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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
174
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 17
Endangered 47
Vulnerable 110
Near Threatened 117
Least Concern 1763
Data Deficient 67
Not Evaluated 378
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Bengal Gram

Cicer arietinum

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

slender suckling clover

Trifolium micranthum

Not Evaluated

Chilean Clover

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

Aquilegia vulgaris

Least Concern

Seaside Koniga

Lobularia maritima

Not Evaluated

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Aegean wallflower

Erysimum cheiri

Near Threatened

Annual candytuft

Iberis amara

Not Evaluated

Annual Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis muralis

Least Concern

Hedgemustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Least Concern

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Not Evaluated

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

Common Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

Common Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Not Evaluated

Garden Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Not Evaluated

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Common catchfly

Silene gallica

Extinct

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Not Evaluated

Clasping Mullein

Verbascum phlomoides

Not Evaluated

Rampion bellflower

Campanula rapunculoides

Least Concern

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Black Elder

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

Carrot

Daucus carota

Least Concern

wild celery

Apium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Parsley

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

Common Dill

Anethum graveolens

Not Evaluated

Aniseed-Weed

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Indian teasel

Dipsacus sativus

Not Evaluated

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Gray Clubawn Grass

Corynephorus canescens

Endangered

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

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