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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
171
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 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

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Lichonycteris degener

Least Concern

Wilson’s Bonneted Bat

Eumops wilsoni

Data Deficient

Equatorial Dog-faced Bat

Cabreramops aequatorianus

Not Evaluated

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Molossus fentoni

Least Concern

Thomas's Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops mastivus

Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Promops davisoni

Data Deficient

Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse

Nesoryzomys narboroughi

Vulnerable

Santiago Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys swarthi

Vulnerable

Darwin s Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys darwini

Extinct

Santa Cruz Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys indefessus

Extinct

Fernandina Nesoryzomys

Nesoryzomys fernandinae

Vulnerable

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

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common oat

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

Floating Manna Grass

Glyceria fluitans

Least Concern

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Globe Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus

Not Evaluated

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Not Evaluated

Common Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Bee Plant

Borago officinalis

Not Evaluated

Balm Of Gilead

Populus balsamifera

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

Corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Least Concern

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Bokhara Clover

Melilotus albus

Not Evaluated

Annual yellow sweetclover

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

Burclover

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Common catchfly

Silene gallica

Extinct

Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Not Evaluated

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Common Dill

Anethum graveolens

Not Evaluated

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Data Deficient

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

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