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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
168
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 14
Endangered 47
Vulnerable 107
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1718
Data Deficient 67
Not Evaluated 355
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Para grass

Urochloa mutica

Not Evaluated

Sunset muskmallow

Abelmoschus manihot

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

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

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Wing-stemmed passion flower

Passiflora alata

Not Evaluated

Dwarf St. John'S Wort

Hypericum mutilum

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Mottled toothedthread

Odontonema cuspidatum

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf angelon

Angelonia angustifolia

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Crownvetch

Coronilla varia

Not Evaluated

giant timber bamboo

Bambusa oldhamii

Not Evaluated

Sea fig

Carpobrotus chilensis

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

West Indian dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidalis

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf forget-me-not

Myosotis latifolia

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

Black river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

Data Deficient

African clawed frog

Xenopus laevis

Not Evaluated

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

American Bull Frog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

cape hare

Lepus capensis

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

white-nosed coati

Nasua nasua

Least Concern

bay barnacle

Amphibalanus improvisus

Not Evaluated

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

Caruana's slug

Deroceras invadens

Not Evaluated

American Egret

Ardea alba

Least Concern

gray wolf

Canis lupus

Critically Endangered

Cerf De Virginie

Odocoileus virginianus

Least Concern

potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Mongolian gerbil

Meriones unguiculatus

Not Evaluated

Duida Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes duidae

Least Concern

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Post Dwarf Weaver

Erigone atra

Least Concern

Guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

Least Concern

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