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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

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Endangered

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Clasping Mullein

Verbascum phlomoides

Not Evaluated

Rampion bellflower

Campanula rapunculoides

Least Concern

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Common Fig

Ficus carica

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

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Data Deficient

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Lesser Prickly Sedge

Carex muricata

Near Threatened

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

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

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

American Burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

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

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

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Chia

Salvia hispanica

Not Evaluated

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

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