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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

Darwin s Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys darwini

Extinct

Santa Cruz Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys indefessus

Extinct

Fernandina Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys fernandinae

Vulnerable

Peruvian Cotton Rat

Sigmodon peruanus

Least Concern

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Sigmodon inopinatus

Vulnerable

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Neusticomys peruviensis

Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Nephelomys moerex

Extinct

Hammond's Oryzomys

Mindomys hammondi

Endangered

Galapágos Giant Rat

Megaoryzomys curioi

Extinct

Stolzmann s Ichthyomyine

Ichthyomys stolzmanni

Data Deficient

Tweedy's crab eating rat

Ichthyomys tweedii

Data Deficient

Baron's Rice Rat

Aegialomys baroni

Least Concern

Ecuadoran Oryzomys

Oreoryzomys balneator

Data Deficient

Ucucha Thomasomys

Thomasomys ucucha

Vulnerable

Hudson s Thomaomys

Thomasomys hudsoni

Vulnerable

Smoky Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys fumeus

Data Deficient

Sylvan Thomasomys

Thomasomys silvestris

Least Concern

Wandering Thomasomys

Thomasomys erro

Least Concern

Taczanowski s Thomasomys

Thomasomys taczanowskii

Least Concern

White-tipped Thomasomys

Thomasomys caudivarius

Least Concern

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Thomasomys cinereus

Least Concern

Red Andean Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys auricularis

Data Deficient

Pichincha Thomasomys

Thomasomys vulcani

Least Concern

Short-nosed Scolomys

Scolomys melanops

Least Concern

Tate's Oryzomys

Hylaeamys tatei

Data Deficient

Robust melanomys

Melanomys robustulus

Least Concern

Andean Pericote

Phyllotis andium

Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

Phyllotis haggardi

Least Concern

Western Dwarf Squirrel

Microsciurus mimulus

Least Concern

South American Hoary Bat

Aeorestes villosissimus

Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

Eptesicus innoxius

Near Threatened

Armien's Myotis

Myotis armiensis

Data Deficient

Ecuadorian Little Yellow Bat

Rhogeessa velilla

Data Deficient

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira nana

Endangered

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Sturnira perla

Data Deficient

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

Micronycteris giovanniae

Data Deficient

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Lonchophylla orcesi

Data Deficient

Western Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla hesperia

Near Threatened

Western Round-eared Bat

Lophostoma occidentale

Least Concern

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Near Threatened

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Least Concern

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

Heteromys teleus

Vulnerable

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Chilean recluse spider

Loxosceles laeta

Not Evaluated

cobweb spiders

Nesticodes rufipes

Not Evaluated

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus anderseni

Least Concern

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Visored Bat

Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum

Data Deficient

Fischer's Little Fruit Bat

Rhinophylla fischerae

Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Little Fruit Bat

Rhinophylla pumilio

Least Concern

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus infuscus

Least Concern

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus

Least Concern

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Thomas's Nectar Bat

Hsunycteris thomasi

Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

Phylloderma stenops

Least Concern

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

White-winged Vampire Bat

Diaemus youngii

Least Concern

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