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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
171
CR + EN + VU
Population
17.643.060
Area
276.841 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

Fernandina Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys fernandinae

Vulnerable

Peruvian Cotton Rat

Sigmodon peruanus

Least Concern

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Sigmodon inopinatus

Vulnerable

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Neusticomys peruviensis

Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Nephelomys moerex

Extinct

Hammond's Oryzomys

Mindomys hammondi

Endangered

Galapágos Giant Rat

Megaoryzomys curioi

Extinct

Stolzmann s Ichthyomyine

Ichthyomys stolzmanni

Data Deficient

Tweedy's crab eating rat

Ichthyomys tweedii

Data Deficient

Baron's Rice Rat

Aegialomys baroni

Least Concern

Ecuadoran Oryzomys

Oreoryzomys balneator

Data Deficient

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common oat

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

Stinkgrass

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Maltese star-thistle

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Not Evaluated

Cultivated Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Cheeseweed mallow

Malva parviflora

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Mallow

Malva pusilla

Vulnerable

High mallow

Malva sylvestris

Least Concern

European Field Pansy

Viola arvensis

Least Concern

Common Violet

Viola odorata

Not Evaluated

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Balm

Melissa officinalis

Not Evaluated

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

River Maple

Acer saccharinum

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

Aquilegia vulgaris

Least Concern

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Aegean wallflower

Erysimum cheiri

Near Threatened

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Not Evaluated

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Common Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Indian teasel

Dipsacus sativus

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

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