China has released an updated national species database, known as the Catalogue of Life China 2022 Annual Checklist, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Sunday.

The checklist of this year added 10,343 species to the 2021 checklist, bringing the total number of species to 138,293, including 68,172 animal species, 46,725 plant species, and 17,173 fungi species, among others.

中国科学院生物多样性委员会5月22日发布 中国生物物种名录　2022版，共收录物种及种下单元138293个，较2021版新增10343个物种及种下单元。

其中动物部分68172个，植物部分46725个，真菌部分17173个。

The species checklist provides data basis that is beneficial for biodiversity research, conservation and policy-making, said an official from the academy’s Biodiversity Committee, adding that China is the only country that publishes the biological species checklist every year.

生物物种名录是认识生物多样性的基础数据，只有本底清楚了，才有可能更好地进行研究、保护及进行相关决策。

”中科院生物多样性委员会有关负责人介绍，中国是唯一一个每年都发布生物物种名录的国家。

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