variables: 817566

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id name unit description createdAt updatedAt code coverage timespan datasetId sourceId shortUnit display columnOrder originalMetadata grapherConfigAdmin shortName catalogPath dimensions schemaVersion processingLevel processingLog titlePublic titleVariant attributionShort attribution descriptionShort descriptionFromProducer descriptionKey descriptionProcessing licenses license grapherConfigETL type sort dataChecksum metadataChecksum
817566 Number of described species species The total number of known/described species. This does not mean these species have been assessed for their extinction risk level. 2023-12-12 11:22:08 2024-07-08 16:38:31     2020-2022 6316     
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    "name": "Estimated number of described species",
    "unit": "species",
    "numDecimalPlaces": 0
}
 0     number_of_described_species grapher/iucn/2022-12-08/threatened_and_evaluated_species/threatened_and_evaluated_species#number_of_described_species   2 minor   Number of described species   IUCN   The number of formally identified, described and named species in each [taxonomic group](#dod:taxonomic_group).   
[
    "Since many species have not yet been described, this is a large underestimate of the total number of species in the world.",
    "For a species to be formally described, it's description must be published in a scientific journal or book.",
    "Species descriptions should fulfill several criteria specified by the relevant nomencalture code, including the selection of a type specimen,  a particular specimen formally associated with scientific name and description.",
    "The values of the numbers of described species should be used with caution as these are not always be up to date for all taxonomic groups.",
    "The source for each taxonomic group can be found in the [IUCN Red List summary statistics, Table 1a](https://nc.iucnredlist.org/redlist/content/attachment_files/2023-1_RL_Table_1a.pdf).",
    "The 'mushrooms' taxonomic group includes brackets, rusts, smuts and, jelly fungi."
]
       
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    "title": "Number of described species",
    "minTime": "latest",
    "subtitle": "The number of identified and named species in each [taxonomic group](#dod:taxonomic_group), as of 2022. Since many species have not yet been described, this is a large underestimate of the total number of species in the world.",
    "originUrl": "ourworldindata.org/biodiversity",
    "entityType": "taxonomic group",
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    "baseColorScheme": "owid-distinct",
    "selectedEntityNames": [
        "Fishes",
        "Insects",
        "Reptiles",
        "Mammals",
        "Birds",
        "Amphibians",
        "Corals",
        "Molluscs",
        "Crustaceans",
        "Arachnids"
    ],
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        "entity": true,
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