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Global biomass vs. abundance of taxa

Global biomass (measured in tonnes of carbon) versus the abundance (number of individuals) of different taxonomic groups. These are given as order-of-magnitude
estimates.

Abundance of organisms10 billion100 trillion10,000 trillion100 million trillion1 trillion trillion10,000 trillion trillionGlobalbiomassPlantsPlantsVirusesVirusesNematodesNematodesCnidariansCnidariansMolluscsMolluscsWild birdsWild birdsHumansHumansFishFishProtistsProtistsArchaeaArchaea

Source: Bar-On et al. (2018)