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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

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Aegean wallflower

Erysimum cheiri

Near Threatened

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Lesser Prickly Sedge

Carex muricata

Near Threatened

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

American Burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Goat's-rue

Galega officinalis

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

calabash

Crescentia cujete

Least Concern

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

sandboxtree

Hura crepitans

Not Evaluated

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

cup-and-saucer-vine

Cobaea scandens

Not Evaluated

Chinese Hound'S Tongue

Cynoglossum amabile

Not Evaluated

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

canary-creeper

Tropaeolum peregrinum

Not Evaluated

Sausage Tree

Kigelia africana

Least Concern

mamey

Pouteria sapota

Least Concern

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Green wattle

Acacia decurrens

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Apple blossom

Cassia javanica

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Zonal geranium

Pelargonium hortorum

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Lindenleaf sage

Salvia tiliifolia

Least Concern

Barley

Hordeum distichon

Not Evaluated

Texas Mulberry

Morus celtidifolia

Least Concern

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

apple geranium

Pelargonium odoratissimum

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Red Mouse Opossum

Marmosa rubra

Data Deficient

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