Are you a numbers person? There are between 1.5 and 1.8 million identified species on Earth. An estimated 750 000 of the identified species on Earth are insects. The largest group (Order) of insects are the beetles, with about 300,000 species identified. In contrast, about 4,500 species of mammal have been identified. There are an estimated 140 000 species in Canada; yet only 70 000 have been identified.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:35:04 +0000