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Venezuela

South America · South America

Total Species
2391
Threatened
197
CR + EN + VU
Population
28,435,943
Area
916,445 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 45
Endangered 63
Vulnerable 89
Near Threatened 70
Least Concern 535
Data Deficient 98
Not Evaluated 181
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2170
Plantae 217
Chromista 2
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Venezuela

Cerro Neblina Raputia

Raputia neblinensis

Vulnerable

Jonker Vochysia

Vochysia jonkeri

Vulnerable

Tillett Vochysia

Vochysia tilletii

Data Deficient

Ortega Vochysia

Vochysia ortegae

Vulnerable

Bautista Vochysia

Vochysia bautistae

Vulnerable

Julian Vochysia

Vochysia julianensis

Data Deficient

Steyermark Vochysia

Vochysia steyermarkiana

Data Deficient

Bolívar Vochysia

Vochysia liscanoi

Least Concern

Tuberculate Qualea

Qualea tuberculata

Data Deficient

Shortpedicel Holly

Ilex brevipedicellata

Least Concern

Davidse Holly

Ilex davidsei

Near Threatened

Revoluteleaf Holly

Ilex marginata

Least Concern

Liesner Ocotea

Ocotea liesneri

Least Concern

Julian Ocotea

Ocotea julianii

Least Concern

Yutaje Ocotea

Ocotea yutajensis

Least Concern

Yellowishflower Ocotea

Ocotea flavantha

Vulnerable

Carabobo Ocotea

Ocotea carabobensis

Least Concern

Broadribs Ocotea

Ocotea laticostata

Least Concern

Bigfruit Ocotea

Ocotea megacarpa

Data Deficient

Veryrobust Ocotea

Ocotea perrobusta

Data Deficient

El Avila Rhodostemonodaphne

Rhodostemonodaphne avilensis

Data Deficient

Ovateleaf Rhodostemonodaphne

Rhodostemonodaphne ovatifolia

Data Deficient

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Endangered

Bartlett Nectandra

Nectandra bartlettiana

Near Threatened

Fulvous Nectandra

Nectandra fulva

Vulnerable

Tomentose Licaria

Licaria tomentosa

Vulnerable

Nilsson Endlicheria

Endlicheria nilssonii

Data Deficient

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

Crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

attoto yam

Dioscorea cayenensis

Not Evaluated

Yellow crabgrass

Digitaria fuscescens

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Giant brake

Pteris tripartita

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Xylella fastidiosa

Not Evaluated

Gilded Barbet

Capito auratus

Least Concern

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Least Concern

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Least Concern

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Near Threatened

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Not Evaluated

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Least Concern

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Least Concern

Epaulard

Orcinus orca

Data Deficient

Calderon Gris

Grampus griseus

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanoptera

Not Evaluated

Long-billed Hermit

Phaethornis longirostris

Least Concern

Masked Cardinal

Paroaria nigrogenis

Least Concern

Buckelwal

Megaptera novaeangliae

Vulnerable

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Blue Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least Concern

Conejo De Florida

Sylvilagus floridanus

Least Concern

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