Biodiversity Hotspots of India

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A biodiversity hotspot (Norman Myers, 1988) needs 1,500+ endemic plant species and 70%+ habitat loss. India has 4 hotspots: Western Ghats (a UNESCO site), the Himalaya, Indo-Burma (North-East India), and Sundaland (Nicobar Islands only).

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Hotspot criteria: 1,500+ endemic plants + 70%+ habitat loss.
India's 4: Western Ghats, Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Sundaland (Nicobar only).

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4 Indian hotspots: Western Ghats, Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Sundaland.