India is one of the 17 megadiverse countries having 2.4% of the land area, accounting for 7-8% of the species of the world, including about 91,000 species of animals and 45,500 species of plants, that have been documented in its ten bio-geographic regions.
Source: IndiaBiodiversity.org
The India Biodiversity Portal (IBP) is a repository of information designed to harness and disseminate collective intelligence on the biodiversity of the Indian subcontinent.