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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Ecuador. There are 317 mammal species in Ecuador, of which two are critically endangered, ten are endangered, twenty-three are vulnerable, and seven are near threatened. Two of the species listed for Ecuador are considered to be extinct. [1]
Endemic fauna of Ecuador (2 C, 440 P) I. Invertebrates of Ecuador ... List of animals in the Galápagos Islands; ... Wildlife of the Galápagos Islands;
The Andean condor is the national bird of Ecuador.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Ecuador including those of the Galápagos Islands.The avifauna of Ecuador has 1666 confirmed species, of which eight are endemic to the mainland and 31 are endemic to the Galápagos.
Pages in category "Mammals of Ecuador" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The Machalilla National Park is the main conservation unit in the west of Ecuador, protecting remnants of dry and moist forests with many endemic plants and animals. 234 birds species have been found in the park, and 81 mammal species including the endemic fraternal fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fraterculus). However, the limited conservation ...
The Tumbes–Piura dry forests (NT0232) is an arid tropical ecoregion along the Pacific coasts of southern Ecuador and northern Peru. The ecoregion contains many endemic species of flora and birds adapted to the short wet season followed by a long dry season. Threats include extraction of wood for fuel or furniture, and capture of wild birds ...
The Cajas National Park is home to a large variety of animals, some of which are endemic or highly endangered. Among the most prominent are the South American condor , of which only 80 remain throughout all Ecuador; the curiquinga , a large black and white raptor , and the largest hummingbird of the world, the giant hummingbird ( Patagona gigas ...
The park is a largely water environment so a large portion of the Flora in the Nature reserve is either aquatic or semi-aquatic in nature. As with much of Ecuador towering trees provide homes for hundreds of types of animals.