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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
173
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 17
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 110
Near Threatened 117
Least Concern 1761
Data Deficient 67
Not Evaluated 384
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

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

Clustered Dock

Rumex conglomeratus

Least Concern

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common oat

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Rough Bluegrass

Poa trivialis

Least Concern

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

English Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Floating Manna Grass

Glyceria fluitans

Least Concern

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Stinkgrass

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Black Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Least Concern

Colonial bentgrass

Agrostis capillaris

Least Concern

Creeping bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera

Least Concern

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Water foxtail

Alopecurus geniculatus

Least Concern

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Glabrous Catsear

Hypochaeris glabra

Critically Endangered

Globe Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus

Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

Achillea millefolium

Least Concern

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Maltese star-thistle

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Not Evaluated

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