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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

Cobweb Spiders

Parasteatoda tepidariorum

Least Concern

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Least Concern

Coco plum

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

cohune palm

Attalea cohune

Endangered

Colombian blueberry

Vaccinium floribundum

Not Evaluated

Colombian Crake

Mustelirallus colombianus

Data Deficient

Colombian Four-eyed Frog

Pleurodema brachyops

Least Concern

Colombian Plump Frog

Elachistocleis pearsei

Least Concern

Columbia Water-Meal

Wolffia columbiana

Least Concern

Colombian Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys caucensis

Data Deficient

Comb Notchwort

Sphenolobus minutus

Least Concern

Colombian Stubfoot Toad

Atelopus minutulus

Critically Endangered

Colombian Swamp Frog

Pseudopaludicola pusilla

Least Concern

Common barley

Hordeum vulgare

Not Evaluated

common broomrape

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Common catchfly

Silene gallica

Extinct

common-cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Least Concern

Common Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Least Concern

Common Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Not Evaluated

Common Garden Poppy

Papaver somniferum

Not Evaluated

Common Gold-Dust

Chrysothrix xanthina

Not Evaluated

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Common Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

Common Gromwell

Lithospermum officinale

Near Threatened

Common Haircap

Polytrichum commune

Least Concern

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Least Concern

Common Ladyfern

Athyrium filix-femina

Least Concern

common large wetland moss

Calliergonella cuspidata

Least Concern

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Common Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Least Concern

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Data Deficient

Common Poison-arrow Frog

Oophaga histrionica

Critically Endangered

Common Prickly Pear

Opuntia caracassana

Least Concern

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Least Concern

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Common sowthistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Least Concern

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Common Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius

Least Concern

Common Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Least Concern

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Ajuga

Ajuga reptans

Endangered

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus albericoi

Least Concern

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Pteronotus fuscus

Least Concern

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Alectoria ochroleuca

Least Concern

Amazon Darner

Anax amazili

Least Concern

Amazon Dwarf Squirrel

Microsciurus flaviventer

Data Deficient

Amazonian Nectomys

Nectomys rattus

Least Concern

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

Data Deficient

Andean Poison Frog

Andinobates opisthomelas

Vulnerable

Andean slender mouse opossum

Marmosops impavidus

Least Concern

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus anderseni

Least Concern

Angelin

Andira inermis

Least Concern

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