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Venezuela

South America · South America

Total Species
2391
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
28 435 943
Area
916 445 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 45
Endangered 80
Vulnerable 112
Near Threatened 114
Least Concern 1690
Data Deficient 107
Not Evaluated 188
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2170
Plantae 217
Chromista 2
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Venezuela

Black river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

Data Deficient

Sawtoothed grain beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Bean weevil

Acanthoscelides obtectus

Not Evaluated

Angoumois grain moth

Sitotroga cerealella

Not Evaluated

Confused flour beetle

Tribolium confusum

Least Concern

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Granary weevil

Sitophilus granarius

Not Evaluated

Cigarette beetle

Lasioderma serricorne

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Red flour beetle

Tribolium castaneum

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Pavement ant

Tetramorium caespitum

Least Concern

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

European brown snail

Cornu aspersum

Not Evaluated

Khapra beetle

Trogoderma granarium

Not Evaluated

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

Eden's whale

Balaenoptera edeni

Data Deficient

kinkajou

Potos flavus

Least Concern

Bamboo powderpost beetle

Dinoderus minutus

Not Evaluated

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca diadema

Least Concern

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

nine-banded armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Least Concern

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

Rosette river stingray

Potamotrygon schroederi

Data Deficient

red howler monkey

Alouatta seniculus

Least Concern

jaguar

Panthera onca

Near Threatened

Variegated Bristle-Tyrant

Phylloscartes poecilotis

Least Concern

Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant

Phylloscartes ophthalmicus

Least Concern

Lesser Kiskadee

Pitangus lictor

Least Concern

crab-eating raccoon

Procyon cancrivorus

Least Concern

Coffee bean weevil

Araecerus fasciculatus

Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Asian date mussel

Arcuatula senhousia

Not Evaluated

Johnstone's Robber Frog

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Least Concern

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Ant

Tetramorium simillimum

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

Least Concern

puma

Puma concolor

Least Concern

Pacific cupped oyster

Crassostrea rhizophorae

Near Threatened

Thrips

Thrips palmi

Not Evaluated

Rice moth

Corcyra cephalonica

Not Evaluated

Northern tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

Least Concern

Dusky Leaftosser

Sclerurus obscurior

Least Concern

Russet-crowned Crake

Anurolimnas viridis

Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Aotus lemurinus

Vulnerable

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

tayra

Eira barbara

Least Concern

common vampire bat

Desmodus rotundus

Least Concern

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Carollia perspicillata

Least Concern

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