Context- Vietnam

There is an abundance of flora and fauna in Vietnam and this encapsulates her unique biodiversity. Vietnam has a rich wildlife of over 17000 species of animals and plants in total. The breakdown is shown below:

  • 11400 species of vascular plants (also known as higher plants)
  • 1030 species of moss
  • 310 species of mammals
  • 296 reptile species
  • 162 amphibian species
  • 700 freshwater species of fish
  • 2000 species of marine fish
  • 889 species of birds
  • 310 species of land mollusks (such as snails)

Here are some examples in pictorial form:

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World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has reported that nearly 10% of the biodiversity in Vietnam is endangered. Vietnam is placed 16th highest among 152 countries studied in terms of the proportion of its wildlife species found to be in danger.

The number of endangered primates is the highest in Vietnam; which is what this blog would be discussing.