How many species of animals are found in West Bengal?

Q. How many species of animals are found in West Bengal?
Answer: More than ten thousand
Notes: The diverse ecosystems have resulted in rich faunal diversity of the state and consists of 10,013 species out of a total of 89,451 species of animals present in our country, thus representing 11.19% of our country's fauna. West Bengal has 4692 sq.km.

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