Animals of Colombia

434 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Colombia on GBIF: 219 mammals, 91 birds, 56 sharks & fish, 36 insects & other invertebrates, 21 reptiles, 11 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 434 animals by group

Big cats 2

• Cougar Puma concolor
• Jaguar Panthera onca

Small wild cats 4

• Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi
• Margay Leopardus wiedii
• Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
• Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus

Bears 1

• Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 2

• Bush dog Speothos venaticus
• Crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous

Mongooses, civets & genets 1

• Narrow-striped mongoose Mungotictis decemlineata

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 5

• Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis
• Greater grison Galictis vittata
• Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis
• Striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus
• Tayra Eira barbara

Raccoons, coatis & relatives 6

• Kinkajou Potos flavus
• Nasuella olivacea Nasuella olivacea
• Northern olingo Bassaricyon gabbii
• Olinguito Bassaricyon neblina
• South American coati Nasua nasua
• White-nosed coati Nasua narica

Whales & dolphins 4

• Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
• Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 3

• Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque
• South American tapir Tapirus terrestris
• Wild horse Equus ferus

Deer 3

• Little red brocket Mazama rufina
• Red brocket Mazama americana
• White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus

Wild pigs & peccaries 2

• Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu
• White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari

Monkeys 25

• Black titi monkey Cheracebus lugens
• Black-mantled tamarin Leontocebus nigricollis
• Brown spider monkey Ateles hybridus
• Brumback's night monkey Aotus brumbacki
• Colombian red howler Alouatta seniculus
• Colombian white-faced capuchin Cebus capucinus
• Common woolly monkey Lagothrix lagothricha
• Cotton-top tamarin Saguinus oedipus
• Ecuadorian squirrel monkey Saimiri macrodon
• Geoffroy's tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi
• Gray-bellied night monkey Aotus lemurinus
• Gray-handed night monkey Aotus griseimembra
• Guianan squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus
• Humboldt's squirrel monkey Saimiri cassiquiarensis
• Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin Cebus albifrons
• Lesson's saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus fuscus
• Lucifer titi monkey Cheracebus lucifer
• Miller's saki Pithecia milleri
• Mottle-faced tamarin Saguinus inustus
• Ornate titi monkey Plecturocebus ornatus
• Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin Cebus malitiosus
• Tufted capuchin Sapajus apella
• Varied white-fronted capuchin Cebus versicolor
• Western pygmy marmoset Callithrix pygmaea
• White-footed tamarin Saguinus leucopus

Marsupials 16

• Andean white-eared opossum Didelphis pernigra
• Brown four-eyed opossum Metachirus nudicaudatus
• Brown-eared woolly opossum Caluromys lanatus
• Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis
• Dark four-eyed opossum Philander melanurus
• Derby's woolly opossum Caluromys derbianus
• Gray four-eyed opossum Philander opossum
• Isthmian mouse opossum Marmosa isthmica
• Linnaeus's mouse opossum Marmosa murina
• Little woolly mouse opossum Micoureus phaeus
• Marmosops caucae Marmosops caucae
• Northern caenolestid Caenolestes convelatus
• Robinson's mouse opossum Marmosa robinsoni
• Water opossum Chironectes minimus
• White-eared opossum Didelphis albiventris
• Woolly mouse opossum Marmosa demerarae

Bats 86

• Anoura peruana Anoura peruana
• Argentine brown bat Eptesicus furinalis
• Bidentate yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus bidens
• Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus
• Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis
• Black mastiff bat Molossus rufus
• Black myotis Myotis nigricans
• Brazilian brown bat Eptesicus brasiliensis
• Chestnut sac-winged bat Cormura brevirostris
• Chestnut short-tailed bat Carollia castanea
• Chiriquinan serotine Eptesicus chiriquinus
• Colombian bonneted bat Eumops trumbulli
• Commissaris's long-tongued bat Glossophaga commissarisi
• Common big-eared bat Micronycteris microtis
• Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
• Cuban funnel-eared bat Chilonatalus micropus
• Dark fruit-eating bat Artibeus obscurus
• Dermanura rava Dermanura rava
• Dwarf dog-faced bat Molossops temminckii
• Dwarf little fruit bat Rhinophylla pumilio
• Flat-faced fruit-eating bat Artibeus planirostris
• Fringe-lipped bat Trachops cirrhosus
• Frosted sac-winged bat Saccopteryx canescens
• Geoffroy's tailless bat Anoura geoffroyi
• Gnome fruit-eating bat Dermanura gnoma
• Great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus
• Great stripe-faced bat Vampyrodes caraccioli
• Greater broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus vittatus
• Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
• Greater dog-like bat Peropteryx kappleri
• Greater sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata
• Greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus
• Hairy big-eyed bat Chiroderma villosum
• Hairy-legged myotis Myotis keaysi
• Hairy-legged vampire bat Diphylla ecaudata
• Handley's tailless bat Anoura cultrata
• Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri
• Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
• Large fruit-eating bat Artibeus amplus
• Lesser bulldog bat Noctilio albiventris
• Lesser dog-like bat Peropteryx macrotis
• Lesser sac-winged bat Saccopteryx leptura
• Lesser spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus elongatus
• Little big-eared bat Micronycteris megalotis
• Little big-eyed bat Chiroderma trinitatum
• Little yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira lilium
• Lonchophylla concava Lonchophylla concava
• MacConnell's bat Mesophylla macconnelli
• Miller's long-tongued bat Glossophaga longirostris
• Niceforo's big-eared bat Trinycteris nicefori
• Northern ghost bat Diclidurus albus
• Northern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa thyone
• Pale spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus discolor
• Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
• Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso
• Pygmy fruit-eating bat Artibeus phaeotis
• Pygmy round-eared bat Lophostoma brasiliense
• Riparian myotis Myotis riparius
• Salvin's big-eyed bat Chiroderma salvini
• Schmidts's big-eared bat Micronycteris schmidtorum
• Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata
• Short-eared bat Cyttarops alecto
• Short-headed broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus brachycephalus
• Silky short-tailed bat Carollia brevicauda
• Silver fruit-eating bat Artibeus glaucus
• Silver-tipped myotis Myotis albescens
• Sinaloan mastiff bat Molossus sinaloae
• Slender broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus angustirostris
• Southern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa pusilla
• Southern long-nosed bat Leptonycteris curasoae
• Southern red bat Lasiurus blossevillii
• Sowell's short-tailed bat Carollia sowelli
• Striped hairy-nosed bat Mimon crenulatum
• Sturnira bakeri Sturnira bakeri
• Sturnira parvidens Sturnira parvidens
• Tailed tailless bat Anoura caudifer
• Tent-making bat Uroderma bilobatum
• Thomas's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus dorsalis
• Thomas's yellow bat Rhogeessa io
• Tilda's yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira tildae
• Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
• Velvety fruit-eating bat Enchisthenes hartii
• Visored bat Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum
• Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus
• White-throated round-eared bat Lophostoma silvicolum
• Yellow-throated big-eared bat Lampronycteris brachyotis

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 4

• Andean squirrel Sciurus pucheranii
• Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis
• Santander dwarf squirrel Microsciurus santanderensis
• Western dwarf squirrel Microsciurus mimulus

Mice, rats & other rodents 35

• Amazonian long-tailed porcupine Coendou longicaudatus
• Armored rat Hoplomys gymnurus
• Black agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa
• Brazilian guinea pig Cavia aperea
• Brazilian porcupine Coendou prehensilis
• Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
• Cavia guianae Cavia guianae
• Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata
• Green acouchi Myoprocta pratti
• Handleyomys alfaroi Handleyomys alfaroi
• Hispid cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus
• Hylaeamys perenensis Hylaeamys perenensis
• Lesser capybara Hydrochoerus isthmius
• Lowland paca Cuniculus paca
• Melanomys caliginosus Melanomys caliginosus
• Mexican harvest mouse Reithrodontomys mexicanus
• Microryzomys minutus Microryzomys minutus
• Mira climbing rat Tylomys mirae
• Montane fish-eating rat Neusticomys monticolus
• Mountain paca Cuniculus taczanowskii
• Nectomys apicalis Nectomys apicalis
• Nectomys squamipes Nectomys squamipes
• Nephelomys albigularis Nephelomys albigularis
• Oecomys bicolor Oecomys bicolor
• Oligoryzomys fulvescens Oligoryzomys fulvescens
• Oryzomys albiventer Oryzomys albiventer
• Pacarana Dinomys branickii
• Sigmodontomys alfari Sigmodontomys alfari
• Southern cotton rat Sigmodon hirsutus
• Southern spiny pocket mouse Heteromys australis
• Speckled spiny tree-rat Pattonomys semivillosus
• Tome's spiny rat Proechimys semispinosus
• Trinidad spiny pocket mouse Heteromys anomalus
• Venezuelan climbing mouse Rhipidomys venezuelae
• Zygodontomys brevicauda Zygodontomys brevicauda

Rabbits, hares & pikas 4

• Andean tapeti Sylvilagus andinus
• Central American tapeti Sylvilagus gabbi
• Common tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis
• Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 4

• Colombian small-eared shrew Cryptotis colombiana
• Medellín small-eared shrew Cryptotis medellinia
• Tamá small-eared shrew Cryptotis tamensis
• Thomas's small-eared shrew Cryptotis thomasi

Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 12

• Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus
• Common silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus
• Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
• Giant armadillo Priodontes maximus
• Greater long-nosed armadillo Dasypus kappleri
• Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
• Llanos long-nosed armadillo Dasypus sabanicola
• Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
• Northern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous centralis
• Northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana
• Southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus
• Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla

Birds of prey 10

• Andean condor Vultur gryphus
• Black vulture Coragyps atratus
• Crested caracara Caracara plancus
• Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja
• Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
• King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
• Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Owls 3

• Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia
• Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus

Parrots 4

• Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
• Military macaw Ara militaris
• Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
• Scarlet macaw Ara macao

Ducks, geese & swans 7

• Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
• Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca (introduced)
• Greylag goose Anser anser (introduced)
• Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (introduced)
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 17

• American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
• Black tern Chlidonias niger
• Buff-breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Red knot Calidris canutus
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 7

• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
• Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii
• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Red-footed booby Sula sula

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 19

• American coot Fulica americana
• American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
• American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
• American white ibis Eudocimus albus
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Great blue heron Ardea herodias
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Green heron Butorides virescens
• Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
• Limpkin Aramus guarauna
• Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
• Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
• Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis (introduced)
• Wood stork Mycteria americana
• Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus (introduced)

Pigeons & doves 1

• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 3

• Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
• Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
• Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 3

• Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
• Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common potoo Nyctibius griseus

Songbirds & perching birds 12

• Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus
• Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
• Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus
• Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 4

• Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
• Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
• Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
• Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Crocodiles & alligators 4

• American crocodile Crocodylus acutus
• Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
• Orinoco crocodile Crocodylus intermedius
• Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus

Snakes 9

• Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
• Bothriechis schlegelii Bothriechis schlegelii
• Bothrops asper Bothrops asper
• Bothrops atrox Bothrops atrox
• Crotalus durissus Crotalus durissus
• Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
• Milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum
• Oxybelis aeneus Oxybelis aeneus
• Rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 4

• Common basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus
• Ctenosaura similis Ctenosaura similis
• Green iguana Iguana iguana
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia (introduced)

Turtles & tortoises 4

• Arrau turtle Podocnemis expansa
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
• Red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria
• Yellow-footed tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus

Frogs & toads 10

• American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana (introduced)
• Cane toad Rhinella marina
• Golden poison frog Phyllobates terribilis
• Green and black poison dart frog Dendrobates auratus
• Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
• Lehmann's poison frog Oophaga lehmanni
• Phyllobates bicolor Phyllobates bicolor
• Phyllomedusa bicolor Phyllomedusa bicolor
• Pseudis paradoxa Pseudis paradoxa
• Smoky jungle frog Leptodactylus pentadactylus

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 1

• Typhlonectes natans Typhlonectes natans

Sharks 12

• Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo
• Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezi
• Dwarf lanternshark Etmopterus perryi
• Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
• Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
• Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
• Scalloped bonnethead Sphyrna corona
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• Scoophead Sphyrna media
• Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
• Whale shark Rhincodon typus
• Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus (introduced)

Rays, skates & chimaeras 5

• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
• Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
• Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
• Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensis

Bony fish 39

• Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
• Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus
• Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
• Black marlin Istiompax indica
• Blue acara Andinoacara pulcher
• Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
• Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
• Bonefish Albula vulpes
• Cobia Rachycentron canadum (introduced)
• Crevalle jack Caranx hippos
• Electrophorus electricus Electrophorus electricus
• Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii (introduced)
• Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
• Guppy Poecilia reticulata (introduced)
• Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
• King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla
• Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
• Milkfish Chanos chanos
• Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
• Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
• Payara Hydrolycus scomberoides
• Piaractus brachypomus Piaractus brachypomus
• Pilot fish Naucrates ductor
• Poecilia sphenops Poecilia sphenops
• Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
• Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
• Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (introduced)
• Ram cichlid Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
• Red lionfish Pterois volitans (introduced)
• Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri
• Redtail catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
• Royal gramma Gramma loreto
• Rummy-nose tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus
• Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum
• Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus

Butterflies & moths 1

• Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus

Bees, wasps & ants 2

• Paraponera clavata Paraponera clavata
• Western honey bee Apis mellifera (introduced)

Beetles 1

• Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 6

• Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
• Common green bottle fly Lucilia sericata
• Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 11

• Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
• Argiope trifasciata Argiope trifasciata
• Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus
• Parasteatoda tepidariorum Parasteatoda tepidariorum
• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus
• Steatoda nobilis Steatoda nobilis
• Tegenaria domestica Tegenaria domestica
• Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae (introduced)
• Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 7

• Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
• Bathynomus giganteus Bathynomus giganteus
• Callinectes sapidus Callinectes sapidus
• Cardisoma guanhumi Cardisoma guanhumi
• Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
• Panulirus argus Panulirus argus

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 2

• Caribbean reef octopus Octopus briareus
• Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 3

• Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
• Pseudodiploria clivosa Pseudodiploria clivosa
• Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 3

• Diadema antillarum Diadema antillarum
• Eucidaris tribuloides Eucidaris tribuloides
• Oreaster reticulatus Oreaster reticulatus

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.