Question

India's share in the global species diversity is about

• A. 2%
• B. 4%
• C. 6%
• D. 8.1%

Answer 1

The correct option is D 8.1%

Species diversity is the diversity at the species level. For example, the Western Ghats have a greater amphibian species diversity than the eastern Ghats. Although India has only 2.4 per cent of the world's land area, its share of the global species diversity is an impressive 8.1 per cent. That is what makes our country one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world.