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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

Equatorial Dog-faced Bat

Cabreramops aequatorianus

Not Evaluated

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Molossus fentoni

Least Concern

Thomas's Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops mastivus

Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Promops davisoni

Data Deficient

Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse

Nesoryzomys narboroughi

Vulnerable

Santiago Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys swarthi

Vulnerable

Darwin s Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys darwini

Extinct

Santa Cruz Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys indefessus

Extinct

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

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Stinkgrass

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Water foxtail

Alopecurus geniculatus

Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Common Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

Cultivated Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Not Evaluated

Bee Plant

Borago officinalis

Not Evaluated

Balm Of Gilead

Populus balsamifera

Not Evaluated

Johnny jumpup

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

Garden Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Not Evaluated

white ramping-fumitory

Fumaria capreolata

Near Threatened

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

River Maple

Acer saccharinum

Not Evaluated

Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Not Evaluated

Bengal Gram

Cicer arietinum

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

Aquilegia vulgaris

Least Concern

Annual candytuft

Iberis amara

Not Evaluated

Annual Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis muralis

Least Concern

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Common Onion

Allium cepa

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

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

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