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Venezuela

South America · South America

Total Species
2391
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
28,435,943
Area
916,445 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 45
Endangered 80
Vulnerable 112
Near Threatened 114
Least Concern 1690
Data Deficient 107
Not Evaluated 188
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2170
Plantae 217
Chromista 2
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Venezuela

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Tillett Flamebean

Brownea tillettiana

Not Evaluated

Fewflower Vochysia

Vochysia pauciflora

Endangered

Wurdack Qualea

Qualea wurdackii

Least Concern

Coastal Pleurothyrium

Pleurothyrium costanense

Least Concern

Rustytwig Nectandra

Nectandra ruforamula

Endangered

Golden Nectandra

Nectandra aurea

Vulnerable

Laurel Mapurito

Nectandra truxillensis

Vulnerable

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

mortel

Erythrina mitis

Least Concern

Tepuí Graytwig

Schoepfia tepuiensis

Least Concern

Silvery Coussapoa

Coussapoa argentea

Least Concern

Sarisariñama Tepuianthus

Tepuianthus sarisarinamensis

Least Concern

Ptaritepui Resintree

Protium ptarianum

Least Concern

Agostini Ridgerunner

Cybianthus agostinianus

Near Threatened

Cerro Sipapo Ridgerunner

Cybianthus sipapoensis

Endangered

Blackpunctate Myrsine

Myrsine picturata

Near Threatened

Bigfruit Myrsine

Myrsine macrocarpa

Vulnerable

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

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

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

Gymnodinium catenatum

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Xylella fastidiosa

Not Evaluated

Perija Brushfinch

Arremon perijanus

Vulnerable

Cinnamon Screech-Owl

Megascops petersoni

Least Concern

Pale-tipped Tyrannulet / Pale-tipped Inezia

Inezia caudata

Least Concern

Imeri Warbling-Antbird

Hypocnemis flavescens

Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Cinclodes

Cinclodes albidiventris

Least Concern

Chilean devil ray

Mobula tarapacana

Endangered

Amazonian Streaked-Antwren

Myrmotherula multostriata

Least Concern

Black river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

Data Deficient

bignose shark

Carcharhinus altimus

Near Threatened

false killer whale

Pseudorca crassidens

Data Deficient

White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Least Concern

American Black-Fish

Globicephala melas

Not Evaluated

White-rumped Sirystes

Sirystes albocinereus

Least Concern

White-throated Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus albivitta

Least Concern

Gartered Trogon

Trogon caligatus

Least Concern

Amazonian Trogon

Trogon ramonianus

Least Concern

brown-throated three-toed sloth

Bradypus variegatus

Least Concern

Southern Martin

Progne elegans

Least Concern

Andean Teal

Anas andium

Least Concern

Striolated Manakin

Machaeropterus striolatus

Least Concern

Whooping Motmot

Momotus subrufescens

Least Concern

Masked Cardinal

Paroaria nigrogenis

Least Concern

Long-billed Hermit

Phaethornis longirostris

Least Concern

Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanoptera

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

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