Colombia has a number of species.
Colombia is the country with the second-highest biodiversity in the world , behind Brazil . As of 2016 , 56,343 species are registered in Colombia , of which 9153 endemic . Colombia . Ecologically , it is one of the world 's 17 megadiverse countries , and the most densely biodiverse of these per square kilometer . Megadiverse countries . At least , 5,000 species of endemic plants , and 2 .