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Colombia

Official name
Republic of Colombia
ISO alpha-2 code
CO
ISO alpha-3 code
COL
ISO numeric-3 code
170
Continent
Latin America and the Caribbean
Subscribe to Colombia
Assessment ID
65369
Taxon name
Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana
Infrarank
Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
iniidae
Genus
Inia
Species
geoffrensis humboldtiana
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65368
Taxon name
Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis
Infrarank
Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis
Common name(s)
Spanish: Bufeo colorado, Delfin rosado
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
iniidae
Genus
Inia
Species
geoffrensis geoffrensis
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65367
Taxon name
Physeter catodon
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Physeter catodon
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Spanish: Cachalote, Ballenato, Ballena
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
physeteridae
Genus
Physeter
Species
catodon
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65366
Taxon name
Sotalia fluviatilis fluviatilis
Infrarank
Sotalia fluviatilis fluviatilis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sotalia fluviatilis fluviatilis
Common name(s)
Spanish: Tonina, Bufeo, Delfin Gris
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Sotalia fluviatilis fluviatilis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Sotalia
Species
fluviatilis fluviatilis
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65365
Taxon name
Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis
Infrarank
Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis
Common name(s)
Spanish: Tonina, Bufeo, Delfin Gris
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Sotalia
Species
fluviatilis guianensis
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65364
Taxon name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Ballena Jorobada, Yubarta
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Megaptera
Species
novaeangliae
Species authority
(Borowski, 1781)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65363
Taxon name
Balaenoptera physalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera physalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Ballena de Aleta
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
physalus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65362
Taxon name
Balaenoptera musculus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera musculus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Ballena Azul
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
musculus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65361
Taxon name
Balaenoptera borealis
Lesson, 1828
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera borealis
Lesson, 1828
Common name(s)
Spanish: Ballena boba, Ballena sei
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
borealis
Species authority
Lesson, 1828
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.
Assessment ID
65360
Taxon name
Panthera onca centralis
Infrarank
Panthera onca centralis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Panthera onca centralis
Common name(s)
Spanish: Jaguar, Tigre mariposo, Tigre real
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Panthera onca centralis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Panthera
Species
onca centralis
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Colombia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Colombia
Country ISO code(s)
COL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lista de mamíferos amenazados de Colombia (Resolucion 0572 de 2005 del Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia
Rodríguez, J.V., M. Alberico, F. Trujillo, and J. Jorgenson. 2006. Libro Rojo de los mamiferos de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia.