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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
173
CR + EN + VU
Population
17.643.060
Area
276.841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 17
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 110
Near Threatened 117
Least Concern 1761
Data Deficient 67
Not Evaluated 384
Extinct 11

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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