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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
34
CR + EN + VU
Population
17 643 060
Area
276 841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 24
Near Threatened 18
Least Concern 253
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 106
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

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

Ucucha Thomasomys

Thomasomys ucucha

Vulnerable

Hudson s Thomaomys

Thomasomys hudsoni

Vulnerable

Smoky Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys fumeus

Data Deficient

Sylvan Thomasomys

Thomasomys silvestris

Least Concern

Wandering Thomasomys

Thomasomys erro

Least Concern

Taczanowski s Thomasomys

Thomasomys taczanowskii

Least Concern

White-tipped Thomasomys

Thomasomys caudivarius

Least Concern

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Thomasomys cinereus

Least Concern

Red Andean Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys auricularis

Data Deficient

Pichincha Thomasomys

Thomasomys vulcani

Least Concern

Short-nosed Scolomys

Scolomys melanops

Least Concern

Tate's Oryzomys

Hylaeamys tatei

Data Deficient

Robust melanomys

Melanomys robustulus

Least Concern

Andean Pericote

Phyllotis andium

Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

Phyllotis haggardi

Least Concern

Western Dwarf Squirrel

Microsciurus mimulus

Least Concern

South American Hoary Bat

Aeorestes villosissimus

Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

Eptesicus innoxius

Near Threatened

Armien's Myotis

Myotis armiensis

Data Deficient

Ecuadorian Little Yellow Bat

Rhogeessa velilla

Data Deficient

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira nana

Endangered

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Sturnira perla

Data Deficient

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

Micronycteris giovanniae

Data Deficient

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Lonchophylla orcesi

Data Deficient

Western Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla hesperia

Near Threatened

Western Round-eared Bat

Lophostoma occidentale

Least Concern

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Near Threatened

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Least Concern

Western White-throated Spadebill

Platyrinchus albogularis

Least Concern

Olive-striped Flycatcher

Mionectes galbinus

Least Concern

Andean Cottontail

Sylvilagus andinus

Data Deficient

dark spiny tree-rat

Echimys saturnus

Data Deficient

Pacific Spiny-rat

Proechimys decumanus

Near Threatened

Sangay Shrew-opossum

Caenolestes sangay

Vulnerable

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

Heteromys teleus

Vulnerable

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Chilean recluse spider

Loxosceles laeta

Not Evaluated

cobweb spiders

Nesticodes rufipes

Not Evaluated

Clustered Dock

Rumex conglomeratus

Least Concern

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Bitter Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

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