Community
an assemblage of many interacting populations of different species occurring together in space and time
Community ecology
study of members of a multispecies assemblage interacting with each other and their surroundings; the ecology of biodiversity
2011 estimation of no. of species
1 233 500
2020 estimation of no. of species
1.5 M
Beetles species no.
1.5M (0.9-2.1M)
Insects species no.
5.5M (2.6-7.8M)
Terrestrial arthropods species no.
6.8M (5.9-7.8M)