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Colombia

South America · South America

Total Species
5221
Threatened
243
CR + EN + VU
Population
50,882,884
Area
1,141,748 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 46
Endangered 83
Vulnerable 114
Near Threatened 94
Least Concern 1482
Data Deficient 116
Not Evaluated 1418
Extinct in the Wild 3
Extinct 23

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2867
Plantae 2196
Fungi 151
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Colombia

Louisiana Waterthrush

Parkesia motacilla

Least Concern

Pichinde Robber Frog

Pristimantis gracilis

Vulnerable

Low Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Not Evaluated

Tatama Tapaculo

Scytalopus alvarezlopezi

Least Concern

lowland paca

Cuniculus paca

Least Concern

lowland rotala

Rotala ramosior

Not Evaluated

Sacatrapo

Caperonia palustris

Least Concern

low nutrush

Scleria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

Vulnerable

Palmer's Treefrog

Hyloscirtus palmeri

Least Concern

Talamancan Rice Rat

Transandinomys talamancae

Least Concern

Mesoamerican Cane Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Santa Rita Rocket Frog

Leucostethus fraterdanieli

Least Concern

Visored Bat

Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum

Data Deficient

slender beaked moss

Kindbergia praelonga

Not Evaluated

Pale-faced Bat

Phylloderma stenops

Least Concern

lutrine opossum

Lutreolina crassicaudata

Least Concern

White-winged Vampire Bat

Diaemus youngii

Least Concern

Darkling beetle

Zophobas atratus

Not Evaluated

Fulvous-vented Euphonia

Euphonia fulvicrissa

Least Concern

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus phaeotis

Least Concern

Thomas's Nectar Bat

Hsunycteris thomasi

Least Concern

paradise-nut

Lecythis pisonis

Not Evaluated

White-tailed Olalla Rat

Olallamys albicauda

Data Deficient

Moustached frog

Leptodactylus mystacinus

Least Concern

Lynch’s Swamp Frog

Pseudopaludicola llanera

Least Concern

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Macaw flower

Heliconia bihai

Not Evaluated

pacarana

Dinomys branickii

Vulnerable

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

Least Concern

Galapagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus

Endangered

Masked Cardinal

Paroaria nigrogenis

Least Concern

Danubio Robber Frog

Strabomantis zygodactylus

Least Concern

Subtropical Lady

Vanessa carye

Not Evaluated

Red-taled Pennant

Brachymesia furcata

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Streaked Tuftedcheek

Pseudocolaptes boissonneauii

Least Concern

Port royal senna

Senna italica

Not Evaluated

Pacific Giant Glass Frog

Centrolene geckoideum

Vulnerable

Lemon-throated Barbet

Eubucco richardsoni

Least Concern

La Loma Treefrog

Hyloscirtus colymba

Critically Endangered

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Rio Tuquesa Treefrog

Dendropsophus subocularis

Least Concern

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Slender Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus angustirostris

Least Concern

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Páramo Colilargo

Microryzomys altissimus

Least Concern

Madeira ivy

Hedera canariensis

Not Evaluated

White-bellied Oecomys

Oecomys bicolor

Least Concern

Madonna lily

Lilium candidum

Not Evaluated

Slender Cyperus

Cyperus distans

Not Evaluated

Short-faced Thomasomys

Thomasomys baeops

Least Concern

white-mahogany

Roseodendron donnell-smithii

Least Concern

Sacramento burbark

Triumfetta semitriloba

Least Concern

Silky Thomasomys

Thomasomys bombycinus

Data Deficient

Tricolored Bat

Glyphonycteris sylvestris

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

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