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Colombia

South America · South America

Total Species
5221
Threatened
250
CR + EN + VU
Population
50.882.884
Area
1.141.748 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 45
Endangered 85
Vulnerable 120
Near Threatened 98
Least Concern 1577
Data Deficient 98
Not Evaluated 815
Extinct in the Wild 3
Extinct 17

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2867
Plantae 2196
Fungi 151
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Colombia

elegant spike-rush

Eleocharis elegans

Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

Cyperus amabilis

Least Concern

Tropical nutrush

Scleria microcarpa

Least Concern

Uniola flatsedge

Cyperus unioloides

Least Concern

Slimflower lovegrass

Eragrostis gangetica

Least Concern

Perfumed passionflower

Passiflora vitifolia

Least Concern

Caracus wigandia

Wigandia urens

Not Evaluated

Spiny holdback

Tara spinosa

Not Evaluated

Mucronate Sprangletop

Leptochloa panicea

Not Evaluated

West Indian Treefern

Cyathea arborea

Not Evaluated

Red passionflower

Passiflora manicata

Least Concern

rose-of-Venezuela

Brownea grandiceps

Least Concern

Small lobster claw

Heliconia stricta

Least Concern

Divine nightshade

Solanum nigrescens

Not Evaluated

teasel sedge

Cyperus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Eared Spleenwort

Asplenium cuspidatum

Not Evaluated

murixi-bark-tree

Byrsonima spicata

Least Concern

Rattlesnake plant

Calathea crotalifera

Not Evaluated

scarlet flame-bean

Brownea coccinea

Least Concern

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Tectaria trifoliata

Near Threatened

Daltonia moss

Daltonia splachnoides

Not Evaluated

Milkwood

Tabernaemontana litoralis

Least Concern

Water Grass

Ichnanthus pallens

Least Concern

Climbing cactus

Epiphyllum hookeri

Not Evaluated

Toothed spiderflower

Cleoserrata serrata

Not Evaluated

willow myrtle

Agonis flexuosa

Least Concern

cross-leaf honey myrtle

Melaleuca decussata

Least Concern

cowbush

Helicteres jamaicensis

Least Concern

jagleaf junglefern

Megalastrum subincisum

Not Evaluated

Puerto Rico Creepingfer

Bolbitis portoricensis

Least Concern

Wavy Scaly Cloakfern

Astrolepis sinuata

Not Evaluated

Schlimm's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium schlimii

Near Threatened

Dotted lancepod

Lonchocarpus punctatus

Least Concern

Narrow-footed Neacomys

Neacomys tenuipes

Least Concern

Species code: Tt

Thalassia testudinum

Least Concern

porcelain-flower

Clusia orthoneura

Not Evaluated

virility-vine

Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Least Concern

painted-leaf begonia

Begonia rex

Not Evaluated

jumbie-pineapple

Tillandsia utriculata

Near Threatened

pine fern

Anemia adiantifolia

Least Concern

Cotta Grass

Cottea pappophoroides

Least Concern

Tobago cane

Bactris guineensis

Near Threatened

negrohead

Annona purpurea

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Vervine

Bouchea prismatica

Least Concern

spiral flag

Costus villosissimus

Least Concern

Daddy Longlegs Orchid

Brassavola cucullata

Not Evaluated

Humboldt's orchid

Myrmecophila humboldtii

Extinct

Ligia's Dracula

Dracula ligiae

Vulnerable

Sparse Blooming Elleanthus

Elleanthus oliganthus

Least Concern

Hirtz' Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium hirtzii

Endangered

Olive Scribble Lichen

Opegrapha vulgata

Least Concern

railway-fence bauhinia

Bauhinia pauletia

Least Concern

Lanceleaf Nightshade

Solanum lanceifolium

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

Freenish White Sedge

Carex albolutescens

Not Evaluated

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Opuntia curassavica

Near Threatened

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

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