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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

Tawny-bellied Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys fulviventer

Least Concern

Southern Cotton Rat

Sigmodon hirsutus

Least Concern

Robert s Oecomys

Oecomys roberti

Least Concern

Long-furred Oecomys

Oecomys trinitatis

Least Concern

White-bellied Oecomys

Oecomys bicolor

Least Concern

Short-tailed Zygodont

Zygodontomys brevicauda

Least Concern

Amazonian Oryzomys

Hylaeamys yunganus

Least Concern

MacConnell's Oryzomys

Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Least Concern

Guinea Chick Lobster

Panulirus guttatus

Least Concern

Tiny Yellow Bat

Rhogeessa minutilla

Vulnerable

Tricolored Bat

Glyphonycteris sylvestris

Least Concern

Graybeard Bat

Glyphonycteris daviesi

Least Concern

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Lichonycteris degener

Least Concern

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira lilium

Least Concern

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Lionycteris spurrelli

Least Concern

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina

Data Deficient

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Lophostoma carrikeri

Least Concern

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

Vampyriscus bidens

Least Concern

Shadowy Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus umbratus

Data Deficient

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Vampyrodes caraccioli

Least Concern

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus bogotensis

Least Concern

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus gnomus

Least Concern

Rio Cauca caecilian

Typhlonectes natans

Least Concern

spiny tree rat

Mesomys hispidus

Least Concern

Apple Snail

Pomacea glauca

Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

Proechimys quadruplicatus

Least Concern

Amazon Bamboo Rat

Dactylomys dactylinus

Least Concern

Thumbless Bat

Furipterus horrens

Least Concern

Lovely Leaf Frog

Phyllomedusa venusta

Least Concern

Tamá Small-eared Shrew

Cryptotis tamensis

Least Concern

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Diclidurus isabella

Least Concern

Short-eared Bat

Cyttarops alecto

Least Concern

West Indian topshell

Cittarium pica

Vulnerable

Swimming Frog

Pseudis paradoxa

Least Concern

Villavicencio Snouted Treefrog

Scinax wandae

Least Concern

Big Bonneted Bat

Eumops dabbenei

Least Concern

Trumbull’s Bonneted Bat

Eumops trumbulli

Least Concern

Guianan Bonneted Bat

Eumops maurus

Least Concern

Rufous Dog-faced Bat

Molossops neglectus

Data Deficient

Mato Grosso Dog-faced Bat

Neoplatymops mattogrossensis

Data Deficient

Sinaloan Mastiff Bat

Molossus sinaloae

Least Concern

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops abrasus

Data Deficient

Southern Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops planirostris

Least Concern

Brown Mastiff Bat

Promops nasutus

Least Concern

Coues Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys couesi

Least Concern

Venezuelan Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys venezuelae

Least Concern

Alston s Cotton Rat

Sigmodon alstoni

Least Concern

Amazonian Marsh Rat

Holochilus sciureus

Least Concern

Musso s Ichthyomyine

Neusticomys mussoi

Endangered

Amazonian Nectomys

Nectomys rattus

Least Concern

Mérida Oryzomys

Nephelomys meridensis

Least Concern

Northern Akodont

Necromys urichi

Least Concern

Grizzled Colilargo

Oligoryzomys griseolus

Least Concern

Savannah Oecomys

Oecomys speciosus

Least Concern

Tawny Oecomys

Oecomys flavicans

Least Concern

Unicolored Oecomys

Oecomys concolor

Least Concern

Woodland Thomasomys

Thomasomys hylophilus

Endangered

Gorgas Oryzomys

Oryzomys gorgasi

Endangered

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Sciurus igniventris

Least Concern

batwing coral crab

Carpilius corallinus

Data Deficient

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