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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

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

Equatorial Saki

Pithecia aequatorialis

Least Concern

Napo Saki

Pithecia napensis

Least Concern

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

Rhipidomys albujai

Data Deficient

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

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Leontocebus tripartitus

Near Threatened

Red-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Leontocebus lagonotus

Least Concern

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

Cebus aequatorialis

Critically Endangered

Maranon white fronted capuchin

Cebus yuracus

Near Threatened

Allen's Olingo

Bassaricyon alleni

Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera lavali

Data Deficient

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera discifera

Least Concern

Waterhouse’s Mouse Opossum

Marmosa waterhousei

Data Deficient

Lesser Ghost Bat

Diclidurus scutatus

Least Concern

Black Bonneted Bat

Eumops auripendulus

Least Concern

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Molossops temminckii

Least Concern

Central American Silky Anteater

Cyclopes dorsalis

Least Concern

Black Mastiff Bat

Molossus rufus

Least Concern

Coiban Mastuff Bat

Molossus coibensis

Least Concern

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Least Concern

White-footed Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys leucodactylus

Least Concern

Mira Climbing Rat

Tylomys mirae

Least Concern

Robert s Oecomys

Oecomys roberti

Least Concern

Long-furred Oecomys

Oecomys trinitatis

Least Concern

Páramo Colilargo

Microryzomys altissimus

Least Concern

White-bellied Oecomys

Oecomys bicolor

Least Concern

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

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