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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

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Naked crabgrass

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

Gophertail lovegrass

Eragrostis ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

doctorbush

Plumbago zeylanica

Not Evaluated

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

Gull Feed

Scaevola plumieri

Least Concern

sea lettucetree

Scaevola taccada

Extinct

Chinese lovegrass

Eragrostis unioloides

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

cohoba

Anadenanthera peregrina

Not Evaluated

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Tillett Flamebean

Brownea tillettiana

Not Evaluated

Bolívar Chloroleucon

Chloroleucon eurycyclum

Data Deficient

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

mortel

Erythrina mitis

Least Concern

Celia Emmotum

Emmotum celiae

Endangered

Yapacana Emmotum

Emmotum yapacanum

Critically Endangered

Starbearing Raveniopsis

Raveniopsis stelligera

Endangered

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

attoto yam

Dioscorea cayenensis

Not Evaluated

Yellow crabgrass

Digitaria fuscescens

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

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