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Animals in Colombia
Colombia is a land that can host of variety of exotic animals and plants. This enchanting land is full of rainforests, stunning mountains, and rivers that capture the imagination. This unique and various habitat gives Colombia a very wide range of animals that call Colombia home. Colombia has the second largest diverse ecosystem in the world. This country consists of the Andies, the Caribbean, the pacific coast, the Amazon, and the eastern plains. Its water contains over 3,000 species of fish. It also has the most diverse bird population in the world with almost 2,000 different species. From, wetlands to snow peaks, and raging rivers to dry plains, Colombia is a true source of wonder and amazement.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Colombia.
Even-toed ungulates in Colombia
Red brocket Brown brocket Collared peccary White-lipped peccary Northern pudu White-tailed deer Little red brocket deerCarnivores in Colombia
Caribbean monk seal Tropical weasel Colombian weasel Ocelot Amazonian hog-nosed skunk Little spotted cat Greater grison Margay Tayra Long-tailed weasel Kinkajou Jaguar Coatimundi Common fox Bush dog Little coati South american coati Crab-eating raccoon Andean bear Giant brazilian otter Cougar La plata otter Eyra cat Gray fox Short-eared dog Bushy-tailed olingoDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Colombia
Blainville's beaked whale Atlantic dolphin Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Lesser beaked whale Pygmy killer whale Estuarine dolphin Atlantic spinner dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Long-beaked dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Common minke whale Amazon river dolphin Fraser's dolphinBats in Colombia
Lesser sac-winged bat Hawaiian hoary bat Common vampire bat Brazilian brown bat Ghost-faced bat White-winged vampire bat Argentine brown bat Tacarcuna bat Northern ghost bat Big brown bat Southern yellow bat Greater ghost bat Black bonneted bat Big red bat Isabelle's ghost bat Dwarf bonneted bat Silky short-tailed bat Silver-tipped myotis Big bonneted bat Chestnut short-tailed bat Hairy-legged myotis Hairy-legged vampire bat Wagner's bonneted bat Seba's short-tailed bat Ega long-tongued bat Curacao myotis Hairy big-eared bat Sanborn's bonneted bat Black myotis Little big-eared bat Southern long-nosed bat Western bonneted bat Peter's disk-winged bat Handley's tailless bat Montane myotis White-bellied big-eared bat Dark long-tongued bat Shaggy bat Spix's disk-winged bat Geoffroy's tailless bat Riparian myotis Chestnut long-tongued bat Thumbless bat Wrinkle-faced bat Broad-toothed tailless bat Big crested mastiff bat Velvety myotis Handley's nectar bat Commissaris's long-tongued bat Davy's naked-backed bat Greater dog-like bat Schmidts's big-eared bat Goldman's nectar bat Miller's long-tongued bat Large fruit-eating bat Visored bat Big naked-backed bat White-winged dog-like bat Orange nectar bat Pallas's long-tongued bat Fringe-lipped bat Andesen's fruit-eating bat Parnell's mustached bat Lesser dog-like bat Mexican funnel-eared bat Thomas's nectar bat Salvin's big-eyed bat Brown fruit-eating bat Wagner's mustached bat Pale-faced bat Tomes's sword-nosed bat Little big-eyed bat Silver fruit-eating bat Pale spear-nosed bat Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat Hairy big-eyed bat Lesser spear-nosed bat Orinoco sword-nosed bat Greater spear-nosed bat Lesser bulldog bat Godman's long-tailed bat Jamaican fruit-eating bat Great fruit-eating bat Aratathomas's yellow0shouldered bat Guianan spear-nosed bat Greater bulldog bat Long-legged bat Intermediate long-tailed bat Tent-maiking bat Dark fruit-eating bat Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat Hairy little fruit bat White-lined bat Peale's free-tailed bat Striped hairy-nosed bat Lesser long-tailed bat Brown tent-making bat Bedentate yellow-eared bat Pygmy fruit-eating bat Bogota yellow-shouldered bat Fischer's little fruit bat Eldorado broad-nosed bat Broad-eared bat Greater long-tailed bat Brock's yellow-eared bat Flat-faced fruit-eating bat Hairy yellow-shouldered bat Short-headed broad-nosed bat Big free-tailed bat Small big-eared brown bat Big-eared wooly bat Melissa's yellow-eared bat Toltec fruit-eating bat Little yellow-shouldered bat Choco broad-nosed bat Mato grosso dog-faced bat Short-eared bat Striped yellow-eared bat Highland yellow-shouldered bat Thomas's broad-nosed bat Little yellow-eared bat Louis's yellow-shouldered bat Heller's broad-nosed bat Dwarf dog-faced bat Great stripe-faced bat Ecuadorian sac-winged bat Greater yellow-shouldered bat Buffy broad-nosed bat Black mastiff bat Spectral bat Talamancan yellow-shouldered bat Tiny yellow bat Shadowy broad-nosed bat Bonda mastiff bat Chestnut sac-winged bat Tilda yellow-shouldered bat Proboscis bat Greater broad-nosed bat Pallas's mastiff bat Brazilian free-tailed bat Greater sac-winged bat Miller's mastiff bat Macconnell's bat White bat Frosted sac-winged bat Sinaloan mastiff batAmerican marsupials in Colombia
Western woolly opossum Alston's woolly mouse opossum Central american woolly opossum Pale-bellied woolly mouse opossum White-eared opossum Common opossum Lutrine opossum Murine mouse opossum Wood sprite gracile mouse opossum Robinson's mouse opossum Northern gracile mouse opossum Brown four-eyed opossum Long-furred woolly mouse opossum Water opossum Short-furred woolly mouse opossum Sepia short-tailed opossum Black four-eyed opossum Little rufous mouse opossum Dryland mouse opossum Gray-bellied slender mouse opossum Handley's slender mouse opossum Andean slender mouse opossum Delicate slender mouse opossumHares, pikas, and rabbits in Colombia
Forest rabbit Eastern cottontailShrew opossums in Colombia
Blackish shrew opossum Silky shrew opossumHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Colombia
Andean tapir Brazilian tapir Baird's tapirPrimates in Colombia
Common squirrel monkey Black uacari Ma's night monkey Goeldi's marmoset Silvery-brown bare-face tamarin Douroucouli Cotton-headed tamarin Night monkey Black-mantled tamarin White-fronted capuchin Red howler monkey Golden-mantled howling monkey Geoffroy's monk saki White-faced capuchin Colombian night monkey Long-haired spider monkey Geoffroy's tamarin Mottle-face tamarin Bald uakariRodents in Colombia
Colombian spiny rat Fulvous pygmy rice rat Cayenne spiny rat Grayish pygmy rice rat Hummelinck's vesper mouse Golden oldfield mouse Dusky montane mouse Boyaca spiny rat Thaeler's pocket gopher Silky oldfield mouse Spotted paca Red-tailed squirrel Gorgona spiny rat Tomes's rice rat Green acouchi Ashy-bellied oldfield mouse Mountain paca Northern amazon red squirrel Hendee's spiny rat Alfaro's rice rat Red acouchi Woodland oldfield mouse Colombian grass mouse Andean squirrel Magdalena spiny rat Bolivar rice rat Pacarana Butcher Bogota grass mouse Southern amazon red squirrel Minca spiny rat Coues's rice rat Unicolored oldfield mouse Northern grass mouse O'connell's spiny rat Gorgas's rice rat Colombian rice rat Arboreal soft-furred spiny rat Brazilian guinea pig Snow-footed oldfield mouse Alston's cotton rat Gray-footed spiny rat Guinea pig Hispid cotton rat Napo spiny rat Macconnell's rice rat Alfaro's rice water rat Tome's spiny rat Talamancan rice rat Simon's spiny rat Chibchan water mouse Colombian forest mouse Brown hairy dwarf porcupine Highland small rice rat Bristly mouse Forest small rice rat South american water rat Central american dwarf squirrel Montane fish-eating rat Amazon dwarf squirrel Mira climbing rat Western dwarf squirrel Narrow-footed bristly mouse Mexican harvest mouse Santander dwarf squirrel Trinidad spiny pocket mouse Armored spiny rat Southern spiny pocket mouse Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse Cauca climbing mouse Coues's climbing mouse Bicolored arboreal rice rat Marsh rat Bicolor-spined porcupine Armored rat Buff-bellied climbing mouse Unicolored arboreal rice rat Capybara Amazon bamboo rat Rufous tree rat Broad-footed climbing mouse Yellow arboreal rice rat Crab-eating rat Central american agouti Red crested tree rat Venezuelan climbing mouse Arboreal rice rat Black agouti Trinidad arboreal rice rat Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat Short-tailed cane mouse Speckled tree rat White-tailed olalla rat Dusky rice rat Spiny tree rat Brown cane mouse Stump-tailed porcupine Greedy olalla rat Huallaga spiny rat Destructive pygmy rice ratDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Colombia
Amazonian manatee American manateeEdentates in Colombia
Greater long-nosed armadillo Northern naked-tailed armadillo Common long-nosed armadillo Cabasu Giant armadillo Llanos long-nosed armadillo
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