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Ecuador
South America · South America
Total Species
2522
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
17,643,060
Area
276,841 km²
Conservation Status Overview
Critically Endangered
1
Endangered
1
Vulnerable
1
Near Threatened
1
Least Concern
1
Data Deficient
1
Not Evaluated
1
Extinct
1
Species by Taxonomic Group
Animalia
2085
Plantae
435
Bacteria
2
Featured Species
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Vulnerable
Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat
Platyrrhinus albericoi
Least Concern
Albuja’s Climbing Rat
Rhipidomys albujai
Data Deficient
Allen's Olingo
Bassaricyon alleni
Least Concern
Alpaca
Vicugna pacos
Not Evaluated
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Least Concern
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus flaviventer
Data Deficient
Amazonian manatee
Trichechus inunguis
Vulnerable
Ecoregions
Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Napo moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Western Ecuador moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Ecuadorian dry forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Tumbes-Piura dry forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Guayaquil flooded grasslands
Flooded Grasslands & Savannas · Neotropic
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