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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
34
CR + EN + VU
Population
17.643.060
Area
276.841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 24
Near Threatened 18
Least Concern 253
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 106
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Zweifarbenfischer

Chloroceryle inda

Least Concern

Zweifarben-Spitzschnabel

Conirostrum bicolor

Near Threatened

Zweifarbsperber

Accipiter bicolor

Least Concern

Zweimännige Steif-Trespe

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

Zweizeilige Gersten

Hordeum distichon

Not Evaluated

Zwergamazone

Hapalopsittaca amazonina

Endangered

Zwergbanane

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Zwergbinsenralle

Heliornis fulica

Least Concern

Zwergdarwinfink

Camarhynchus parvulus

Least Concern

Zwergdrossel

Catharus ustulatus

Least Concern

Zwerggrindwal

Feresa attenuata

Data Deficient

Zwerghöhenläufer

Thinocorus rumicivorus

Least Concern

Zwergpfäffchen

Sporophila minuta

Least Concern

Zwergpottwal

Kogia breviceps

Data Deficient

Zwergschnabelwal

Mesoplodon peruvianus

Least Concern

Zwergsturmschwalbe

Oceanodroma microsoma

Least Concern

Zwergsultanshuhn

Porphyrio martinica

Least Concern

Zwergtäubchen

Columbina minuta

Least Concern

Zwergtodityrann

Hemitriccus minimus

Least Concern

Zwergwal

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Least Concern

Zymbelkraut

Cymbalaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Zypressenkraut

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Andean Cottontail

Sylvilagus andinus

Data Deficient

dark spiny tree-rat

Echimys saturnus

Data Deficient

Pacific Spiny-rat

Proechimys decumanus

Near Threatened

Sangay Shrew-opossum

Caenolestes sangay

Vulnerable

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

Heteromys teleus

Vulnerable

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Leontocebus tripartitus

Near Threatened

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Chilean recluse spider

Loxosceles laeta

Not Evaluated

Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

Cebuella niveiventris

Vulnerable

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

Rhipidomys albujai

Data Deficient

Napo Saki

Pithecia napensis

Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

Pithecia aequatorialis

Least Concern

White-tailed Olalla Rat

Olallamys albicauda

Data Deficient

green acouchi

Myoprocta pratti

Least Concern

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus anderseni

Least Concern

Visored Bat

Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum

Data Deficient

Fischer's Little Fruit Bat

Rhinophylla fischerae

Least Concern

Dwarf Little Fruit Bat

Rhinophylla pumilio

Least Concern

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus infuscus

Least Concern

Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus

Least Concern

Thomas's Nectar Bat

Hsunycteris thomasi

Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

Phylloderma stenops

Least Concern

White-winged Vampire Bat

Diaemus youngii

Least Concern

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Micronycteris hirsuta

Least Concern

Schmidt's Big-eared Bat

Micronycteris schmidtorum

Least Concern

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira luisi

Least Concern

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Uroderma convexum

Not Evaluated

Chiriquinan Serotine

Eptesicus chiriquinus

Least Concern

Talamancan Rice Rat

Transandinomys talamancae

Least Concern

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Oligoryzomys delicatus

Data Deficient

Tomes's Rice Rat

Nephelomys albigularis

Least Concern

montane fish eating rat

Neusticomys monticolus

Least Concern

Bonda Mastiff Bat

Molossus bondae

Least Concern

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Eumops nanus

Least Concern

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Cormura brevirostris

Least Concern

White-winged Dog-like Bat

Peropteryx leucoptera

Least Concern

Spix's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera tricolor

Least Concern

Florida Crayfish

Procambarus alleni

Least Concern

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