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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

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Mustard Lichen

Pyxine subcinerea

Not Evaluated

Old Gray Ruffles

Parmotrema tinctorum

Not Evaluated

Frosted Rim-Lichen

Lecanora caesiorubella

Not Evaluated

Pale Bog-Moss

Sphagnum strictum

Not Evaluated

Pale Cabbage

Brassica tournefortii

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Silver july croton

Croton argenteus

Not Evaluated

Cow-nosed ray

Rhinoptera steindachneri

Near Threatened

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia merochlorophaea

Least Concern

Romero macho

Pectis linifolia

Least Concern

Pale-tipped Tyrannulet / Pale-tipped Inezia

Inezia caudata

Least Concern

Palisade signalgrass

Urochloa brizantha

Not Evaluated

Coyo Avocado

Persea schiedeana

Endangered

Palmiste Poison

Hyophorbe indica

Endangered

Blueberry

Symplocos martinicensis

Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa dubia

Not Evaluated

Panama Hat Plant

Carludovica palmata

Least Concern

Panama redwood

Platymiscium pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Panama tree

Sterculia apetala

Not Evaluated

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Umbel clerodendrum

Clerodendrum umbellatum

Not Evaluated

pantropical spotted dolphin

Stenella attenuata

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Para grass

Urochloa mutica

Not Evaluated

Paramo Tapaculo

Scytalopus opacus

Least Concern

Parker's Spinetail

Cranioleuca vulpecula

Least Concern

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

Passion flower

Passiflora mixta

Not Evaluated

peace-lily

Spathiphyllum floribundum

Not Evaluated

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

peachwood

Haematoxylum brasiletto

Not Evaluated

peacock-flower

Tigridia pavonia

Not Evaluated

Long john

Triplaris melaenodendron

Least Concern

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria guayanensis

Least Concern

pearlfruit

Margyricarpus pinnatus

Not Evaluated

Pearl Millet

Cenchrus americanus

Extinct

hato tejas

Microstachys corniculata

Not Evaluated

Pelicanflower

Aristolochia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Perfume guava

Campomanesia lineatifolia

Least Concern

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Perija Brushfinch

Arremon perijanus

Vulnerable

Variegated Foam Lichen

Stereocaulon vesuvianum

Near Threatened

Varnished Tube Lichen

Hypogymnia austerodes

Vulnerable

Peruvian-carrot

Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian Lily

Alstroemeria aurea

Not Evaluated

Peruvian paspalum

Paspalum racemosum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Peruvian Warbling-Antbird

Hypocnemis peruviana

Least Concern

Peruvian watergrass

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

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