If not, any vertebrates? Any insects? Anything with more than just a few cells?
2007-12-21 06:59:37 · 9 answers · asked by Al M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes, there are more rats, more sheep, more flies, more mosquito's, more krill, and the lists goes on. There are many plant and animal species that are more abundant than humans; our abundance is much more damaging to the environment so it's much more noticeable on a global scale.
2007-12-21 08:32:58 · answer #1 · answered by straightshooter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If any mammal has a shot at this, it would probably be the rat. Even then, I am not sure.
As for insects, oh yes. Big time. Ants outnumber us by a very large number alone.
Other vertebrates? Maybe certain kinds of fish but I am not sure on that. The ocean is a very large place and there are some fish that are in very large numbers in there.
2007-12-21 15:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Rats maybe?
There are way more insects than anything. Not sure though if any single species of insect would boast a population of more than 6 billion. Good question.
2007-12-21 15:05:40 · answer #3 · answered by Judge and Jury 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The brown rat probably has a higher population. Several insect species are more abundant, particularly colony species such as ants and termites.
2007-12-21 15:04:45 · answer #4 · answered by Weise Ente 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Any mammals?? I doubt it.
But definitely insects. They are the most abundant animals on the planet (excluding single-celled and other microscopic organisms).
2007-12-21 15:02:40 · answer #5 · answered by Jared Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many insects are. In fact, when locusts attack, as they did in the South Australlian wheat belt, a single swarm of locusts can number up to 100 billion.
Humans are only 0.5% of the heterotroph biomass on the earth.
2007-12-21 15:21:04 · answer #6 · answered by ch_ris_l 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would bet there are more mice or rats.
2007-12-21 15:08:03 · answer #7 · answered by Don 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i guess ants
2007-12-21 15:25:14 · answer #8 · answered by kool dude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say it has to be birds.
2007-12-21 15:08:42 · answer #9 · answered by gray bird 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋