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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
91
CR + EN + VU
Population
17.643.060
Area
276.841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 7
Endangered 27
Vulnerable 57
Near Threatened 55
Least Concern 737
Data Deficient 55
Not Evaluated 147
Extinct 9

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

abacate

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

abacaxi-roxo

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

abelmóscus

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

abobora-d'água

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

aboboreira-gila

Cucurbita ficifolia

Not Evaluated

abre-asa

Mionectes oleagineus

Least Concern

abre-asa-listado

Mionectes olivaceus

Least Concern

abricó

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

abrótano-fêmea

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

absinto

Artemisia absinthium

Not Evaluated

acácia-da-austrália

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

acácia-negra

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

acácia-virilda

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

açafrão-da-Índia

Curcuma longa

Data Deficient

açaizeiro

Euterpe oleracea

Least Concern

acajaiba

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

acauã

Herpetotheres cachinnans

Least Concern

acurana

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Least Concern

adlaí

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

afasta-moscas

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

agachadeira-mirim

Thinocorus rumicivorus

Least Concern

agiru

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

agrião

Acmella oleracea

Not Evaluated

águia-bicolor

Spizaetus isidori

Vulnerable

águia-marinha-gigante

Haliaeetus pelagicus

Not Evaluated

Águia-pesqueira

Pandion haliaetus

Least Concern

águia-serrana

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Least Concern

Ai

Bradypus variegatus

Least Concern

aipim

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

aipo

Apium graveolens

Not Evaluated

albatroz-das-galápagos

Phoebastria irrorata

Critically Endangered

albatroz-de-buller

Thalassarche bulleri

Near Threatened

albatroz-de-patas-pretas

Phoebastria nigripes

Near Threatened

albatroz-de-salvin

Thalassarche salvini

Vulnerable

albatroz-de-sobrancelha

Thalassarche melanophris

Near Threatened

albízia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

alcachofra

Cynara cardunculus

Not Evaluated

alegrinho-de-garganta-branca

Mecocerculus leucophrys

Least Concern

alegrinho-do-rio

Serpophaga hypoleuca

Least Concern

alface

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

alfafa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

alfafa-de-flor-amarela

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

alfaiate-de-pescoço-pardo

Recurvirostra americana

Least Concern

alfavaca

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

Alfeneiro

Lawsonia inermis

Least Concern

alfinete

Silene gallica

Extinct

alfinetes-de-senhora

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

alma-de-gato

Piaya cayana

Least Concern

alma-de-mestre / casquilho

Oceanites oceanicus

Not Evaluated

alma-de-mestre-pequeno

Oceanites gracilis

Data Deficient

alocásia

Alocasia cucullata

Not Evaluated

aloé

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

aloé-dos-cem-anos

Agave americana

Least Concern

alpista

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

alteia-arbustiva

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

amarelinha

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

amargosa

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

amargoseira

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

ambrosia

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

amendoeira-da-praia

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

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