spe|cies|cape

spe|cies|cape «SPEE sheez _SKAYP», noun.

1. a chart in which the size an animal is drawn reflects known population or number of kinds of a species: »

In…a speciescape…the giant beetle represents insects, the largest group.…The tiny elephant stands for the 4,000 mammals, including people (New York Times).

2. the known population of a species in a given area.