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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

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

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

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Gray Clubawn Grass

Corynephorus canescens

Endangered

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Least Concern

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

American Burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Not Evaluated

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Goat's-rue

Galega officinalis

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Common Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

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

Chia

Salvia hispanica

Not Evaluated

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

calabash

Crescentia cujete

Least Concern

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

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

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