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Sunday, March 22, 2015
Colombia Extinct and Endangered Species
As of March 22nd, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for COLOMBIA in northern South America lists six extinct species and four extinct-in-the-wild species since the beginning of IUCN recordkeeping, 123 critically endangered species, and 248 endangered species. The six unfortunately extinct species are the Caribbean Monk Seal, Colombian Grebe bird, three flowering plant species formerly endemic in Colombia (Casearia quinduensis, Licania caldasiana, and Pradosia mutisii), and Rhizosomichthys totae catfish. Lake Tota in northern Colombia (Boyacá department) was the catfish species' habitat, and the Colombian Grebe swam in Lake Tota and lived near it. Some critically endangered species in Colombia include the Atlantic Goliath Grouper, Blue-bearded Helmetcrest hummingbird, Elegant Stubfoot Toad, Elkhorn Coral, Hawksbill Turtle, Lemur Leaf Frog, Red-crested Tree Rat, Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird, Varigated Spider Monkey, and Waved (Galapagos) Albatross bird.
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