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I'm trying to get/renew basic knowledge of species. Could someone recommend a book for surveying "important"/"representational" species? I am looking for a book with good illustrations and that covers most "important"/"representational" species.

I am currently reading The Tree of Life: A Phylogenetic Classification, and it is thicker than I want to read as a first book in this kind.

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The book you are using is the one I was going to recommend. With perhaps 8.7 million species (plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127), there is no short route. – kmm♦ Jan 16 '12 at 0:02
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If you are OK with a web solution, this answer (biology.stackexchange.com/a/395/107) might be useful. – kmm♦ Jan 16 '12 at 1:19
Most general surveys of species I've seen (in school, for instance) tend to go through the phyla (for animals) and the divisions (for plants) and looks at the general characteristics of each group. Would that be sufficient for your needs? – Gaurav Mar 7 '12 at 9:06
Yes. That will be sufficient for my needs. – Problemaniac Mar 7 '12 at 13:35

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