See also Statistics in The Taxonomicon

History of the total number of valid taxa and objects

Date		Taxa (above family group)		Taxa (family group)		Taxa (genus group)		Taxa (species group)		Taxa (below species group)		Objects
07 Apr 2012		5,091		21,379		107,049		196,819		2,911		5,528
21 Mar 2011		4,605		20,989		94,836		192,625		2,879		4,383

History of the number of genera and species of organisms

		Extant				Recently extinct				Fossil				Total
Date		Genera		Species		Genera		Species		Genera		Species		Genera		Species		Subspecies
07 Apr 2012		89,876		170,128		112		444		9,380		3,984		99,368		174,556		14,652
21 Mar 2011		81,657		169,192		112		441		8,482		3,846		90,251		173,479		14,217
17 Oct 2009		74,838		152,849		112		439		8,366		3,729		83,316		157,017		13,414
14 Aug 2008		62,842		132,633		105		388		7,443		2,781		70,390		135,802		12,023
25 Sep 2007		56,588		121,903		105		385		7,244		2,410		63,937		124,698		9,676
24 Feb 2007		53,818		119,132		106		381		6,944		2,139		60,868		121,652		9,502
02 Sep 2006		51,204		115,413		98		335		6,068		2,023		57,370		117,771		9,317
25 Mar 2006		50,079		107,143		87		358		5,961		2,000		56,127		109,501		8,193
28 Jan 2006		48,230		106,322		57		245		6,017		2,113		54,304		108,680		8,164
10 Dec 2005		47,637		99,689		57		245		6,000		2,103		53,694		102,037		8,115
10 Oct 2005		46,773		98,821		50		246		5,564		2,062		52,387		101,129		8,122
15 Aug 2005		44,499		95,704		50		245		5,561		2,034		50,110		97,983		8,079
09 Jul 2005		43,655		92,339		50		245		5,481		1,955		49,186		94,539		7,953
04 Jun 2005		43,743		92,361		50		245		5,514		1,956		49,307		94,562		7,885
17 Apr 2005		43,607		86,324		47		174		5,159		1,733		48,813		88,231		7,428
06 Mar 2005		42,764		83,369		39		156		5,158		1,732		47,961		85,257		5,973
26 Feb 2005		42,677		82,832		38		150		5,158		1,737		47,873		84,719		?
19 Dec 2004		42,382		80,340		37		146		5,236		1,780		47,655		82,266		?
25 Sep 2004		42,837		80,228		37		146		4,819		1,493		47,693		81,867		?
31 Aug 2004		?		?		?		?		?		?		42,433		79,183		?
04 Dec 2003		?		?		?		?		?		?		41,449		73,044		?

Current status of the number of genera and species within major taxa (7 Apr 2012)

		Recent genera						Fossil genera						Recent species						Fossil species
Taxon		Actual		Total		%		Actual		Total		%		Actual		Total		%		Actual		Total		%
Biota		89,988		150,000		59.9		9,380		55,000		17.0		170,572		1,950,970		8.7		3,984		?		?
1 Viruses		289		289		100.0		0		?		?		2,124		3,600		59.0		0		?		?
2 Domain Bacteria		1,867		1,867		100.0		5		?		?		8,382		10,000		83.8		8		?		?
3 Domain Archaea		97		97		100.0		0		?		?		326		400		81.5		0		?		?
4 Domain Eukaryota		87,735		149,000		58.8		9,375		55,000		17.0		159,740		1,940,570		8.2		3,976		?		?
4.1 Phylum Amoebozoa		220		?		?		0		?		?		399		2,370		16.8		1		?		?
4.2 Kingdom Fungi		7,430		8,283		89.7		1		?		?		1,790		97,861		1.8		1		?		?
4.3 Kingdom Animalia		59,935		?		?		9,067		?		?		138,834		1,487,135		9.3		3,776		?		?
4.4 Excavata		229		?		?		0		?		?		358		2,160		16.5		0		?		?
4.5 Kingdom Plantae		15,971		?		?		78		?		?		11,817		310,900		3.8		48		?		?
4.6 Chromalveolata		3,851		?		?		229		?		?		6,414		37,835		16.9		150		?		?