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Colombia

South America · South America

Total Species
5221
Threatened
152
CR + EN + VU
Population
50 882 884
Area
1 141 748 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 53
Vulnerable 68
Near Threatened 54
Least Concern 1078
Data Deficient 88
Not Evaluated 787
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 12

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2867
Plantae 2196
Fungi 151
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Colombia

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Pegtail

Perigomphus pallidistylus

Vulnerable

Masked Tanager

Stilpnia nigrocincta

Least Concern

Rufous Potoo

Phyllaemulor bracteatus

Least Concern

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Chrysuronia coeruleogularis

Least Concern

Woodland Thomasomys

Thomasomys hylophilus

Endangered

Masked Mountain Tanager

Tephrophilus wetmorei

Vulnerable

matchstick flapwort

Odontoschisma denudatum

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Nectomys apicalis

Least Concern

Rio Calles Robber Frog

Strabomantis cheiroplethus

Vulnerable

Sonson Frog

Atopophrynus syntomopus

Critically Endangered

Mauritanian convolvulus

Ipomoea mauritiana

Not Evaluated

Two-colored Robber Frog

Pristimantis bicolor

Vulnerable

Volcano Robber Frog

Pristimantis leptolophus

Least Concern

Peters' Robber Frog

Pristimantis petersi

Vulnerable

Western Colombian Small-eared Shrew

Cryptotis squamipes

Least Concern

Quindio Robber Frog

Pristimantis alalocophus

Near Threatened

Los Patos Robber Frog

Pristimantis scoloblepharus

Endangered

Mazapan

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Not Evaluated

Richard'S Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris jupicai

Not Evaluated

Riparian Myotis

Myotis riparius

Least Concern

Garden Patience

Rumex patientia

Not Evaluated

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

Pandi Mushroomtongue Salamander

Bolitoglossa pandi

Endangered

Rigid Beard Moss

Didymodon rigidulus

Not Evaluated

Yarmal Mushroomtongue Salamander

Bolitoglossa vallecula

Least Concern

Orphan Salamander

Bolitoglossa capitana

Critically Endangered

Ecuador Slender-legged Treefrog

Osteocephalus verruciger

Least Concern

Mathiasson's Treefrog

Dendropsophus mathiassoni

Least Concern

Resurrection Fern

Pleopeltis polypodioides

Least Concern

Rio grande pearlhead

Isocarpha oppositifolia

Data Deficient

North Andean Treefrog

Dendropsophus norandinus

Least Concern

Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog

Scinax boulengeri

Least Concern

San Carlos Treefrog

Dendropsophus phlebodes

Least Concern

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Fuhrmann's Backpack Frog

Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni

Vulnerable

Lehmann's Poison Frog

Oophaga lehmanni

Critically Endangered

Common Rocket Frog

Colostethus inguinalis

Least Concern

Ramos' Rocket Frog

Hyloxalus ramosi

Endangered

Womurs Common Mustached Bat

Pteronotus rubiginosus

Least Concern

Ruiz's Marsupial Frog

Gastrotheca ruizi

Near Threatened

Bogota Rocket Frog

Hyloxalus subpunctatus

Least Concern

melon-headed whale

Peponocephala electra

Least Concern

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys nicefori

Least Concern

Principal Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys princeps

Data Deficient

Turtleweed

Batis maritima

Not Evaluated

Unicolored Thomasomys

Thomasomys monochromos

Endangered

Ghiesbreght's witchgrass

Panicum ghiesbreghtii

Not Evaluated

Mérida Nightshade

Solanum ripense

Least Concern

Yellowish Pipit

Anthus chii

Least Concern

New Granada Caecilian

Oscaecilia polyzona

Least Concern

Canyon Rubyspot

Hetaerina vulnerata

Least Concern

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Anil Falso

Coursetia caribaea

Least Concern

mexican-apple

Casimiroa edulis

Least Concern

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