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SPI: 39.2
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Ecuador
Ecuador borders the Pacific Ocean in western South America. Its diverse landscapes include Amazon jungle, Andean highlands, and the Galapagos Islands. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland.
Ecuador has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; and water pollution.
24%
of land currently protected
2884
total land vertebrate species
356
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Giant Tortoise
491
amphibians / 155 endemic
1495
birds / 34 endemic
421
mammals / 24 endemic
477
reptiles / 143 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
