tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440236017406745873.post2158471584675966380..comments2023-07-12T20:29:09.836+12:00Comments on Watching New Zealand nature: NatureWatch NZ hits 10,000 observations in its first 5½ monthsJon Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03779043132309365553noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440236017406745873.post-37905177472869412662013-02-15T10:25:17.747+13:002013-02-15T10:25:17.747+13:00I mentioned in the article that there were 2,486 s...<br />I mentioned in the article that there were 2,486 species in NatureWatch NZ's first 10,000. I should really have said taxa, since some things are only identified to genus or higher. There are 1,981 species. A further 353 are identified down to genus. The rest are either higher taxa or don't have a matching name in the NZ Organisms Register yet.<br /><br />Some of you might be interested in the breakdown. The 10,000 span a huge breadth of New Zealand's biodiversity.<br /><br />Plants: 1420 taxa<br />Insects: 508 taxa<br />Fungi: 101 taxa<br />Birds: 108 taxa<br />Spiders, harvestmen, and mites: 57 taxa<br />Molluscs: 41 taxa<br />Mammals: 38 taxa<br />Fish: 32 taxa<br />Protozoas: 9 taxa<br /><br />66% of the taxa observed were native (endemic and non-endemic indigenous taxa).<br />Jon Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03779043132309365553noreply@blogger.com