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Venezuela

South America · South America

Total Species
2391
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
28,435,943
Area
916,445 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2170
Plantae 217
Bacteria 2
Chromista 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Venezuela

Buff-tailed Coronet

Boissonneaua flavescens

Least Concern

Brown Violetear

Colibri delphinae

Least Concern

Mexican Violetear

Colibri thalassinus

Least Concern

Perijá Backpacker Frog

Cryptobatrachus remotus

Vulnerable

Marsupial Frog

Flectonotus pygmaeus

Least Concern

Marsupial Frog

Flectonotus fitzgeraldi

Least Concern

Helena's Marsupial Frog

Gastrotheca helenae

Endangered

Williamson’s Marsupial Frog

Gastrotheca williamsoni

Data Deficient

Walker’s Marsupial Frog

Gastrotheca walkeri

Vulnerable

Common Marsupial Frog

Gastrotheca ovifera

Vulnerable

Rivero Carrying Frog

Stefania riveroi

Vulnerable

Tepuis Treefrog

Stefania ginesi

Near Threatened

Auyantepui Carrying Frog

Stefania schuberti

Near Threatened

La Escalera Carrying Frog

Stefania scalae

Least Concern

Sarisariñama Carrying Frog

Stefania riae

Near Threatened

Brewer's Carrying Frog

Stefania breweri

Vulnerable

Vegas Falls Treefrog

Stefania goini

Near Threatened

Marahuaca Treefrog

Stefania marahuaquensis

Near Threatened

Spot-legged Poison Frog

Ameerega picta

Least Concern

Three-striped Arrow-poison Frog

Ameerega trivittata

Least Concern

Demonic Poison-arrow Frog

Minyobates steyermarki

Critically Endangered

Reig s Aepeomys

Aepeomys reigi

Vulnerable

Falcon Crested Toad

Rhinella sclerocephala

Vulnerable

Maracay Harlequin Frog

Atelopus vogli

Extinct

Scarlet Harlequin Toad

Atelopus sorianoi

Critically Endangered

Merida's Stubfoot Toad

Atelopus oxyrhynchus

Critically Endangered

La Carbonera Stubfoot Toad

Atelopus carbonerensis

Critically Endangered

Green and Red Venter Harlequin Toad

Atelopus pinangoi

Critically Endangered

Tamá Harlequin Frog

Atelopus tamaense

Critically Endangered

Mucubaji Stubfoot Toad

Atelopus mucubajiensis

Critically Endangered

Red and Yellow Stubfoot Toad

Atelopus chrysocorallus

Critically Endangered

Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog

Atelopus cruciger

Critically Endangered

Werner's Toad

Rhaebo nasicus

Least Concern

Magdalena Valley Caecilian

Caecilia subnigricans

Least Concern

Yellow-spotted Caecilian

Caecilia flavopunctata

Data Deficient

Little White-shouldered Bat

Ametrida centurio

Least Concern

Venezuelan Lowland Rabbit

Sylvilagus varynaensis

Data Deficient

Pastaza river caecilian

Potamotyphlus kaupii

Least Concern

Upper Amazon Caecilian

Nectocaecilia petersii

Least Concern

Regal Oecomys

Oecomys rex

Least Concern

Mérida Thomasomys

Thomasomys vestitus

Least Concern

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

Hylaeamys megacephalus

Least Concern

Yellow-throated Squirrel

Sciurus gilvigularis

Data Deficient

Guianan Squirrel

Sciurus aestuans

Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

Sciurus flammifer

Data Deficient

Smoothtail Spiny Lobster

Panulirus laevicauda

Data Deficient

guyanan red howler monkey

Alouatta macconnelli

Least Concern

Tepui Nightjar

Systellura roraimae

Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

Lasiurus atratus

Least Concern

Diminutive Serotine

Eptesicus diminutus

Data Deficient

Soriano's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira sorianoi

Data Deficient

Ega Long-tongued Bat

Scleronycteris ega

Data Deficient

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Lonchorhina fernandezi

Endangered

Uncommon Sword-nosed Bat

Lonchorhina inusitata

Data Deficient

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus cinereus

Least Concern

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Bitter Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

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