🇪🇨

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

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

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

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

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

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

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

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

Common Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

More Countries in South America

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia