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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

Boqueron Robber Frog

Niceforonia latens

Vulnerable

paddle grass

Halophila decipiens

Least Concern

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Bract Carrying Epidendrum

Epidendrum criniferum

Least Concern

Black Sheet Lichen

Parmotrema reticulatum

Not Evaluated

Bloodwood

Pterocarpus officinalis

Not Evaluated

Golden Hair-Lichen

Teloschistes flavicans

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Mustard Lichen

Pyxine subcinerea

Not Evaluated

Old Gray Ruffles

Parmotrema tinctorum

Not Evaluated

Frosted Rim-Lichen

Lecanora caesiorubella

Not Evaluated

Pale Bog-Moss

Sphagnum strictum

Not Evaluated

Pale Cabbage

Brassica tournefortii

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Silver july croton

Croton argenteus

Not Evaluated

Cow-nosed ray

Rhinoptera steindachneri

Near Threatened

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia merochlorophaea

Least Concern

Romero macho

Pectis linifolia

Least Concern

Palisade signalgrass

Urochloa brizantha

Not Evaluated

Coyo Avocado

Persea schiedeana

Endangered

Palmiste Poison

Hyophorbe indica

Endangered

Blueberry

Symplocos martinicensis

Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa dubia

Not Evaluated

Panama Hat Plant

Carludovica palmata

Least Concern

Panama redwood

Platymiscium pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Panama tree

Sterculia apetala

Not Evaluated

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Umbel clerodendrum

Clerodendrum umbellatum

Not Evaluated

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Least Concern

Para grass

Urochloa mutica

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

Passion flower

Passiflora mixta

Not Evaluated

peace-lily

Spathiphyllum floribundum

Not Evaluated

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

peachwood

Haematoxylum brasiletto

Not Evaluated

peacock-flower

Tigridia pavonia

Not Evaluated

Long john

Triplaris melaenodendron

Least Concern

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria guayanensis

Least Concern

pearlfruit

Margyricarpus pinnatus

Not Evaluated

Pearl Millet

Cenchrus americanus

Extinct

hato tejas

Microstachys corniculata

Not Evaluated

Pelicanflower

Aristolochia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Perfume guava

Campomanesia lineatifolia

Least Concern

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Variegated Foam Lichen

Stereocaulon vesuvianum

Near Threatened

Varnished Tube Lichen

Hypogymnia austerodes

Vulnerable

Peruvian-carrot

Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian Lily

Alstroemeria aurea

Not Evaluated

Peruvian paspalum

Paspalum racemosum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Peruvian watergrass

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

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