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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
198465
Taxon name
Feresa attenuata
Gray, 1874
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Feresa attenuata
Gray, 1874
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Feresa
Species
attenuata
Species authority
Gray, 1874
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
198464
Taxon name
Eumops maurus
(Thomas, 1901)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Eumops maurus
(Thomas, 1901)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Eumops
Species
maurus
Species authority
(Thomas, 1901)
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
198463
Taxon name
Eptesicus innoxius
(Gervais, 1841)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Eptesicus innoxius
(Gervais, 1841)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Eptesicus
Species
innoxius
Species authority
(Gervais, 1841)
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
198462
Taxon name
Dinomys branickii
Peters, 1873
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dinomys branickii
Peters, 1873
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
dinomyidae
Genus
Dinomys
Species
branickii
Species authority
Peters, 1873
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
198461
Taxon name
Cynomops paranus
(Thomas, 1901)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cynomops paranus
(Thomas, 1901)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Cynomops
Species
paranus
Species authority
(Thomas, 1901)
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
198460
Taxon name
Cynomops abrasus
(Temminck, 1827)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cynomops abrasus
(Temminck, 1827)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Cynomops
Species
abrasus
Species authority
(Temminck, 1827)
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
198459
Taxon name
Cuniculus taczanowskii
(Stolzmann, 1865)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cuniculus taczanowskii
(Stolzmann, 1865)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cuniculidae
Genus
Cuniculus
Species
taczanowskii
Species authority
(Stolzmann, 1865)
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
198458
Taxon name
Coendou quichua
Thomas, 1899
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Coendou quichua
Thomas, 1899
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
erethizontidae
Genus
Coendou
Species
quichua
Species authority
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
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
198457
Taxon name
Choeroniscus periosus
Handley, 1966
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Choeroniscus periosus
Handley, 1966
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Choeroniscus
Species
periosus
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A3c
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
198456
Taxon name
Echimys saturnus
Thomas, 1928
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Echimys saturnus
Thomas, 1928
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
echimyidae
Genus
Echimys
Species
saturnus
Species authority
Thomas, 1928
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.