Animals of Ecuador

295 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Ecuador on GBIF: 165 mammals, 74 birds, 18 insects & other invertebrates, 18 sharks & fish, 15 reptiles, 5 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 295 animals by group

Big cats 2

• Cougar Puma concolor
• Jaguar Panthera onca

Small wild cats 4

• Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi
• Margay Leopardus wiedii
• Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
• Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus

Bears 1

• Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 4

• Bush dog Speothos venaticus
• Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus
• Sechuran fox Lycalopex sechurae
• Short-eared dog Atelocynus microtis

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 5

• Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis
• Greater grison Galictis vittata
• Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis
• Striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus
• Tayra Eira barbara

Raccoons, coatis & relatives 6

• Eastern lowland olingo Bassaricyon alleni
• Kinkajou Potos flavus
• Nasuella olivacea Nasuella olivacea
• Olinguito Bassaricyon neblina
• South American coati Nasua nasua
• White-nosed coati Nasua narica

Seals, sea lions & walrus 3

• Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis
• Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki
• South American sea lion Otaria flavescens

Whales & dolphins 7

• Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis
• Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
• Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• Orca Orcinus orca
• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
• Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 2

• Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque
• South American tapir Tapirus terrestris

Deer 3

• Little red brocket Mazama rufina
• Red brocket Mazama americana
• White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus

Wild pigs & peccaries 2

• Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu
• White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari

Camels, llamas & relatives 1

• Vicuña Vicugna vicugna

Monkeys 23

• Black-headed spider monkey Ateles fusciceps
• Black-mantled tamarin Leontocebus nigricollis
• Colombian red howler Alouatta seniculus
• Colombian white-faced capuchin Cebus capucinus
• Common woolly monkey Lagothrix lagothricha
• Ecuadorian capuchin Cebus aequatorialis
• Ecuadorian squirrel monkey Saimiri macrodon
• Golden-mantled tamarin Leontocebus tripartitus
• Gray-bellied night monkey Aotus lemurinus
• Guianan squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus
• Humboldt's squirrel monkey Saimiri cassiquiarensis
• Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin Cebus albifrons
• Lucifer titi monkey Cheracebus lucifer
• Mantled howler Alouatta palliata
• Marañón white-fronted capuchin Cebus yuracus
• Miller's saki Pithecia milleri
• Monk saki Pithecia monachus
• Napo saki Pithecia napensis
• Red-mantled saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus lagonotus
• Spix's night monkey Aotus vociferans
• Western pygmy marmoset Callithrix pygmaea
• White-bellied spider monkey Ateles belzebuth
• White-tailed titi monkey Plecturocebus discolor

Marsupials 9

• Andean white-eared opossum Didelphis pernigra
• Anderson's four-eyed opossum Philander andersoni
• Brown four-eyed opossum Metachirus nudicaudatus
• Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis
• Derby's woolly opossum Caluromys derbianus
• Gray four-eyed opossum Philander opossum
• Gray-bellied caenolestid Caenolestes caniventer
• Water opossum Chironectes minimus
• White-bellied slender opossum Marmosops noctivagus

Bats 51

• Bidentate yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus bidens
• Big crested mastiff bat Promops centralis
• Black mastiff bat Molossus rufus
• Black myotis Myotis nigricans
• Buffy broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus infuscus
• Chestnut sac-winged bat Cormura brevirostris
• Chestnut short-tailed bat Carollia castanea
• Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
• Dark fruit-eating bat Artibeus obscurus
• Dwarf dog-faced bat Molossops temminckii
• Dwarf little fruit bat Rhinophylla pumilio
• Eumops wilsoni Eumops wilsoni
• Flat-faced fruit-eating bat Artibeus planirostris
• Fraternal fruit-eating bat Artibeus fraterculus
• Fringe-lipped bat Trachops cirrhosus
• Great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus
• Great stripe-faced bat Vampyrodes caraccioli
• Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
• Greater sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata
• Greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus
• Hairy big-eyed bat Chiroderma villosum
• Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri
• Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
• Lesser spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus elongatus
• Little big-eared bat Micronycteris megalotis
• Little big-eyed bat Chiroderma trinitatum
• Little yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira lilium
• Lonchophylla concava Lonchophylla concava
• MacConnell's bat Mesophylla macconnelli
• Niceforo's big-eared bat Trinycteris nicefori
• Northern ghost bat Diclidurus albus
• Northern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa thyone
• Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
• Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso
• Riparian myotis Myotis riparius
• Salvin's big-eyed bat Chiroderma salvini
• Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata
• Silky short-tailed bat Carollia brevicauda
• Silver fruit-eating bat Artibeus glaucus
• Slender broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus angustirostris
• Spix's disk-winged bat Thyroptera tricolor
• Stripe-headed round-eared bat Tonatia saurophila
• Striped hairy-nosed bat Mimon crenulatum
• Sturnira bakeri Sturnira bakeri
• Tailed tailless bat Anoura caudifer
• Tent-making bat Uroderma bilobatum
• Thomas's fruit-eating bat Dermanura watsoni
• Thomas's nectar bat Hsunycteris thomasi
• Thomas's yellow bat Rhogeessa io
• Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
• White-throated round-eared bat Lophostoma silvicolum

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 6

• Amazon dwarf squirrel Microsciurus flaviventer
• Guayaquil squirrel Sciurus stramineus
• Northern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus igniventris
• Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis
• Southern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus spadiceus
• Western dwarf squirrel Microsciurus mimulus

Mice, rats & other rodents 24

• Aegialomys galapagoensis Aegialomys galapagoensis
• Akodon aerosus Akodon aerosus
• Andean porcupine Coendou quichua
• Black agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa
• Brazilian porcupine Coendou prehensilis
• Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
• Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata
• Ferreira's spiny tree-rat Mesomys hispidus
• Green acouchi Myoprocta pratti
• Hylaeamys perenensis Hylaeamys perenensis
• Lowland paca Cuniculus paca
• Melanomys caliginosus Melanomys caliginosus
• Microryzomys altissimus Microryzomys altissimus
• Microryzomys minutus Microryzomys minutus
• Mountain paca Cuniculus taczanowskii
• Nectomys apicalis Nectomys apicalis
• Nectomys squamipes Nectomys squamipes
• Oecomys bicolor Oecomys bicolor
• Peruvian rice rat Oreoryzomys balneator
• Short-tailed spiny rat Proechimys brevicauda
• Soft grass mouse Akodon mollis
• Taczanowski's Oldfield mouse Thomasomys taczanowskii
• Tome's spiny rat Proechimys semispinosus
• White-tipped Oldfield mouse Thomasomys caudivarius

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

• Andean tapeti Sylvilagus andinus
• Common tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1

• Wandering small-eared shrew Cryptotis montivaga

Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 9

• Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus
• Common silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus
• Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
• Giant armadillo Priodontes maximus
• Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
• Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus
• Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
• Northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana
• Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla

Penguins 1

• Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus

Birds of prey 10

• Andean condor Vultur gryphus
• Black vulture Coragyps atratus
• Crested caracara Caracara plancus
• Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja
• Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
• King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
• Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Owls 3

• Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia
• Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus

Parrots 4

• Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
• Military macaw Ara militaris
• Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
• Scarlet macaw Ara macao

Ducks, geese & swans 2

• Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
• Blue-winged teal Spatula discors

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 16

• American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
• Black tern Chlidonias niger
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
• Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sabine's gull Xema sabini
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius

Seabirds, divers & grebes 8

• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
• Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii
• Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Flightless cormorant Nannopterum harrisi
• Great frigatebird Fregata minor
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Red-footed booby Sula sula

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 17

• American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
• American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
• American white ibis Eudocimus albus
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Great blue heron Ardea herodias
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Limpkin Aramus guarauna
• Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
• Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
• Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis (introduced)
• Wood stork Mycteria americana
• Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea

Pigeons & doves 1

• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

• Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common potoo Nyctibius griseus

Songbirds & perching birds 7

• Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus
• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 3

• Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
• Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
• Sunbittern Eurypyga helias

Crocodiles & alligators 4

• American crocodile Crocodylus acutus
• Black caiman Melanosuchus niger
• Smooth-fronted caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus
• Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus

Snakes 5

• Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
• Bothrops asper Bothrops asper
• Bothrops atrox Bothrops atrox
• Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
• Rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

• Green iguana Iguana iguana
• Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Turtles & tortoises 4

• Arrau turtle Podocnemis expansa
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
• Yellow-footed tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus

Frogs & toads 5

• Ameerega bilinguis Ameerega bilinguis
• Anthony's poison arrow frog Epipedobates anthonyi
• Cane toad Rhinella marina
• Phantasmal poison frog Epipedobates tricolor
• Smoky jungle frog Leptodactylus pentadactylus

Sharks 6

• Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
• Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
• Whale shark Rhincodon typus
• Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus (introduced)

Rays, skates & chimaeras 6

• Aetobatus ocellatus Aetobatus ocellatus
• Diamond stingray Dasyatis dipterura
• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Golden cownose ray Rhinoptera steindachneri
• Round ribbontail ray Taeniura meyeni
• Spinetail mobula Mobula japanica

Bony fish 6

• Arapaima gigas Arapaima gigas
• Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Milkfish Chanos chanos
• Red-lipped batfish Ogcocephalus darwini
• Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri

Bees, wasps & ants 2

• Paraponera clavata Paraponera clavata
• Western honey bee Apis mellifera (introduced)

Beetles 1

• Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 4

• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 7

• Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
• Argiope trifasciata Argiope trifasciata
• Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Parasteatoda tepidariorum Parasteatoda tepidariorum
• Steatoda nobilis Steatoda nobilis (introduced)
• Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2

• Porpita porpita Porpita porpita
• Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalis

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra

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