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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
171
CR + EN + VU
Population
17.643.060
Area
276.841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 17
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 108
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1728
Data Deficient 67
Not Evaluated 379
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

toothcup

Ammannia latifolia

Least Concern

Sea Coconut

Manicaria saccifera

Least Concern

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Panicled Spot Flower

Acmella paniculata

Least Concern

Mexican viper

Maurandya barclayana

Not Evaluated

Lindenleaf sage

Salvia tiliifolia

Least Concern

Kaka-beak

Clianthus puniceus

Endangered

ivory palm

Phytelephas aequatorialis

Near Threatened

Mexican windmill grass

Chloris submutica

Not Evaluated

Texas Mulberry

Morus celtidifolia

Least Concern

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least Concern

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Vulnerable

Common Chlorospingus (Middle America)

Chlorospingus flavopectus

Least Concern

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

West indian gherkin

Cucumis anguria

Not Evaluated

Bridal broom

Retama monosperma

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Wing-stemmed passion flower

Passiflora alata

Not Evaluated

Dwarf St. John'S Wort

Hypericum mutilum

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Mottled toothedthread

Odontonema cuspidatum

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf angelon

Angelonia angustifolia

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Showy dewflower

Drosanthemum floribundum

Not Evaluated

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Endangered

giant timber bamboo

Bambusa oldhamii

Not Evaluated

Sea fig

Carpobrotus chilensis

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

West Indian dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidalis

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf forget-me-not

Myosotis latifolia

Not Evaluated

Bengal bamboo

Bambusa tulda

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Chocoan Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla chocoana

Data Deficient

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

Handley's Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla handleyi

Least Concern

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

Hsunycteris cadenai

Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Hsunycteris pattoni

Least Concern

Striped Yellow-eared Bat

Vampyriscus nymphaea

Least Concern

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus ismaeli

Vulnerable

Western Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus nitelinea

Data Deficient

Slender Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus angustirostris

Least Concern

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus incarum

Least Concern

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Vampyrodes major

Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Rhinophylla alethina

Near Threatened

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus aequatorialis

Least Concern

Rosenberg's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus rosenbergi

Data Deficient

armored rat

Hoplomys gymnurus

Least Concern

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