In the grand scheme of things… Is 600,000 species of flora and fauna a big number or a small number? IRL, I mean. Obviously in the fiction it’s a very small number.
TL.DR, there are ~2 million known species of animals. There are probably more of plants, and apparently nobody cares about fungus or other kingdoms of life. So, it’s a big dent, but the number looks even small in a worst-case scenario WW3.
I remember there being around 30,000 animal species threatened by extinction, but I have no idea when or from where I heard that.
In the grand scheme of things… Is 600,000 species of flora and fauna a big number or a small number? IRL, I mean. Obviously in the fiction it’s a very small number.
Is anyone else reminded of Bill Nye, by that particular Doctor? Other than the accent obviously.
https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-species-are-there
TL.DR, there are ~2 million known species of animals. There are probably more of plants, and apparently nobody cares about fungus or other kingdoms of life. So, it’s a big dent, but the number looks even small in a worst-case scenario WW3.
I remember there being around 30,000 animal species threatened by extinction, but I have no idea when or from where I heard that.
Oof! Only around 2 million? I had assumed it was in the billions range. Yeah, 600k is pretty significant. 😨