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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
17.643.060
Area
276.841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 8
Endangered 19
Vulnerable 39
Near Threatened 34
Least Concern 401
Data Deficient 52
Not Evaluated 350
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Amazonian Oryzomys

Hylaeamys yunganus

Least Concern

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Thomasomys cinnameus

Least Concern

Short-faced Thomasomys

Thomasomys baeops

Least Concern

Silky Thomasomys

Thomasomys bombycinus

Data Deficient

White-bellied Oecomys

Oecomys bicolor

Least Concern

Páramo Colilargo

Microryzomys altissimus

Least Concern

Long-furred Oecomys

Oecomys trinitatis

Least Concern

Robert s Oecomys

Oecomys roberti

Least Concern

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Mira Climbing Rat

Tylomys mirae

Least Concern

White-footed Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys leucodactylus

Least Concern

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Least Concern

Coiban Mastuff Bat

Molossus coibensis

Least Concern

Black Mastiff Bat

Molossus rufus

Least Concern

Central American Silky Anteater

Cyclopes dorsalis

Least Concern

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Molossops temminckii

Least Concern

Black Bonneted Bat

Eumops auripendulus

Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

Diclidurus scutatus

Least Concern

Waterhouse’s Mouse Opossum

Marmosa waterhousei

Data Deficient

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera discifera

Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera lavali

Data Deficient

Allen's Olingo

Bassaricyon alleni

Least Concern

Maranon white fronted capuchin

Cebus yuracus

Near Threatened

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

Cebus aequatorialis

Critically Endangered

Red-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Leontocebus lagonotus

Least Concern

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Leontocebus tripartitus

Near Threatened

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

Blue-throated Hillstar

Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus

Critically Endangered

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

Southern Yellow Bat

Dasypterus ega

Least Concern

Yellow-banded Poison Frog

Dendrobates leucomelas

Least Concern

Silvery Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus glaucus

Least Concern

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