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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
Assessment ID
198495
Taxon name
Mesoplodon densirostris
(Blainville, 1817)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesoplodon densirostris
(Blainville, 1817)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
hyperoodontidae
Genus
Mesoplodon
Species
densirostris
Species authority
(Blainville, 1817)
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198494
Taxon name
Megaoryzomys curioi
(Niethammer, 1964)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Megaoryzomys curioi
(Niethammer, 1964)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Megaoryzomys
Species
curioi
Species authority
(Niethammer, 1964)
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
Extinct
Abbreviated status
EX
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198493
Taxon name
Mazama rufina
(Bourcier and Pucheran, 1852)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mazama rufina
(Bourcier and Pucheran, 1852)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Mazama
Species
rufina
Species authority
(Bourcier and Pucheran, 1852)
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
A4c, C1
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198492
Taxon name
Mazama americana
(Erxleben, 1777)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mazama americana
(Erxleben, 1777)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Mazama
Species
americana
Species authority
(Erxleben, 1777)
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198491
Taxon name
Marmosa rubra
Tate, 1931
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Marmosa rubra
Tate, 1931
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Marmosa
Species
rubra
Species authority
Tate, 1931
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198490
Taxon name
Marmosa phaea
O. Thomas, 1899
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Marmosa phaea
O. Thomas, 1899
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Marmosa
Species
phaea
Species authority
O. Thomas, 1899
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
B1ab(ii, iii)
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198489
Taxon name
Lycalopex sechurae
Thomas, 1900
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lycalopex sechurae
Thomas, 1900
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Lycalopex
Species
sechurae
Species authority
Thomas, 1900
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198488
Taxon name
Lophostoma yasuni
Fonseca and Pinto, 2004
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lophostoma yasuni
Fonseca and Pinto, 2004
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Lophostoma
Species
yasuni
Species authority
Fonseca and Pinto, 2004
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198487
Taxon name
Lophostoma aequatorialis
Baker, Fonseca, Parish, Phillips & Hoffmann, 2004
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lophostoma aequatorialis
Baker, Fonseca, Parish, Phillips & Hoffmann, 2004
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Lophostoma
Species
aequatorialis
Species authority
Baker, Fonseca, Parish, Phillips & Hoffmann, 2004
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198486
Taxon name
Lontra longicaudis
(Olfers, 1818)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lontra longicaudis
(Olfers, 1818)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Lontra
Species
longicaudis
Species authority
(Olfers, 1818)
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
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
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.