ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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there are 290, 000 species of beetles
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there are 103, 000 species of beetles and 5, 000 mammals
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there are 290, 000 species of beetles and 4, 000 species of mammals
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Detailed explanation-1: -Beetles are a very large group of organisms and are diverse both taxonomically and ecologically. The 169 families and 340, 000 described species currently comprise somewhat less than half of all known insects and about a quarter of all living organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -As per different estimates of insects there are anything between 4, 00, 000 to 1.5 million Beetle species, accounting for an estimated 1 in 4 of all land based animals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Did you know? 1) Over one million species of insects have been discovered and described but it is estimated that there may be as many as 10 million species on earth. 2) There are approximately 1.4 billion insects for every person on Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects.