The percent (%) share of India in global species diversity is:

The correct answer is Option (2) → 8.1%

India has only 2.4 per cent of the world’s land area. Yet its share of the global species diversity is an impressive 8.1 per cent. This is why India is one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world. Nearly 45,000 species of plants and twice as many of animals have been recorded from India.

(1) 15% — Incorrect. This figure is not India’s share of species diversity.

(2) 8.1% — Correct. This is India’s share of the global species diversity.

(3) 2.4% — Incorrect. This is India’s share of the world’s land area, not of its species.

(4) 10% — Incorrect. This figure is not India’s share of species diversity.

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