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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

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus anderseni

Least Concern

green acouchi

Myoprocta pratti

Least Concern

White-tailed Olalla Rat

Olallamys albicauda

Data Deficient

Blue-throated Hillstar

Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus

Critically Endangered

Equatorial Saki

Pithecia aequatorialis

Least Concern

Napo Saki

Pithecia napensis

Least Concern

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

Rhipidomys albujai

Data Deficient

Ucayali Water Rat

Amphinectomys savamis

Data Deficient

Chibchan water mouse

Chibchanomys orcesi

Data Deficient

Yellowish Oryzomys

Aegialomys xanthaeolus

Least Concern

Galapagos Oryzomys

Aegialomys galapagoensis

Vulnerable

Ecuadorean Akodont

Neomicroxus latebricola

Endangered

Soft-furred Akodont

Akodon mollis

Least Concern

Yungas Akodont

Akodon aerosus

Least Concern

Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus fraterculus

Least Concern

Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

Cebuella niveiventris

Vulnerable

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Leontocebus tripartitus

Near Threatened

Red-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Leontocebus lagonotus

Least Concern

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

Cebus aequatorialis

Critically Endangered

Maranon white fronted capuchin

Cebus yuracus

Near Threatened

Smoky Bat

Amorphochilus schnablii

Vulnerable

Antarctic Minke Whale

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Near Threatened

Andean Caenolestid

Caenolestes condorensis

Vulnerable

Allen's Olingo

Bassaricyon alleni

Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera lavali

Data Deficient

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Thyroptera discifera

Least Concern

Waterhouse’s Mouse Opossum

Marmosa waterhousei

Data Deficient

Lesser Ghost Bat

Diclidurus scutatus

Least Concern

Black Bonneted Bat

Eumops auripendulus

Least Concern

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Molossops temminckii

Least Concern

Central American Silky Anteater

Cyclopes dorsalis

Least Concern

Black Mastiff Bat

Molossus rufus

Least Concern

Coiban Mastuff Bat

Molossus coibensis

Least Concern

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Least Concern

White-footed Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys leucodactylus

Least Concern

Mira Climbing Rat

Tylomys mirae

Least Concern

Robert s Oecomys

Oecomys roberti

Least Concern

Long-furred Oecomys

Oecomys trinitatis

Least Concern

Páramo Colilargo

Microryzomys altissimus

Least Concern

White-bellied Oecomys

Oecomys bicolor

Least Concern

Silky Thomasomys

Thomasomys bombycinus

Data Deficient

Short-faced Thomasomys

Thomasomys baeops

Least Concern

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Thomasomys cinnameus

Least Concern

Amazonian Oryzomys

Hylaeamys yunganus

Least Concern

MacConnell's Oryzomys

Euryoryzomys macconnelli

Least Concern

Cauca River Myotis

Myotis caucensis

Least Concern

Tricolored Bat

Glyphonycteris sylvestris

Least Concern

Graybeard Bat

Glyphonycteris daviesi

Least Concern

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Vampyressa melissa

Vulnerable

Dark Long-tongued Bat

Lichonycteris obscura

Least Concern

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Lichonycteris degener

Least Concern

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira magna

Least Concern

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Lionycteris spurrelli

Least Concern

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina

Data Deficient

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla concava

Near Threatened

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Lophostoma carrikeri

Least Concern

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

Vampyriscus bidens

Least Concern

Shadowy Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus umbratus

Data Deficient

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Vampyrodes caraccioli

Least Concern

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Gardnerycteris keenani

Least Concern

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