Diverse habitats -- the coldest, driest and wettest places on earth. Varied forests -- the great tropical evergreen forests, the deciduous f...
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Diverse habitats — the coldest, driest and wettest places on earth.
Varied forests — the great tropical evergreen forests, the deciduous forests, scrub forests, grassland forests and coniferous forest.
Remarkable seasonal changes. Nowhere else in the world is it so marked.
Around 45,000 plant species which forms seven per cent of the world’s flora.
Around 15,000 species of flowering plants. Of which 4,900 species are endemic to the country, though about 1,500 of these are facing the threat of extinction.
Around 81,000 animal species which represents nearly 6.4 per cent of the world’s fauna.
Around 5,000 species of mollusks, 57,000 species of insects, 2,546 fish species, 204 amphibian species, 428 reptile species, 1,228 species of birds and 372 mammalian species.
Around 51 species of cereals and millets, 104 species of fruits and 27 species of spices and condiments.
Around 55 species of vegetables and pulses, 24 species of fibre crops,12 species of oil seeds and various wild strains of tea, coffee, tobacco and sugarcane.
Around 26 breeds of cattle, 40 of sheep, 20 of goats, eight of camels, six of horses, two of donkeys and 18 types of poultry. And, amazingly, India’s eight breeds of buffaloes represent the entire range of buffaloes in the world.
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