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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

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

Hairy Clover

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

slender suckling clover

Trifolium micranthum

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

Aquilegia vulgaris

Least Concern

Annual candytuft

Iberis amara

Not Evaluated

Bog Marshcress

Rorippa palustris

Not Evaluated

Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

Clasping Mullein

Verbascum phlomoides

Not Evaluated

Lesser Prickly Sedge

Carex muricata

Near Threatened

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Goat's-rue

Galega officinalis

Not Evaluated

Common Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Asian Wild Raspberry

Rubus ellipticus

Least Concern

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

cup-and-saucer-vine

Cobaea scandens

Not Evaluated

Chinese Hound'S Tongue

Cynoglossum amabile

Not Evaluated

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Sausage Tree

Kigelia africana

Least Concern

Adherent Bristle-grass

Setaria adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

Least Concern

Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Not Evaluated

Hedgehog gourd

Cucumis dipsaceus

Not Evaluated

Green wattle

Acacia decurrens

Least Concern

Montpellier Broom

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

Daisy-Chrysanthemum

Leucanthemum maximum

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Zimbabwe creeper

Podranea ricasoliana

Not Evaluated

Clasping Bellwort

Triodanis perfoliata

Not Evaluated

Pinwheelflower

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Grass

Eriochloa procera

Not Evaluated

African couchgrass

Digitaria abyssinica

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

Bolivian fuchsia

Fuchsia boliviana

Not Evaluated

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

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