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Currently, Bhutan is home to 11,248 known species from the following kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Chromista, Eubacteria, Fungi, and Protista. The two largest known kingdoms are Plantae and Animalia, which together account for 93{069bc810219200764cdcb4c27f012f3a7ee1c78770a44098ba2c62c9e9328d5a} of all species. The smallest kingdom is Protista, which accounts for only two species (less than 1{069bc810219200764cdcb4c27f012f3a7ee1c78770a44098ba2c62c9e9328d5a} of all species). However, the kingdoms Chromista, Eubacteria, and Protista are severely underexplored and much research is required in order to gain a better understanding of the number and diversity of species within these groups. Currently, there is no record of even a single species in the kingdom Archaebacteria.

KingdomNumberPercentage ({069bc810219200764cdcb4c27f012f3a7ee1c78770a44098ba2c62c9e9328d5a})
Animalia511445.47
Plantae536947.73
Chromista550.49
Eubacteria180.16
Fungi6906.13
Protista20.02
Archaebacteria00
Total11248100
Number of species

Kingdom Animalia

ClassificationNumberPercentage
Mammals12911.24
Birds73664.11
Amphibians & Reptiles15813.76
Fishes12510.89
Total1148100
ClassificationNumberPercentage
Crabs (Arthropoda)153.30
Spiders (Arthropoda)15534.07
Psocoptera (Euarthropoda)19141.98
Mites (Arthropoda)275.93
Snails & Slugs (Mollusca)6113.41
Nematodes61.32
Total455100
ClassificationNumberPercentage
Butterflies (Lepidoptera)75021.36
Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)942.68
Dermaptera (Arthropoda)361.03
Moths (Lepidoptera)111531.76
Lady beetles (Coleoptera)772.19
Ground beetles (Coleoptera)1664.73
Coleoptera (Others)87124.81
Bees & Wasps (Hymenoptera)862.45
Hymenoptera (Others)260.74
Plecoptera260.74
Flies (Diptera)611.74
Cicadas (Hemiptera)200.57
Aphids (Hemiptera)701.99
Hemiptera (others)872.48
Isoptera (Arthropoda)210.60
Orthoptera (Arthropoda)50.14
Total3511100
ClassificationNumberPercentage
Seed Plants456785.06
Ferns (Pteridophytes)4117.66
Liverworts & Hornworts (Bryophytes)691.29
Mosses (Bryophytes)2985.55
Freshwater Algae (Charophytes)230.43
Green Algae10.02
Total5369100
ClassificationNumberPercentage
Diatoms5498.18
Brown Algae11.82
Total55100
ClassificationNumberPercentage
Ascomycota – Lichens & lichenicolous fungus28040.58
Ascomycota (excluding lichens & insect-fungi)18226.38
Basidiomycota13319.28
Ascomycota -Insect-fungus8211.88
Oomycota & others 131.88
Total690100
ClassificationNumberPercentage
Fungus41059.42
Lichens28040.58
Total690100
ClassificationNumberPercentage
Protozoa2100
Total2100
ClassificationNumberPercentage
Cyanobacteria1055.56
Bacterium844.44
Total18100

Source: Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan 2017

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