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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
171
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 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

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

American Burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Not Evaluated

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Goat's-rue

Galega officinalis

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Common Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Hardy fuchsia

Fuchsia magellanica

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Chia

Salvia hispanica

Not Evaluated

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

calabash

Crescentia cujete

Least Concern

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

mamey

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf-Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Data Deficient

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

Coco plum

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Purple mombin

Spondias purpurea

Least Concern

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

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