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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 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

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Clasping Mullein

Verbascum phlomoides

Not Evaluated

Rampion bellflower

Campanula rapunculoides

Least Concern

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Black Elder

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

Carrot

Daucus carota

Least Concern

wild celery

Apium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Common Dill

Anethum graveolens

Not Evaluated

Aniseed-Weed

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Data Deficient

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

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

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Gray Clubawn Grass

Corynephorus canescens

Endangered

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

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

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

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Goat's-rue

Galega officinalis

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

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Hardy fuchsia

Fuchsia magellanica

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

calabash

Crescentia cujete

Least Concern

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