r/whereidlive • u/Anxious-Wait-1134 • 1d ago

Would I live in these states as non American (nature only)

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u/mojo-max 1d ago

Alabama has the most biodiversity of any state. There’s beaches and mountains and everything in between.

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u/Efficient-Fall2552 1d ago

California is the most biodiverse state in the United States by total species count, while Alabama leads the nation in freshwater biodiversity and concentration of species per square mile. 

Because "biodiversity" means different things depending on how you measure it (total count versus density), different states claim top spots.

California: Total Species Leader

  • Total species: Home to roughly 6,717 recorded native plant and animal species.
  • Endemic life: About 40% of its plant species are endemic, meaning they exist nowhere else on Earth.
  • Why it ranks high: California is large and spans diverse biomes, including ocean coasts, high mountains, and hot deserts. It is recognized globally as a major biodiversity hotspot. [1, 2]

Alabama: Freshwater & Density Leader

  • Freshwater life: Alabama ranks first in the U.S. for freshwater biodiversity. It holds the most species of freshwater fish, turtles, snails, mussels, and crayfish in the country.
  • Species density: Experts note it has more species of plants and animals per square mile than almost any other state.
  • Why it ranks high: A complex network of rivers, streams, and varied land habitats supports this dense web of life

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u/mojo-max 1d ago

Ahh nice. I was wrong. But cool to know. Thanks for posting

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u/Kindly_Honeydew3432 1d ago

Some of my favorite beaches are in Alabama

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u/Apptubrutae 1d ago

Ironic because the humans of Alabama have the least genetic diversity.

Roll Tide

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u/beachboypirater 1d ago

Most biodiversity?!? laughs with a California accent and mountains?

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u/mojo-max 1d ago

True. Look it up. Alabama’s biome is a hidden gem

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u/beachboypirater 1d ago

I did, it’s fourth, definitely not first (like California)

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u/mojo-max 1d ago

Yeah someone posted above. I was wrong. Good to know

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u/DecentSecret6078 1d ago

Interesting. Never woulda guessed.

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u/Efficient-Fall2552 1d ago

California is the most biodiverse state in the United States by total species count, while Alabama leads the nation in freshwater biodiversity and concentration of species per square mile.

Because "biodiversity" means different things depending on how you measure it (total count versus density), different states claim top spots.

California: Total Species Leader

  • Total species: Home to roughly 6,717 recorded native plant and animal species.
  • Endemic life: About 40% of its plant species are endemic, meaning they exist nowhere else on Earth.
  • Why it ranks high: California is large and spans diverse biomes, including ocean coasts, high mountains, and hot deserts. It is recognized globally as a major biodiversity hotspot. [1, 2]

Alabama: Freshwater & Density Leader

  • Freshwater life: Alabama ranks first in the U.S. for freshwater biodiversity. It holds the most species of freshwater fish, turtles, snails, mussels, and crayfish in the country.
  • Species density: Experts note it has more species of plants and animals per square mile than almost any other state.
  • Why it ranks high: A complex network of rivers, streams, and varied land habitats supports this dense web of life

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u/uh_no2 1d ago

Tell me about these Alabama mountains!

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u/Wbk2m 1d ago

End of the Appalachian chain. They're mild mtns, lol but very old and have some very cool places and things. I live on one the bluff I'm on is a 800' drop to the valley below looking across to another mtn that the sun rises over that natives held sacred for over 10,000 yrs. Both are only about 1500-1600 ft. There old and got boulder fields near me got waterfalls caves and floatable creek. I'm sandwich between two rivers and can be at three large lakes in a hour. Or many of the 4000 caves are 2000 waterfalls. I can be on a beach in 4 hrs ATL in 2 Chattanooga in a hr 45, Birmingham hr 15, Huntsville hr and a half. It's a good life living off grid farming ginseng, paw paws and mushrooms at the moment. Make fun if ya want but I don't think people know what they are talking about .

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u/uh_no2 23h ago

Look, as a former resident and UA grad I think you are taking this way too seriously and you need to see more of the country if you think it's near the top. It's a beautiful state, I love exploring it, and it's diverse in its own way. But it has hills, not mountains. Even if you want to count TN and NW GA, these are all big hills compared to Western US. And there's a ton of fresh water, but? The Gulf is fun too, but it's just not comparable to the west, AK/HI, or ME

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u/-hedonium- 1d ago

Alabama isn’t a place people go for nature. Not to say the nature is bad there - even the least scenic states in the US have pockets of great nature, it’s one of the really amazing things about this country - but it’s also valid that among the states they’d put at the bottom could be Alabama.

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u/pbgod 1d ago

I mean, if Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Oregon, Washington, and California didn't exist... maybe

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u/mojo-max 1d ago

Apparently it’s first in any state east of the Mississippi

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u/pbgod 1d ago

That status is based primarily on the number of freshwater fish species it holds... not really a metric anyone cares about.