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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

Creeping White Clover

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

Hairy Clover

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Bog Marshcress

Rorippa palustris

Not Evaluated

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Not Evaluated

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Common Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Not Evaluated

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Endangered

Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Not Evaluated

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Chinese Parsley

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

Indian teasel

Dipsacus sativus

Not Evaluated

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

Coco plum

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Least Concern

Brazilian cress

Acmella oleracea

Not Evaluated

American Plane

Platanus occidentalis

Least Concern

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Figleaf gourd

Cucurbita ficifolia

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

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