Megadiverse countries

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The 17 countries identified as megadiverse by Conservation International

A megadiverse country is one of a group of nations that house the majority of Earth's species and high numbers of endemic species. Conservation International identified 17 megadiverse countries in 1998, all of which are located at least partially in tropical or subtropical regions.

Megadiversity means to exhibit great biodiversity. The main criterion for megadiverse countries is endemism at the level of species, genera and families. A megadiverse country must have at least 5,000 species of endemic plants and must border marine ecosystems.

List of megadiverse countries

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In alphabetical order, the 17 megadiverse countries are:

  • image Australia
  • image Brazil
  • image China
  • image Colombia
  • image Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • image Ecuador
  • image India
  • image Indonesia
  • image Madagascar
  • image Malaysia
  • image Mexico
  • image Papua New Guinea
  • image Peru
  • image Philippines
  • image South Africa
  • image United States
  • image Venezuela

List of most biodiverse countries 2022

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TOP 20 Global Biodiversity Index
Country (or dependent territory) Bird Amphibian Fish Mammal Reptile Vascular Plant Biodiversity Index
image Brazil 1,816 1,141 4,738 693 847 34,387 512.34
image Indonesia 1,723 383 4,813 729 773 19,232 418.78
image Colombia 1,863 812 2,105 477 634 24,025 369.76
image China 1,285 540 3,476 622 554 31,362 365.84
image Mexico 1,105 411 2,629 533 988 23,385 342.47
image Australia 725 245 4,992 355 1,131 19,324 337.18
image Peru 1,861 655 1,583 490 510 19,812 330.12
image India 1,212 446 2,601 440 715 45,000 301.63
image Ecuador 1,629 659 1,111 392 492 18,466 291.58
image United States 844 326 3,081 531 556 15,500 280.13
image Venezuela 1,386 365 1,735 376 419 30,000 273.39
image Papua New Guinea 743 416 2,884 282 384 13,634 226.57
image Myanmar 1,034 540 1,088 304 364 16,000 221.77
image Vietnam 835 263 2,423 313 512 8,500 216.97
image Malaysia 721 278 1,951 348 502 14,060 214.71
image Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,110 227 1,528 465 313 8,860 214.43
image Tanzania 1,074 207 1,773 412 346 10,100 213.10
image Bolivia 1,435 259 407 382 315 14,729 209.55
image South Africa 762 132 2,094 331 421 21,250 207.94
image Thailand 936 153 2,150 314 468 6,600 200.77

See also

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References

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  1. Williams, J. (2001). "Biodiversity Theme Report". environment.gov.au. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  2. "Megadiverse Countries definition| Biodiversity A-Z". biodiversitya-z.org.
  3. "The 201 Most (& Least) Biodiverse Countries in 2022". September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
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