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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

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Lesser Prickly Sedge

Carex muricata

Near Threatened

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

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Gray Clubawn Grass

Corynephorus canescens

Endangered

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

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

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

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

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Common Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Hardy fuchsia

Fuchsia magellanica

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

calabash

Crescentia cujete

Least Concern

Asian Wild Raspberry

Rubus ellipticus

Least Concern

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

mamey

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Data Deficient

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