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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
17,643,060
Area
276,841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 8
Endangered 19
Vulnerable 39
Near Threatened 34
Least Concern 401
Data Deficient 52
Not Evaluated 350
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Least Concern

European Field Pansy

Viola arvensis

Least Concern

Common Violet

Viola odorata

Not Evaluated

Garden Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Balm

Melissa officinalis

Not Evaluated

Black Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Least Concern

Glandular Plantain

Plantago afra

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Plantain

Plantago major

Least Concern

Dwarf nettle

Urtica urens

Vulnerable

Big-Sting Nettle

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

Indian Pea

Lathyrus sativus

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Bengal Gram

Cicer arietinum

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

slender suckling clover

Trifolium micranthum

Not Evaluated

Chilean Clover

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

Aquilegia vulgaris

Least Concern

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Aegean wallflower

Erysimum cheiri

Near Threatened

Hedgemustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Least Concern

Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

Common catchfly

Silene gallica

Extinct

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Aniseed-Weed

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Gray Clubawn Grass

Corynephorus canescens

Endangered

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Hardy fuchsia

Fuchsia magellanica

Not Evaluated

Chia

Salvia hispanica

Not Evaluated

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

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