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Endemic fauna of Colombia

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cotton-top tamarin
species of mammal
White-footed tamarin
species of mammal
Nematobrycon palmeri
species of fish
Plecturocebus caquetensis
species of mammal
Plecturocebus ornatus
species of mammal
Handley's slender opossum
species of mammal
Santamartamys rufodorsalis
species of mammal
Lagothrix lagothricha lugens
subspecies of mammal
White-tailed Olalla Rat
species of mammal
Santander dwarf squirrel
species of mammal
Brumback's night monkey
species of mammal
Magdalena River turtle
species of reptile
Hernández-Camacho's night monkey
species of mammal
Cheracebus medemi
species of mammal
Akodon affinis
species of mammal
Andean squirrel
species of mammal
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat
species of mammal
Colombian small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Eremophilus mutisii
Eremophilus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, the only species in the genus is Eremophilus mutisii. This fish grows to about 30 centimetres (12 in) and originates from the Bogotá River basin, which is a tributary of the Magdalena River. It has probably been introduced to Ubaté, Chiquinquirá, and Tundama valleys, Colombia.
Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew
species of mammal
Minca Spiny Rat
species of mammal
Magdalena Spiny Rat
species of mammal
Cauca climbing mouse
species of mammal
Boyacá spiny rat
species of mammal
Unicolored oldfield mouse
species of mammal
O'Connell's Spiny-rat
species of mammal
Medellín small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Thomas' small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Antioquian sac-winged bat
species of bats
Silky oldfield mouse
species of mammal
Zygodontomys brunneus
species of mammal
Nematobrycon
Nematobrycon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Atrato and San Juan River basins in western Colombia.
Sturisomatichthys aureus
species in the suckermouth armoured catfish family (Loricariidae)
Handleyomys fuscatus
species of mammal
Ruby Tetra
species of fish
Snow-footed oldfield mouse
species of mammal
Mistratoan yellow-shouldered bat
species of mammal
Prochilodus magdalenae
species of fish
Handleyomys intectus
species of mammal
Nematobrycon lacortei
species of fish
Colombian electric ray
species of fish
Neoheterandria elegans
species of fish
Blue-eyed plec
species of fish
Whiptail Catfish
species of fish
Apteronotus galvisi
species of fish
Salminus affinis
species of fish
Argopleura
Argopleura, the Andean tetras, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Colombia. This is the only genus in the monospecific subfamily Agropleurinae. This genus was previously classified in the family Characidae, but this was split into multiple families in 2024. They are found in South and Central America.
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
species of fish
Centrochir crocodili
species of fish
Masked hamlet
species of fish
Alcidion inornatum
species of beetle
Callichroma magnificum
species of beetle
Priolepis robinsi
species of fish
Microcaecilia pricei
species of Amphibia
Microcaecilia nicefori
species of Amphibia
Neogale felipei
species of mammal
Acanthemblemaria stephensi
species of fish
Xyliphius magdalenae
species of fish
Laminacauda suavis
species of arachnid
Priapichthys caliensis
species of fish