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- In 2018, 596 new species of flora and fauna from India have been documented by scientists and taxonomists. The details have been published by Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in the publications Plant Discoveries 2018 and Animal Discoveries 2018.
- Of the 596 species, 372 come under fauna (311 invertebrates and 61 vertebrates). 224 plant species new plant species have been identified which include seed plants, pteridophytes, bryophytes, fungi and lichen.
- The highest number of plant and animal species have been discovered in the Himalayas and Western Ghats. About 31% of the plant species were discovered in the Himalayas. In the case of animals, highest number (50%) of the discoveries were made in the Western Ghats.
- Among states, Kerala recorded the highest number of discoveries with 59 species, followed by West Bengal (38).
- With the latest addition, the number of plant species in India has been updated to 49,441 which is 11.5% of all flora in the world. Further, now with the latest animal discoveries the updated list of animal species in India has risen to 1, 01,681 which is about 6.49% of all the species in the world.
- The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is the apex research organization under the Environment ministry for carrying out taxonomic and floristic studies on wild plant resources of the country.
- The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), under the Environment ministry is the premier Indian organisation in zoological research and studies to promote the survey, exploration and research of the fauna in India.




