Bhutan
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SPI: 68.2
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Bhutan
Located in the Himalayas, Bhutan is mountainous, with fertile valleys and grassy plains. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland.
Bhutan has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include soil erosion and pollution.
54%
of land currently protected
845
total land vertebrate species
1
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Giant Flying Squirrel
31
amphibians / 0 endemic
516
birds / 0 endemic
169
mammals / 0 endemic
129
reptiles / 1 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
