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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

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common oat

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Rough Bluegrass

Poa trivialis

Least Concern

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

English Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Floating Manna Grass

Glyceria fluitans

Least Concern

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Stinkgrass

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Common barley

Hordeum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Water foxtail

Alopecurus geniculatus

Least Concern

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Glabrous Catsear

Hypochaeris glabra

Critically Endangered

Globe Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus

Not Evaluated

Streaked Saltator

Saltator striatipectus

Least Concern

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Stripe-throated Hermit

Phaethornis striigularis

Least Concern

Common Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Endangered

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

Blessed milkthistle

Silybum marianum

Not Evaluated

Common Rue

Ruta graveolens

Not Evaluated

Citron

Citrus medica

Least Concern

Camphire

Lawsonia inermis

Least Concern

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Reseda lutea

Least Concern

Common Lamb'S-Quarters

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Least Concern

Bee Plant

Borago officinalis

Not Evaluated

Common Water Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis scorpioides

Least Concern

Changing Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis discolor

Endangered

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Balm Of Gilead

Populus balsamifera

Not Evaluated

European Field Pansy

Viola arvensis

Least Concern

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