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Colombia

South America · South America

Total Species
5221
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
50 882 884
Area
1 141 748 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2867
Plantae 2196
Fungi 151
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Colombia

attoto yam

Dioscorea cayenensis

Not Evaluated

False African-Violet

Streptocarpus saxorum

Least Concern

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Sweet-amber

Hypericum androsaemum

Not Evaluated

Sweet bay

Laurus nobilis

Least Concern

Moth fanpetals

Sida santaremensis

Not Evaluated

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Baby Pondweed

Potamogeton pusillus

Endangered

Lovely Leaf Frog

Phyllomedusa venusta

Least Concern

baby rubberplant

Peperomia obtusifolia

Least Concern

tabog

Swinglea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Baltic Rush

Juncus balticus

Least Concern

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

capertree

Cynophalla flexuosa

Not Evaluated

Petalled Rocktripe Lichen

Umbilicaria polyphylla

Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Least Concern

Hermit Wood-Wren

Henicorhina anachoreta

Least Concern

barbasco

Paullinia pinnata

Not Evaluated

fish-poison

Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Perija Antpitta

Grallaria saltuensis

Endangered

tarovine

Monstera adansonii

Least Concern

Tall tumblemustard

Sisymbrium altissimum

Not Evaluated

small Prescott orchid

Prescottia oligantha

Not Evaluated

Thomas's Shaggy Bat

Centronycteris centralis

Least Concern

teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Least Concern

teatree

Polyscias fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Western Striolated-Puffbird

Nystalus obamai

Least Concern

Thorny river stingray

Potamotrygon constellata

Data Deficient

Threeband gardenslug

Ambigolimax valentianus

Not Evaluated

Threespike goosegrass

Eleusine tristachya

Not Evaluated

Lesser Ghost Bat

Diclidurus scutatus

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

tiny-leaved haplocladium

Haplocladium microphyllum

Not Evaluated

jadevine

Strongylodon macrobotrys

Not Evaluated

Bentspike fountaingrass

Cenchrus nervosus

Not Evaluated

tiny cedar moss

Pelekium minutulum

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Trichocentrum nanum

Not Evaluated

bitter-ash

Picrasma excelsa

Vulnerable

pink sundew

Drosera capillaris

Vulnerable

tree mallow

Malva arborea

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

tree-of-life

Mauritia flexuosa

Least Concern

triangle palm

Dypsis decaryi

Vulnerable

Singapore holly

Malpighia coccigera

Not Evaluated

Blue-headed Sapphire

Chrysuronia grayi

Least Concern

Chinese ash

Fraxinus chinensis

Least Concern

Blistered Saucer Leaf Algae

Turbinaria turbinata

Not Evaluated

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

blue mud-plantain

Heteranthera limosa

Not Evaluated

Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium formosum

Least Concern

tonka

Taralea oppositifolia

Least Concern

blackish shrew opossum

Caenolestes convelatus

Vulnerable

Iron Wood

Krugiodendron ferreum

Least Concern

Grass

Urochloa mollis

Not Evaluated

plains bristle grass

Setaria macrostachya

Not Evaluated

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