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Colombia

South America · South America

Total Species
5221
Threatened
369
CR + EN + VU
Population
50,882,884
Area
1,141,748 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 58
Endangered 120
Vulnerable 191
Near Threatened 187
Least Concern 2990
Data Deficient 122
Not Evaluated 1457
Extinct in the Wild 3
Extinct 24

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2867
Plantae 2196
Fungi 151
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Colombia

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Klages's Antbird

Drymophila klagesi

Least Concern

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Cladonia pleurota

Data Deficient

Knieff's hook moss

Drepanocladus aduncus

Not Evaluated

Knife acacia

Acacia cultriformis

Least Concern

giant water-lily

Nymphaea gigantea

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

iron-grass

Spermacoce confusa

Not Evaluated

Ear tree

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Least Concern

kuakish

Attalea butyracea

Least Concern

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Not Evaluated

Palm Rocket Frog

Rheobates palmatus

Least Concern

Manatee Grass

Syringodium filiforme

Least Concern

Lady of the Night Cactus

Cereus hexagonus

Least Concern

Lagrimas De La Virgen

Eleutherine bulbosa

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Madagascar dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Not Evaluated

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Peropteryx pallidoptera

Data Deficient

creeping river grass

Echinochloa polystachya

Not Evaluated

lance-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria lancifolia

Not Evaluated

lanmant

Hyptis atrorubens

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Venezuelan Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys venezuelae

Least Concern

Streak-headed Antbird

Drymophila striaticeps

Least Concern

Páramo Thomasomys

Thomasomys paramorum

Least Concern

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Large-billed Seed-Finch

Sporophila crassirostris

Least Concern

Velvety Myotis

Myotis simus

Data Deficient

sumac

Toxicodendron striatum

Not Evaluated

Largeleaf geigertree

Cordia sebestena

Least Concern

large-seed dodder

Cuscuta indecora

Not Evaluated

Surinam Cherry

Myrcia splendens

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian pennywort

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

Not Evaluated

White-tailed Sylph

Macrothemis pseudimitans

Least Concern

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Silvery Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus glaucus

Least Concern

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis peruviana

Least Concern

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Lawndaisy

Bellis perennis

Least Concern

Violet-bellied Hummingbird

Chlorestes julie

Least Concern

Iceland Lichen

Cetraria islandica

Least Concern

Silver-spotted Skimmer

Argyrothemis argentea

Least Concern

Mite

Phytoseiulus persimilis

Not Evaluated

Lead-Coloured Sedge

Carex livida

Least Concern

Warty Beard Lichen

Usnea ceratina

Extinct

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

Shrubby germander

Teucrium fruticans

Not Evaluated

dotted orchid

Scaphyglottis punctulata

Not Evaluated

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Pallas's Long-tongued Bat

Glossophaga soricina

Least Concern

garlic-pear

Crateva tapia

Least Concern

Leche Maria

Euphorbia tanquahuete

Least Concern

lemon

Citrus limon

Not Evaluated

Lemon beebrush

Aloysia citrodora

Not Evaluated

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