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Animals in Colombia

19 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Colombia, 4 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 19
Threatened: 4
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 20,151

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Colombia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Colombia?

Mammals
grey wolf, jaguar, common bottlenose dolphin, common vampire bat
4 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, western barn owl, scarlet macaw
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Amphibians
common frog, dyeing dart frog
2 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
3 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, staghorn coral
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Colombia?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Colombia.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	99
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	5
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	255

All animals recorded in Colombia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1,500
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	966
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	3,850
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	283
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	170
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1,947
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	117
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	586
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	1
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	67
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	99
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	8,542
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	6
Common vampire bat	Desmodus rotundus	Phyllostomidae	Least Concern	1,737
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	5
Dyeing dart frog	Dendrobates tinctorius	Dendrobatidae	Least Concern	14
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	255

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Colombia. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.