Appendix D: Species categorization of richness

Sample categorization of species richness for pilot site in Villagarzón, Colombia

Many of the most biodiverse regions in the planet have incomplete, or inaccurate data. Following is a sample table to show species richness, and biodiversity risk for a sample BCP in the Putumayan Amazon. It is incomplete. While the table is simple, the data itself, and data sources are characteristically underdeveloped.

Some easy-to-use public data sources for gathering this data include (but are definitely not limited to):

• iNaturalist

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

• eBird

Of note, traditional medicine doctors “taitas” in the region describe a medicinal plant formulary of nearly 3,000 vascular plants, nearly double the characterized vascular plants in Western science for the region.

Table 10: Species richness and biodiversity risk in Colombia

Taxonomy	# Species	# Endemic	# Threatened	Zone
All species	75,947	8,803	12,594	Colombia
Trees	2197	280	106	Putumayo
Vascular plants	1223	346	121	Putumayo
Amphibians	183	8	11	Wetlands, Putumayo/Caquetá/Amasonas
Reptiles	371	9	14	Amazon rainforest
Birds	598	23	141	Wetlands, Putumayo/Caquetá/Amasonas
Insects	190	12	49	Wetlands, Putumayo/Caquetá/Amasonas
Mammals	154	*	19	Putumayo
Fish	46	*	*	Wetlands, Putumayo/Caquetá/Amasonas
Fungi	95	*	*	Wetlands, Putumayo/Caquetá/Amasonas

* No data available, ** Estimations only