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Ecuador

Official name
Republic of Ecuador
ISO alpha-2 code
EC
ISO alpha-3 code
ECU
ISO numeric-3 code
218
Continent
Latin America and the Caribbean
Subscribe to Ecuador
Assessment ID
198525
Taxon name
Sigmodontomys aphrastus
(Harris, 1932)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sigmodontomys aphrastus
(Harris, 1932)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Sigmodontomys
Species
aphrastus
Species authority
(Harris, 1932)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198524
Taxon name
Sigmodon inopinatus
Anthony, 1924
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sigmodon inopinatus
Anthony, 1924
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Sigmodon
Species
inopinatus
Species authority
Anthony, 1924
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
D2
Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198523
Taxon name
Saguinus tripartitus
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1878)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Saguinus tripartitus
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1878)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
callitrichidae
Genus
Saguinus
Species
tripartitus
Species authority
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1878)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198522
Taxon name
Saguinus nigricollis graellsi
(Jiménez de la Espada, 1870)
Infrarank
Saguinus nigricollis graellsi
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Saguinus nigricollis graellsi
(Jiménez de la Espada, 1870)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Saguinus nigricollis graellsi
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
callitrichidae
Genus
Saguinus
Species
nigricollis graellsi
Species authority
(Jiménez de la Espada, 1870)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198521
Taxon name
Rhinophylla alethina
Handley, 1966
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rhinophylla alethina
Handley, 1966
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Rhinophylla
Species
alethina
Species authority
Handley, 1966
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198520
Taxon name
Pudu mephistophiles
(de Winton, 1896)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pudu mephistophiles
(de Winton, 1896)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Pudu
Species
mephistophiles
Species authority
(de Winton, 1896)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
C2a(i)
Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198519
Taxon name
Pteronura brasiliensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pteronura brasiliensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Pteronura
Species
brasiliensis
Species authority
(Gmelin, 1788)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A3cd
Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198518
Taxon name
Pseudorca crassidens
(Owen, 1846)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pseudorca crassidens
(Owen, 1846)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Pseudorca
Species
crassidens
Species authority
(Owen, 1846)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198517
Taxon name
Priodontes maximus
(Kerr, 1792)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Priodontes maximus
(Kerr, 1792)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Priodontes
Species
maximus
Species authority
(Kerr, 1792)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A2cd
Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198516
Taxon name
Platyrrhinus matapalensis
Velazco, 2005
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Platyrrhinus matapalensis
Velazco, 2005
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Platyrrhinus
Species
matapalensis
Species authority
Velazco, 2005
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.