Biodiversity of Singapore

A comprehensive reference
for Singapore's biodiversity

The Biodiversity of Singapore is a curated scientific reference for the species sharing this extraordinary island with us — built on museum collections, fieldwork, and published literature. Records range from vouchered specimens to photographic observations. Advanced search

7,139

Valid Species

8,245

Pending Species

21,591

Specimen records

23,129

Digital Images

7,824

Native species

479

Critically endangered species

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Multicellular organisms that feed on other life

AvesBirds325 ActinopterygiiRay-finned fish626 InsectaInsects6,104 ArachnidaSpiders & allies722 MammaliaMammals54 ReptiliaReptiles111 AnuraFrogs & toads30 CrustaceaCrabs, shrimps & allies1,154 MolluscaMolluscs1,088 AnthozoaCorals588 EchinodermataSea stars, urchins & allies543 AnnelidaWorms & allies618

Photosynthetic organisms with cell walls

AngiospermaeFlowering plants2,272 PolypodiopsidaFerns & allies101 PoalesGrasses, sedges & rushes93 AlismatalesAquatic plants62 ZingiberalesGingers & heliconias66 ChlorophytaGreen algae7

Spore-bearing decomposers and parasites

AgaricalesMushrooms70 PolyporalesBracket fungi38 PezizomycetesCup fungi & truffles2

Microscopic prokaryotes

CyanobacteriaBlue-green algae7

Mostly single-celled eukaryotes

CiliophoraCiliates1 ForaminiferaForams1