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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

Sea Coconut

Manicaria saccifera

Least Concern

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Mexican viper

Maurandya barclayana

Not Evaluated

spring groundsel

Senecio vernalis

Not Evaluated

Lindenleaf sage

Salvia tiliifolia

Least Concern

Kaka-beak

Clianthus puniceus

Endangered

Mexican windmill grass

Chloris submutica

Not Evaluated

Barley

Hordeum distichon

Not Evaluated

Hoary Stock

Matthiola incana

Not Evaluated

New Zealand spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Not Evaluated

Tahitian gooseberry tree

Phyllanthus acidus

Not Evaluated

Texas Mulberry

Morus celtidifolia

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

Pigeonpea

Cajanus cajan

Not Evaluated

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Sunset muskmallow

Abelmoschus manihot

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

French plantain

Musa paradisiaca

Not Evaluated

ambarella

Spondias dulcis

Not Evaluated

Snowpeaks raspberry

Rubus niveus

Not Evaluated

Garden heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens

Not Evaluated

West indian gherkin

Cucumis anguria

Not Evaluated

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Not Evaluated

Bridal broom

Retama monosperma

Not Evaluated

Buddha's hand

Alocasia cucullata

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Wing-stemmed passion flower

Passiflora alata

Not Evaluated

Dwarf St. John'S Wort

Hypericum mutilum

Not Evaluated

apple geranium

Pelargonium odoratissimum

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Mottled toothedthread

Odontonema cuspidatum

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf angelon

Angelonia angustifolia

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Showy dewflower

Drosanthemum floribundum

Not Evaluated

Crownvetch

Coronilla varia

Not Evaluated

giant timber bamboo

Bambusa oldhamii

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Bengal bamboo

Bambusa tulda

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Foothills Schiffornis

Schiffornis aenea

Least Concern

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

Johannes's Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus iohannis

Least Concern

Pale-billed Hornero / Bay Hornero

Furnarius torridus

Least Concern

Foothill Elaenia

Myiopagis olallai

Vulnerable

Parker's Spinetail

Cranioleuca vulpecula

Least Concern

Southern Martin

Progne elegans

Least Concern

Chestnut-bellied Cotinga

Doliornis remseni

Vulnerable

Speckle-breasted Wren

Pheugopedius sclateri

Least Concern

Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner

Philydor fuscipenne

Least Concern

Dugand's Antwren

Herpsilochmus dugandi

Least Concern

Thicket Antpitta

Hylopezus dives

Least Concern

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