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Число відомих видів постійно змінюється | The Number of Known Species Keeps Changing

The count of known species is a moving target: new species are described and classifications are revised. The old list’s figures for arthropods, fish, vertebrates, and plants should not be read as one current census. For example, the 2025 Catalogue of Life release included more than 2.2 million known extant species overall; its current 2026 database lists about 1.8 million animal species and 411,000 plants. Counts for particular groups depend on specialist catalogues and update dates. The illustration was created with AI.

original AI-generated editorial illustration of a biodiversity field notebook and species sketches. Generated for this package on 2026-10-13. No external creator, URL, or third-party license applies; the project may reuse it. It is illustrative, not a data chart. Both language versions disclose AI creation.

original AI-generated editorial illustration of a biodiversity field notebook and species sketches. Generated for this package on 2026-10-13. No external creator, URL, or third-party license applies; the project may reuse it. It is illustrative, not a data chart. Both language versions disclose AI creation.