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NCBI Taxonomy named species

NCBI / Taxonomy

2.5M
species · 2026-09-07
2.1 yr
doubling time
3.2M
projected 2027
2.3M2.6M2.9M3.2M202620273.2M 2027
Exponential fitbest fit (AICc)N(t) = N₀·e^{r(t−t₀)}
growth rate r 32.4% / yrdoubling time 2.1 yrR² (window) 0.9540fit window last 0 yr · 10 ptsforecast 3.2M by 2027

Fitted on the last 0 yr (recent trend), anchored on the latest value. Forecast runs 0.8 yr ahead — 10% of the 0-yr record. Shaded = 95% CI.

Datespecies
2026-09-072,471,803
2026-08-242,435,511
2026-08-172,423,282
2026-08-102,402,034
2026-08-032,391,483
2026-07-272,367,596
2026-07-202,342,699
2026-07-132,332,354
2026-07-062,329,845
2026-06-242,327,771

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