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Colombia - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Colombia.
Colombia is a country located in the north of South Africa and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Panama to the north, by Venezuela to the east and by Ecuador, Peru and Brazil to the south. Colombia is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world. The following shows the distribution of animals in Colombia.
| Colombia | |
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Colombia
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Marine mammal |
Caribbean Monk Seal |  | bird |
Colombian Grebe ,
Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak |
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Colombia
extant species |
 | Opossum |
Water Opossum (Striped),
White-eared Opossum ,
Common Opossum ,
Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum ,
Northern Gracile Opossum,
Long-tailed Gracile Mouse Opossum,
Columbian Gracile Mouse Opossum,
Lutrine Opossum ,
Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum ,
Robinson's Mouse Opossum … total 26 species | | Shrew opossum |
Dusky Shrew Opossum ,
Northern Shrew Opossum |  | Armadillo |
Nine-banded Armadillo ,
Llanos Long-nosed Armadillo ,
Great Long-nosed Armadillo ,
Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo ,
Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo ,
Giant Armadillo |  | Sloth |
Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth ,
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth ,
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth ,
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth |  | Anteater |
Silky Anteater ,
Giant Anteater ,
Northern Tamandua ,
Southern Tamandua |  | Primate |
Pygmy Marmoset ,
Goeldi's Marmoset ,
Black-mantled Tamarin ,
Brown-mantled Tamarin ,
Cottontop Tamarin ,
Geoffroy's Tamarin ,
Mottle-faced Tamarin ,
White-footed Tamarin ,
Tufted Capuchin (Monkeys use tools),
White-headed Capuchin ,
White-fronted Capuchin ,
Common Squirrel Monkey ,
Gray-bellied Night Monkey ,
Three-striped Night Monkey ,
Spix's Night Monkey ,
Nancy Ma's Night Monkey ,
Black-headed Night Monkey ,
Monk Saki ,
Black-headed Uakari ,
Bald Uakari ,
White-tailed Titi ,
Ornate Titi ,
Lucifer Titi ,
Black Titi,
Colombian Black-handed Titi,
Mantled Howler ,
Venezuelan Red Howler ,
White-fronted Spider Monkey ,
Brown Spider Monkey ,
Black-headed Spider Monkey ,
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey ,
Brown Woolly Monkey ,
Colombian Woolly Monkey |  | Rodent |
Thaeler's Pocket Gopher,
Bicolored-spined Porcupine ,
Stump-tailed Porcupine ,
Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine,
Black Agouti ,
Central American Agouti ,
Red Acouchi ,
Lowland Paca ,
Mountain Paca ,
Pacarana ,
Brazilian Guinea Pig ,
Guinea Pig ,
Capybara (Largest rodents),
Central American Dwarf Squirrel ,
Western Dwarf Squirrel ,
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel ,
Santander Dwarf Squirrel,
Red-tailed Squirrel ,
Andean Squirrel,
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel ,
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Tapeti ,
Eastern Cottontail |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Brazilian Tapir ,
Mountain Tapir ,
Baird's Tapir |  | Even-toed ungulate |
White-lipped Peccary ,
Collared Peccary ,
White-tailed deer ,
Red Brocket ,
Little Red Brocket ,
Brown Brocket ,
Northern Pudu |  | Carnivora |
Cougar ,
Jaguarundi ,
Ocelot (Spotted),
Oncilla (Spotted),
Margay (Spotted),
Jaguar (Spotted),
Short-eared Dog ,
Crab-eating Fox ,
Culpeo ,
Bush Dog ,
Gray Fox ,
Spectacled Bear (More vegetarian),
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk ,
Neotropical Otter ,
Giant Otter ,
Tayra ,
Greater Grison ,
Tropical weasel ,
Colombian weasel ,
Long-tailed weasel ,
Crab-eating Raccoon ,
South American Coati ,
White-nosed Coati ,
Mountain Coati ,
Kinkajou ,
Olingo |  | Turtle |
Common Snapping Turtle | | Basilisk |
Common basilisk ,
Western basilisk |  | Iguana |
Green Iguana |  | Snake |
Green anaconda Largest snakes |  | Crocodile |
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman ,
Smooth-fronted Caiman ,
Spectacled Caiman ,
American Crocodile ,
Orinoco Crocodile |  | Curassow |
Nocturnal Curassow ,
Great Curassow ,
Blue-billed Curassow ,
Yellow-knobbed Curassow ,
Wattled Curassow ,
Black Curassow ,
Crestless Curassow ,
Salvin's Curassow ,
Razor-billed Curassow ,
Northern Helmeted Curassow |  | Goose |
Orinoco Goose |  | Stork |
Wood Stork ,
Maguari Stork ,
Jabiru |  | Ibis |
Buff-necked Ibis ,
Sharp-tailed Ibis ,
Green Ibis ,
Whispering Ibis ,
American White Ibis ,
Scarlet Ibis ,
White-faced Ibis ,
Roseate Spoonbill |  | Rail |
Bogota Rail |  | Condor |
American Black Vulture ,
Turkey Vulture ,
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture ,
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture ,
Andean Condor ,
King Vulture |  | Quetzal |
Crested Quetzal ,
White-tipped Quetzal ,
Golden-headed Quetzal ,
Pavonine Quetzal | | Cock-of-the-rock |
Andean Cock-of-the-rock |  | Pelican |
Brown Pelican ,
American White Pelican |  | Toucan |
Keel-billed Toucan ,
Channel-billed Toucan ,
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan ,
White-throated Toucan ,
Choco Toucan ,
Black-mandibled Toucan |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Scarlet Macaw ,
Blue-and-yellow Macaw ,
Military Macaw ,
Green-winged Macaw ,
Great Green Macaw ,
Chestnut-fronted Macaw ,
Red-bellied Macaw ,
Blue-crowned Parakeet ,
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet ,
White-eyed Parakeet … total 53 species | | endemic bird |
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca ,
Chestnut Wood Quail ,
Painted Parakeet ,
Santa Marta Parakeet ,
Flame-winged Parakeet ,
Rufous-fronted Parakeet ,
Indigo-winged Parrot ,
Chiribiquete Emerald ,
Indigo-capped Hummingbird ,
Blossomcrown ,
Black Inca ,
White-tailed Starfrontlet ,
Bogota Sunangel ,
Black-backed Thornbill ,
Santa Marta Woodstar … total 18 endemic species |
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Colombia
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
West Indian Manatee ,
Amazonian Manatee |  | Dolphin |
Tucuxi | | Turtle |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle ,
Green turtle ,
Hawksbill turtle ,
Olive Ridley ,
Leatherback turtle |  | Frigatebird |
Magnificent Frigatebird ,
Great Frigatebird (Courtship with dewlap) |  | Albatross |
Waved Albatross |  | Ray |
Smalltooth sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (Feeding migration ～ 12m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Great hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish ,
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |
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Colombia
small extant
species |
 | Mouse |
Woodland Oldfield Mouse,
Unicolored Oldfield Mouse |  | Bat |
Ecuadorian sac-winged bat ,
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat | | Turtle |
Dahl's Toad-headed Turtle | | Turtle |
Magdalena river turtle |  | Salamander |
Orphan Salamander | | Salamander |
Pandi Climbing Salamander |  | Frog |
(Atelopus angelito) ,
(Atelopus arsyecue) ,
Rio Carauta Stubfoot Toad ,
Guajira Stubfoot Toad ,
Chocó Stubfoot Toad ,
Huila Stubfoot Toad ,
Elegant Stubfoot Toad ,
Malvasa Stubfoot Toad ,
(Atelopus famelicus) ,
Forest Stubfoot Toad ,
Antado Stubfoot Toad ,
Pirri Range Stubfoot Toad ,
La Guitarra Stubfoot Toad ,
(Atelopus laetissimus) ,
(Atelopus lozanoi) … total 50 endangered species | | Frog |
Myers' Surinam Toad ,
El Tambo Stubfoot Toad ,
Mittermeier's Stubfoot Toad ,
Guacamayo Plump Toad ,
Herveo Plump Toad ,
Cannatella's Plump Toad ,
Santa Rita Beaked Toad ,
Colombian Beaked Toad ,
Mesopotamia Beaked Toad ,
(Centrolene lynchi) ,
(Centrolene petrophilum) ,
(Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda) ,
(Nymphargus luminosa) ,
(Nymphargus megacheirus) ,
(Colostethus mertensi) … total 79 endangered species | | bird |
Blue-billed Curassow ,
Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird ,
Dusky Starfrontlet ,
Turquoise-throated Puffleg ,
Colourful Puffleg ,
Gorgeted Puffleg ,
Munchique Wood-Wren | | bird |
Baudo Guan ,
Cauca Guan ,
Northern Helmeted Curassow ,
Gorgeted Wood Quail ,
Tolima Dove ,
Santa Marta Sabrewing ,
Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird ,
White-mantled Barbet ,
Antioquia Bristle-tyrant ,
Santa Marta Bush-tyrant ,
Chestnut-capped Piha ,
Perijá Thistletail ,
Recurve-billed Bushbird ,
Upper Magdalena Tapaculo ,
Brown-banded Antpitta … total 23 endangered species |
The following sites are the natural habitats of wildlife, where various species are seen, in Colombia.
| Colombia | |
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Malpelo Island
Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
[World Heritage] |
 | Whale |
Fin Whale ,
Blue Whale ,
Bryde's Whale ,
Humpback Whale (Breeding migration),
Melon-headed Whale ,
Pygmy Killer Whale ,
False Killer Whale ,
Orca (Killer Whale),
Short-finned Pilot Whale ,
Sperm Whale ,
Cuvier's Beaked Whale | | Dolphin |
Rough-toothed Dolphin ,
Bottlenose Dolphin ,
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin ,
Spinner Dolphin ,
Striped Dolphin ,
Short-beaked Common Dolphin ,
Fraser's Dolphin | | Marine mammal |
Galapagos Fur Seal ,
California Sea Lion | | Turtle |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle ,
Green turtle ,
Hawksbill turtle ,
Olive Ridley ,
Leatherback turtle |  | Lizard |
Agassiz's Anole ,
Dotted Galliwasp |  | Gecko |
Colombian Leaf-toed Gecko |  | Raptor |
Peregrine Falcon | | Frigatebird |
Magnificent Frigatebird ,
Great Frigatebird (Courtship with dewlap) | | seabird |
Swallow-tailed Gull ,
Galapagos Petrel ,
White-vented Storm-petrel ,
Hornby's Storm-petrel ,
Nazca Booby | | Shark |
Nurse shark ,
Whale shark (Feeding migration ～ 12m),
Blacktip shark ,
Silky shark ,
Galapagos shark ,
Oceanic whitetip shark ,
Whitetip reef shark ,
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Smalltooth sand tiger |  | fish |
Atlantic goliath grouper |
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