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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

Little Black Serotine

Eptesicus andinus

Least Concern

Argentinian Brown Bat

Eptesicus furinalis

Least Concern

Silver-tipped Myotis

Myotis albescens

Least Concern

Thomas's Yellow Bat

Rhogeessa io

Least Concern

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Vampyressa thyone

Least Concern

Brown Tent-making Bat

Uroderma magnirostrum

Least Concern

Niceforo's Bat

Trinycteris nicefori

Least Concern

Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira tildae

Least Concern

Orange Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla robusta

Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

Lampronycteris brachyotis

Least Concern

Pygmy Round-eared Bat

Lophostoma brasiliense

Least Concern

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus helleri

Least Concern

Silvery Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus glaucus

Least Concern

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

aquatic rat

Anotomys leander

Endangered

Small hive beetle

Aethina tumida

Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Choeroniscus periosus

Vulnerable

Florida Crayfish

Procambarus alleni

Least Concern

Spix's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera tricolor

Least Concern

White-winged Dog-like Bat

Peropteryx leucoptera

Least Concern

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Cormura brevirostris

Least Concern

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Eumops nanus

Least Concern

Bonda Mastiff Bat

Molossus bondae

Least Concern

montane fish eating rat

Neusticomys monticolus

Least Concern

Tomes's Rice Rat

Nephelomys albigularis

Least Concern

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Oligoryzomys delicatus

Data Deficient

Talamancan Rice Rat

Transandinomys talamancae

Least Concern

Chiriquinan Serotine

Eptesicus chiriquinus

Least Concern

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Uroderma convexum

Not Evaluated

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira luisi

Least Concern

Schmidt's Big-eared Bat

Micronycteris schmidtorum

Least Concern

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Micronycteris hirsuta

Least Concern

White-winged Vampire Bat

Diaemus youngii

Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

Phylloderma stenops

Least Concern

Thomas's Nectar Bat

Hsunycteris thomasi

Least Concern

Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus brachycephalus

Least Concern

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus infuscus

Least Concern

Dwarf Little Fruit Bat

Rhinophylla pumilio

Least Concern

Fischer's Little Fruit Bat

Rhinophylla fischerae

Least Concern

Visored Bat

Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum

Data Deficient

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus anderseni

Least Concern

green acouchi

Myoprocta pratti

Least Concern

White-tailed Olalla Rat

Olallamys albicauda

Data Deficient

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Hasarius adansoni

Least Concern

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Ucayali Water Rat

Amphinectomys savamis

Data Deficient

Chibchan water mouse

Chibchanomys orcesi

Data Deficient

Yellowish Oryzomys

Aegialomys xanthaeolus

Least Concern

Galapagos Oryzomys

Aegialomys galapagoensis

Vulnerable

Ecuadorean Akodont

Neomicroxus latebricola

Endangered

Soft-furred Akodont

Akodon mollis

Least Concern

Yungas Akodont

Akodon aerosus

Least Concern

Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus fraterculus

Least Concern

Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

Cebuella niveiventris

Vulnerable

cobweb spiders

Steatoda grossa

Least Concern

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

Allen's Olingo

Bassaricyon alleni

Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera lavali

Data Deficient

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