(i)Genetic diversity: A single species might show high diversity at the genetic level over its distributional range.The genetic variation shown by the medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria.
(ii)Species diversity: It is the product of both species richness and everness i.e. species richness is weighed by species everness.
e.q., amphibian species are found more in the western ghats as compared to the eastern ghats.