AdvertisementWelcome to the mammalverse: Scientists sequence DNA from 240 species around the worldApril 27, 2023Nell GreenfieldboycefacebookEmailAbout 6,500 mammal species live on Earth today. Credit from left to right: John Moore/Getty Images; Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP via Getty Images; Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images; Paula Bronstein/Getty Images (Getty Images)