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Venezuela

South America · South America

Total Species
2391
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
28435943
Area
916445 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2170
Plantae 217
Chromista 2
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Venezuela

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Philander mondolfii

Least Concern

Reig's Opossum

Monodelphis reigi

Vulnerable

Little Wood Elf

Sciotropis cyclanthorum

Vulnerable

Paria Wood Elf

Sciotropis lattkei

Endangered

Cerro Aracamuni Emerald-barred Frog

Ceuthomantis aracamuni

Vulnerable

Bucaramanga Robber Frog

Tachiramantis prolixodiscus

Least Concern

Guacharaquita Robber Frog

Tachiramantis lentiginosus

Endangered

Guaiquinima Rain Frog

Pristimantis guaiquinimensis

Near Threatened

Yustiz’s Robber Frog

Pristimantis yustizi

Data Deficient

Auyantepui Rain Frog

Pristimantis auricarens

Near Threatened

Pregonero Robber Frog

Pristimantis tubernasus

Data Deficient

Niceforo's Robber Frog

Pristimantis nicefori

Least Concern

Side-striped Robber Frog

Pristimantis pleurostriatus

Data Deficient

Periquito Robber Frog

Pristimantis stenodiscus

Critically Endangered

Santander Robber Frog

Pristimantis anolirex

Near Threatened

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Cryptotis meridensis

Least Concern

Trinidad Dog-like Bat

Peropteryx trinitatis

Data Deficient

Leandra Salamander

Bolitoglossa leandrae

Critically Endangered

Tepui Bannerwing

Chalcothore montgomeryi

Least Concern

Gorzula's Amazon Treefrog

Tepuihyla rodriguezi

Near Threatened

Ayarzaguena's Treefrog

Tepuihyla edelcae

Least Concern

Big-eye Slender-legged Treefrog

Tepuihyla exophthalma

Least Concern

Helena's Treefrog

Osteocephalus helenae

Data Deficient

Neblina Tree Frog

Myersiohyla neblinaria

Least Concern

Merida Andes Treefrog

Hyloscirtus platydactylus

Vulnerable

Upper Orinoco Treefrog

Boana wavrini

Least Concern

Alban Cochran Frog

Centrolene daidaleum

Vulnerable

Common Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Eumops bonariensis

Least Concern

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops milleri

Least Concern

Roraima Akodont

Podoxymys roraimae

Vulnerable

Tepui Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys macconnelli

Least Concern

Guianan Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys nitela

Least Concern

Mérida Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys venustus

Least Concern

Wetzel s Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys wetzeli

Least Concern

Venezuelan Ichthyomyine

Neusticomys venezuelae

Vulnerable

Trinidad Nectomys

Nectomys palmipes

Least Concern

Costa Central Oryzomys

Nephelomys caracolus

Least Concern

Pittier's crab eating rat

Ichthyomys pittieri

Near Threatened

Fulvous Colilargo

Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Least Concern

Guianan Neacomys

Neacomys guianae

Least Concern

Paracou Neacomys

Neacomys paracou

Least Concern

Guianan Oecomys

Oecomys auyantepui

Least Concern

Reddish Oecomys

Oecomys rutilus

Least Concern

Regal Oecomys

Oecomys rex

Least Concern

Mérida Thomasomys

Thomasomys vestitus

Least Concern

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

Hylaeamys megacephalus

Least Concern

Yellow-throated Squirrel

Sciurus gilvigularis

Data Deficient

Guianan Squirrel

Sciurus aestuans

Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

Sciurus flammifer

Data Deficient

Smoothtail Spiny Lobster

Panulirus laevicauda

Data Deficient

guyanan red howler monkey

Alouatta macconnelli

Least Concern

Tepui Nightjar

Systellura roraimae

Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

Lasiurus atratus

Least Concern

Diminutive Serotine

Eptesicus diminutus

Data Deficient

Soriano's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira sorianoi

Data Deficient

Ega Long-tongued Bat

Scleronycteris ega

Data Deficient

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Lonchorhina fernandezi

Endangered

Uncommon Sword-nosed Bat

Lonchorhina inusitata

Data Deficient

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus cinereus

Least Concern

Cayenne Caecilian

Typhlonectes compressicauda

Least Concern

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