Bolivia Flora and Fauna

Given the great Bolivia ecosystems diversitythis country presents an extraordinary biodiversity. Bolivia occupies position 8 in terms of amount of biological diversity, with 205 ecosystems, 7 biomes and 36 ecological regions. We encourage you to read these other articles about what is the diversity of ecosystems and examples and ecoregions of Bolivia and its characteristics.

The biodiversity of Bolivia It houses up to 3,000 species of vertebrates, among which are 422 species of mammals, 642 species of fish, 1,450 species of birds, 378 species of amphibians and more than 300 species of reptiles, together with several thousand plant species.

As mentioned above, the geography configuration of this country has contributed to such biodiversity. On the one hand, the Bolivia climate It presents a lot of variation depending on the region and altitude, in addition to important contrasts between day and night, although, as a medium, it is a tempered climate. The climate of this country is mainly divided into two annual stations: the dry season and the wet season, with an important rainy season. On the other hand, its high variety of landscapes is relevant, among which the Amazon basin and the highlands stand out. The Amazon basin, is considered the home of the largest percentage of diversity of wild species on the planet, and there are otters, hormiguerous bears, jaguars, parrots, monkeys and turtles, among many more. The Altiplano, is the place where most flames and alpacas live, along with the vicuñas, the Biscches and flamenco of the south Lipez.

The Bolivia vegetation It is extraordinary and most species of its flora focuses on the Amazon jungle. Bolivia is in the fifth position in South America in terms of diversity of plant species, and the 10th in the world, according to its taxonomic classification and the number of endemic species it presents. And, have you ever wondered How many plant species are in Bolivia? The answer is More than 40,000 species of floraan important part of which are endemic. A large percentage of this diversity of plants is located in the Andes area. Throughout the extension of this country, there are subtropical wet forests, semi -humid mountain, low semi -spoil, low semi -arid and the Yungas forest. The wetlands, the Puna, the savanna and the tropical jungle also stand out.

Some of the Trees, bushes and plants of Bolivia more common are:

• Las Palmeras.
• The ferns.
• The orchids.
• The coca.
• The cassava.
• The bananas.
• Corn
• The chili.
• The Churqui.
• The chañar.
• The mystol.
• The tacuara.
• The cupsí (carob).
• The Palo Santo.

It is worth mentioning that the Flora of Bolivia It is experiencing a very accelerated destruction presenting one of the biggest deforestation rates. To all this, we must add the fires, since this country presents one of the highest records in terms of heat spotlights.

The biodiversity of Bolivia It also includes a great diversity of its fauna. In fact, this country is in the Neotropical region, recognized as a high diversity zone and, in addition, its wildlife is part of the country’s renewable natural resources. The fauna of this country is normally classified into four different regions: the Andean district, the Subandino district, the Tropical District and the Chaqueño district.

The Animals of Bolivia more typical are:

• The alpaca.
• The jaguar.
• The Crin Wolf.
• The giant otter.
• The Andean flamenco.
• The glasses of glasses.
• Capibara.
• The Andean condor.
• The Dolphin of the Amazon river.
• The Biscay.
• The piranha.
• The lazy bear.
• The tapir.
• La Chinchilla.
• The deer.
• The Cayman
• The anaconda.

As for marine fauna, there are animals such as line, gold or lamp, eel, pacú or palometa.

To finish knowing the flora and fauna of Bolivia, we mentioned several Bolivia animals in danger of extinction:

• Satan beetle (SATAN DYNASES)
• Ñandú Andino or Ñandú Cordillerano (Rhea Pennata)
• Andean cat (Leopardus Jacobita)
• Bolivian pink dolphin (INIA GEOFFRENSIS)
• Pecarí quilimero (Catagonus Wagneri)
• Armadillos (Dasypus novelcinctus)
• Andean condor (Vultur Gryphus)
• Puma or mountain lion (Puma concolor)
• Andean cat (Leopardus Jacobita)
• Londra or giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
• Rat Chinchilla Boliviana (Boliviensis Abrocoma)
• Guanaco (Lama Guanicoe)
• Tití Emperor (Saguinus Imperator)
• Guacamayo (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
• Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
• Giant frog of the Titicaca (Telmatobius culeus)
• False vampire (Vampyrum Spectrum)

In this other post we tell you more about animals in danger of extinction in Bolivia.

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