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Biodiversity in the World

Global Distribution of Species Density by Volume of Records Created for Each

Red=High & Green=Low

This map reflects the amount of information, research and analysis publicly available for the diverse organisms that populate the Earth. As can be seen, North America and Europe are better documented than other areas. In particular, the map illustrates the amount of research that remains to be done in South America.

Source: GEO Biodiversity Monitor