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¹National Biodiversity Centre, Thimphu, Bhutan National Biodiversity Centre Thimphu Bhutan.

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Summary

Bhutan

Area of Science:

Biodiversity research
Taxonomy
Conservation biology

Background:

Species checklists for Bhutan were compiled for the 2017 Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan publication.
This represents the first comprehensive overview of Bhutan's species richness, documenting over 11,000 species.
Biodiversity checklist collation in Bhutan has historically been limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of all species recorded in scientific publications in Bhutan.
To present data on species richness across five kingdoms: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Chromista, and Eubacteria.
To highlight newly discovered species and species new to Bhutan.

Main Methods:

Collation of existing species checklists from scientific publications.

Keywords:

Bhutan amphibians animals biodiversity birds checklist chromista eubacteria fish fungi insects invertebrates mammals plants protista reptiles vertebrates

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Data compilation for the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Analysis of recorded species across five major kingdoms.

Main Results:

The checklists document 11,175 species from the kingdoms Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Chromista, and Eubacteria.
No records were found for species in the kingdoms Protista and Archaebacteria.
Between 2009 and 2017, at least 33 species new to science and 566 species new to Bhutan were discovered.

Conclusions:

This study provides a baseline for Bhutan's species richness based on published scientific records.
The findings underscore the importance of continued biodiversity monitoring and research in Bhutan.
The data highlights significant discoveries, including new species and species previously unrecorded in Bhutan.