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Colombia

South America · South America

Total Species
5221
Threatened
228
CR + EN + VU
Population
50882884
Area
1141748 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 45
Endangered 77
Vulnerable 106
Near Threatened 91
Least Concern 1426
Data Deficient 109
Not Evaluated 1426
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

South American lungfish

Lepidosiren paradoxa

Near Threatened

South American lupin

Lupinus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

South American sapote

Matisia cordata

Least Concern

South American Snipe

Gallinago paraguaiae

Least Concern

South American Tern

Sterna hirundinacea

Least Concern

Southern Bentbill

Oncostoma olivaceum

Least Concern

Banded Robber Frog

Pristimantis taeniatus

Least Concern

Central American Smilisca

Smilisca phaeota

Least Concern

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

Least Concern

Southern cattail

Typha domingensis

Not Evaluated

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Opal-rumped Tanager

Tangara velia

Least Concern

Southern elephant seal

Mirounga leonina

Least Concern

Latin American crowngrass

Paspalum convexum

Not Evaluated

Southern Martin

Progne elegans

Least Concern

Tropical ticktrefoil

Desmodium cajanifolium

Least Concern

Dull-mantled Antbird

Sipia laemosticta

Least Concern

Zimmer's Antbird

Sciaphylax castanea

Least Concern

Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Least Concern

Southern Scrub Flycatcher

Sublegatus modestus

Least Concern

Tawny Pennant

Brachymesia herbida

Least Concern

southern tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

Least Concern

southern two-toed sloth

Choloepus didactylus

Least Concern

Great Pondhawk

Erythemis vesiculosa

Least Concern

Small Big-eared Brown Bat

Histiotus montanus

Least Concern

Spanish Ash

Inga ingoides

Not Evaluated

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

Proechimys semispinosus

Least Concern

Tiny Sylph

Gynothemis pumila

Least Concern

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Spangled Coquette

Lophornis stictolophus

Least Concern

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

Spanish elm

Cordia alliodora

Least Concern

Spanish-flag

Ipomoea lobata

Not Evaluated

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Spathelikeleaf Vochysia

Vochysia spathiphylla

Least Concern

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Not Evaluated

Speckle-breasted Wren

Pheugopedius sclateri

Least Concern

Speckled Mourner

Laniocera rufescens

Least Concern

Speckled Rail

Coturnicops notatus

Least Concern

Speckled Spinetail

Cranioleuca gutturata

Least Concern

Speckled Tanager

Ixothraupis guttata

Least Concern

Spectacled bear

Tremarctos ornatus

Vulnerable

Spectacled Bristle-Tyrant

Phylloscartes orbitalis

Least Concern

Spectacled Prickletail

Siptornis striaticollis

Least Concern

Spectacled Redstart

Myioborus melanocephalus

Least Concern

Spectacled Thrush

Turdus nudigenis

Least Concern

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Marmalade bush

Streptosolen jamesonii

Not Evaluated

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

spindle palm

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Critically Endangered

Spineless Butcher's-broom

Ruscus hypoglossum

Not Evaluated

Silver-tipped Myotis

Myotis albescens

Least Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

Data Deficient

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spiny-faced Antshrike

Xenornis setifrons

Vulnerable

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