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1Ecuador

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Showing 341 species · Ecuador

Showing 341 species · Ecuador

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Scarlet MacawLeast Concern

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

FrugivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries
Lowland TapirVulnerable

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Chilean FlamingoNear Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Andean CondorVulnerable

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Green AnacondaLeast Concern

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
VicunaLeast Concern

Vicuna

Vicugna vicugna

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
7 countries
Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
CapybaraLeast Concern

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
Amazon River DolphinEndangered

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Blue-And-Yellow MacawLeast Concern

Blue-And-Yellow Macaw

Ara ararauna

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Harpy EagleNear Threatened

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Giant AnteaterVulnerable

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Green IguanaLeast Concern

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Common Snapping TurtleLeast Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Olive RidleyVulnerable

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Rainbow TroutLeast Concern

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Spectacled CaimanLeast Concern

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mantled Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Mantled Howler Monkey

Alouatta palliata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
Giant OtterEndangered

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group
Magnificent FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Marine IguanaVulnerable

Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Floreana Giant TortoiseVulnerable

Floreana Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis niger

EndemicHerbivoreDiurnal
Sooty TernLeast Concern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American FlamingoLeast Concern

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Green MorayLeast Concern

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Nine-banded ArmadilloLeast Concern

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Arctic TernLeast Concern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
King VultureLeast Concern

King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Black CaimanLeast Concern

Black Caiman

Melanosuchus niger

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Toco ToucanLeast Concern

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries
Chilean Hermit CrabNot Evaluated

Chilean Hermit Crab

Pagurus edwardsii

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Giant ArmadilloVulnerable

Giant Armadillo

Priodontes maximus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red-tailed BoaNot Evaluated

Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Andean FlamingoVulnerable

Andean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Great Green MacawCritically Endangered

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Great CurassowVulnerable

Great Curassow

Crax rubra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries
Amazonian ManateeVulnerable

Amazonian Manatee

Trichechus inunguis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red-faced Black Spider MonkeyVulnerable

Red-faced Black Spider Monkey

Ateles paniscus

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group
Neotropical OtterNear Threatened

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
OcelotLeast Concern

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries
Andean BearVulnerable

Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Collared PeccaryLeast Concern

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds
Brown BoobyLeast Concern

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Titicaca Water FrogCritically Endangered

Titicaca Water Frog

Telmatobius culeus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
White-Tailed DeerLeast Concern

White-Tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna
White-collared SwiftLeast Concern

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
JaguarundiLeast Concern

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
CulpeoLeast Concern

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Brown PelicanLeast Concern

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
OilbirdLeast Concern

Oilbird

Steatornis caripensis

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
8 countries
Colombian Red Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Colombian Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta seniculus

HerbivoreDiurnalRainforest
Crested EagleNear Threatened

Crested Eagle

Morphnus guianensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Black-chested Buzzard-EagleLeast Concern

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Shining SunbeamLeast Concern

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Andean CatEndangered

Andean Cat

Leopardus jacobita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Lowland PacaLeast Concern

Lowland Paca

Cuniculus paca

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
20 countries
White-Lipped PeccaryVulnerable

White-Lipped Peccary

Tayassu pecari

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
James's FlamingoNear Threatened

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Andean Cock-of-the-rockLeast Concern

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Guianan Cock-Of-The-RockLeast Concern

Guianan Cock-Of-The-Rock

Rupicola rupicola

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Red-breasted ToucanLeast Concern

Red-breasted Toucan

Ramphastos dicolorus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Colombian White-throated CapuchinLeast Concern

Colombian White-throated Capuchin

Cebus capucinus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Torrent DuckLeast Concern

Torrent Duck

Merganetta armata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Mountain CoatiNear Threatened

Mountain Coati

Nasua olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
White-nosed CoatiLeast Concern

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean
Near Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
Least Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Moon Crab

Gecarcinus quadratus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Shrimp

Penaeus monodon

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pacific Pearl-oyster

Pinctada margaritifera

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Least Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Not Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Least Concern

Cookie Cutter Shark

Isistius brasiliensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish
Least Concern

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Least Concern

Haarder

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Vulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Near Threatened

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedOcean
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Least Concern

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Least Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Data Deficient

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Least Concern

Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus ruber

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Plum-throated Cotinga

Cotinga maynana

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Least Concern

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Vulnerable

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
Least Concern

Electric Eel

Electrophorus electricus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries18 parks75 dive sites
Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
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