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Colombia

South America · South America

Total Species
5221
Threatened
369
CR + EN + VU
Population
50 882 884
Area
1 141 748 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 58
Endangered 120
Vulnerable 191
Near Threatened 187
Least Concern 2990
Data Deficient 122
Not Evaluated 1457
Extinct in the Wild 3
Extinct 24

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2867
Plantae 2196
Fungi 151
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Colombia

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Custard Apple

Annona symphyocarpa

Least Concern

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia

Not Evaluated

hairy verbena

Verbena hispida

Not Evaluated

llama

Lama glama

Least Concern

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Indian thorny bamboo

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Radiate fingergrass

Chloris radiata

Not Evaluated

inkberry

Randia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Insulin Plant

Myrcia salicifolia

Least Concern

Intermediate paspalum

Paspalum intermedium

Not Evaluated

False Map Lichen

Schaereria fuscocinerea

Data Deficient

southern naked-tailed armadillo

Cabassous unicinctus

Least Concern

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

Ivyleaf geranium

Pelargonium peltatum

Not Evaluated

ivory palm

Phytelephas macrocarpa

Near Threatened

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

Jaggery palm

Caryota urens

Least Concern

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Jamaican nettletree

Trema micranthum

Not Evaluated

Jameson'S Liverwort

Syzygiella autumnalis

Least Concern

Japanese Arrowroot

Pueraria montana

Not Evaluated

Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Japanese zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Near Threatened

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Musk Stork's-bill

Erodium moschatum

Not Evaluated

Squamulose Maya

Miconia squamulosa

Not Evaluated

Red flour beetle

Tribolium castaneum

Least Concern

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Choco Screech Owl

Megascops centralis

Least Concern

Goiter Carrying Masdevallia

Masdevallia strumifera

Least Concern

Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner

Clibanornis rufipectus

Near Threatened

Longtail stingray

Hypanus longus

Vulnerable

Flame Coloured Cone

Conus flammeacolor

Least Concern

kinkajou

Potos flavus

Least Concern

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Iron Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Not Evaluated

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