
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11,906 |
| Panama |
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11,484 |
| Argentina |
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11,285 |
| Madagascar |
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10,541 |
| Philippines |
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10,127 |
| Guatemala |
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9,927 |
| Cameroon |
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9,921 |
| Laos |
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9,411 |
| Turkey |
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9,387 |
| Paraguay |
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8,935 |
| Iran |
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8,899 |
| Myanmar |
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8,709 |
| Nicaragua |
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8,642 |
| Kenya |
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8,353 |
| Nepal |
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8,213 |
| Ethiopia |
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8,011 |
| Guyana |
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7,672 |
| Gabon |
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7,620 |
| Cuba |
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7,159 |
| Congo |
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6,970 |
| Honduras |
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6,894 |
| Mozambique |
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6,859 |
| Angola |
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6,731 |
| Kazakhstan |
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6,708 |
| French Guiana |
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6,689 |
| Brunei Darussalam |
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6,644 |
| Uganda |
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6,492 |
| Japan |
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6,484 |
| Italy |
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6,309 |
| Bhutan |
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6,216 |
| Nigeria |
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6,132 |
| Suriname |
|
6,122 |
| Dominican Rep |
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6,072 |
| Chile |
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6,059 |
| Zambia |
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5,981 |
| Pakistan |
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5,977 |
| Bangladesh |
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5,871 |
| Spain |
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5,796 |
| Haiti |
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5,716 |
| Portugal |
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5,714 |
Source: World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data (unpublished, September 2004).
Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants
Continued: Rainforest diversity
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