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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
34
CR + EN + VU
Population
17,643,060
Area
276,841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 24
Near Threatened 18
Least Concern 253
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 106
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

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

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Lichonycteris degener

Least Concern

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira magna

Least Concern

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Lionycteris spurrelli

Least Concern

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina

Data Deficient

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla concava

Near Threatened

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Lophostoma carrikeri

Least Concern

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

Vampyriscus bidens

Least Concern

Shadowy Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus umbratus

Data Deficient

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Vampyrodes caraccioli

Least Concern

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Gardnerycteris keenani

Least Concern

Striped Hairy-nosed Bat

Gardnerycteris crenulatum

Least Concern

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus gnomus

Least Concern

Little Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus ravus

Least Concern

Quichua Porcupine

Coendou quichua

Data Deficient

spiny tree rat

Mesomys hispidus

Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

Proechimys quadruplicatus

Least Concern

Amazon Bamboo Rat

Dactylomys dactylinus

Least Concern

Thumbless Bat

Furipterus horrens

Least Concern

Mountain Coati

Nasua olivacea

Vulnerable

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Marmosa zeledoni

Least Concern

Bishop s Slender Opossum

Marmosops bishopi

Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Cryptotis equatoris

Least Concern

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Cryptotis niausa

Data Deficient

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Peropteryx pallidoptera

Data Deficient

Guianan Bonneted Bat

Eumops maurus

Least Concern

Rio Negro Silky Anteater

Cyclopes ida

Least Concern

Western Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops kuizha

Not Evaluated

Waorani Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops tonkigui

Least Concern

Golden Poison Frog

Phyllobates terribilis

Endangered

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Nectomys apicalis

Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Nephelomys nimbosus

Vulnerable

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Nephelomys auriventer

Least Concern

Ecuadoran Akodont

Necromys punctulatus

Data Deficient

Tschudi s Colilargo

Oligoryzomys destructor

Least Concern

Large Oecomys

Oecomys superans

Least Concern

Páramo Thomasomys

Thomasomys paramorum

Least Concern

Long-nosed Scolomys

Scolomys ucayalensis

Least Concern

Western Amazonian Oryzomys

Hylaeamys perenensis

Least Concern

Bolivar Rice Rat

Transandinomys bolivaris

Least Concern

Amazon Dwarf Squirrel

Microsciurus flaviventer

Data Deficient

Velvety Myotis

Myotis simus

Data Deficient

Diminutive Myotis

Myotis diminutus

Data Deficient

Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat

Glossophaga commissarisi

Least Concern

Choco Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira koopmanhilli

Data Deficient

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira bakeri

Least Concern

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