Kyrgyzstan has over 26 thousand biological species

AKIPRESS.COM - A total of 26,500 kinds of viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants and animals are registered in Kyrgyzstan, according to scientist of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan Askar Davletbakov.
More than one third of all species are animals and live organisms, he said.
Insects are the biggest group among them. There are 14,600 insects in Kyrgyzstan. All vertebrate animals of Kyrgyzstan amount to 633 types, including amphibians, mammals, birds and reptiles, the expert noted.