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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

Silky Thomasomys

Thomasomys bombycinus

Data Deficient

Short-faced Thomasomys

Thomasomys baeops

Least Concern

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Thomasomys cinnameus

Least Concern

Amazonian Oryzomys

Hylaeamys yunganus

Least Concern

MacConnell's Oryzomys

Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Least Concern

Cauca River Myotis

Myotis caucensis

Least Concern

Tricolored Bat

Glyphonycteris sylvestris

Least Concern

Graybeard Bat

Glyphonycteris daviesi

Least Concern

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Vampyressa melissa

Vulnerable

Dark Long-tongued Bat

Lichonycteris obscura

Least Concern

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Lichonycteris degener

Least Concern

Thumbless Bat

Furipterus horrens

Least Concern

Mountain Coati

Nasua olivacea

Vulnerable

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Marmosa zeledoni

Least Concern

Bishop s Slender Opossum

Marmosops bishopi

Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Cryptotis equatoris

Least Concern

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Cryptotis niausa

Data Deficient

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Peropteryx pallidoptera

Data Deficient

Guianan Bonneted Bat

Eumops maurus

Least Concern

Rio Negro Silky Anteater

Cyclopes ida

Least Concern

Western Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops kuizha

Not Evaluated

Waorani Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops tonkigui

Least Concern

Golden Poison Frog

Phyllobates terribilis

Endangered

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Nectomys apicalis

Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Nephelomys nimbosus

Vulnerable

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Nephelomys auriventer

Least Concern

Ecuadoran Akodont

Necromys punctulatus

Data Deficient

Tschudi s Colilargo

Oligoryzomys destructor

Least Concern

Large Oecomys

Oecomys superans

Least Concern

Páramo Thomasomys

Thomasomys paramorum

Least Concern

Long-nosed Scolomys

Scolomys ucayalensis

Least Concern

Western Amazonian Oryzomys

Hylaeamys perenensis

Least Concern

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

Hardy fuchsia

Fuchsia magellanica

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

sandboxtree

Hura crepitans

Not Evaluated

mamey

Pouteria sapota

Least Concern

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Sydney bluegum

Eucalyptus saligna

Least Concern

Sugargum

Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Vulnerable

Apple blossom

Cassia javanica

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Mexican viper

Maurandya barclayana

Not Evaluated

ivory palm

Phytelephas aequatorialis

Near Threatened

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

Wing-stemmed passion flower

Passiflora alata

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf angelon

Angelonia angustifolia

Not Evaluated

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