Q. What is Taxonomic diversity?

Taxonomic diversity is relative abundance of a species as well as the ancestor descendant relationships of species to each other. For example, an area with two species of mammals and one species of reptile has greater taxonomic diversity than an area of simi lar size with only three species of mammals although both have three species each. Similarly, an area with a large number of closely related species is not as diverse as distantly related. It has also been suggested that a site with a large number of higher taxa (which offer greater genetic variation) would possess more taxonomic diversity than a site with more species but less higher taxa.