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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

Allen's Olingo

Bassaricyon alleni

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

armored rat

Hoplomys gymnurus

Least Concern

Long-tailed Armored Tree-rat

Makalata macrura

Least Concern

rufous tree rat

Diplomys labilis

Least Concern

huallaga spiny rat

Proechimys brevicauda

Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

Proechimys semispinosus

Least Concern

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Proechimys cuvieri

Least Concern

Simon s Spiny-rat

Proechimys simonsi

Least Concern

yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat

Isothrix bistriata

Least Concern

Womurs Common Mustached Bat

Pteronotus rubiginosus

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

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

Heteromys teleus

Vulnerable

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

cobweb spiders

Nesticodes rufipes

Not Evaluated

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

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