I have an Encyclopedia of Mammals which claims approx 4000 species. It
seems a reasonably "scientific" book so could be accurate - but a few
years old, and with changes in concepts of "what is a species" (see
the Rosella thread!) that could well have changed.
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 08:34:04 +1100, Reid <> wrote:
> I read an article the other day which implied that there are 9,000 species
> of mammals in the world.
>
> Is this correct? I would have guessed there were more than that.
>
> Or did it mean, perhaps, families instead of species?
>
> Regards
>
> Ralph Reid
>
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