540 species added to India's fauna database

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Category : National Published on: July 05 2022

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India has added 540 species to its fauna database in 2021, taking the total number of animal species to 1,03,258.
India has added 315 species to the Indian flora during 2021, taking the number of flora in the country to 55,048.
Among the new species discovered was new mammal species discovered,Crocidura narcondamica, a white-toothed shrew, from Narcondam Island in Andaman.