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Animals in Ecuador
The climate of Ecuador is very diverse. The Pacific coast is tropical. Inland from the coast is subtropical and extremely humid. The Andes mountain range runs through the middle of the country. Most of the climate in the area of the Andes is moderate without extreme temperatures. The Amazon rain forest covers the eastern part of Ecuador. This diverse climate plus the unique Galapagos Island make Ecuador home to many animals that are only found in this area.
The Galapagos Tortoise is a prehistoric animal unique to this area. They belong to the Geochelone elephantopus family.
Marine Iguanas are abundant in the Galapagos. These are the only lizards that live in the ocean.
Land Iguanas are endemic to the Galapagos Islands. They like to eat cactus and are able to eat it without removing the prickly spines.
There are seven species of Lava Lizards found only in the Galapagos Islands. The males appear to be doing pushups when trying to attract a mate.
The Cormorant of the Galapagos is the only cormorant in the world that is not able to fly. This bird is a very good swimmer.
Thirteen different finches are endemic to the Galapagos. Some of these birds will sometimes eat out of your hand.
The capybara which is the largest rodent in the world can be found in Ecuador. Tapir, jaguar, ocelot, puma, and the howler monkey are also unique to this area
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Ecuador.
Even-toed ungulates in Ecuador
Little red brocket deer White-lipped peccary North andean deer White-tailed deer Red brocket Brown brocket Northern pudu Collared peccaryCarnivores in Ecuador
Little coati Andean bear Galapagos islands fur seal Ocelot Bush dog Little spotted cat Margay Chilean pampa cat Amazonian hog-nosed skunk Greater grison Tayra Giant brazilian otter Long-tailed weasel Cougar Tropical weasel La plata otter Short-eared dog Allen's olingo Colombian weasel Peruvian desert fox Kinkajou Andean fox Bushy-tailed olingo South american coati Crab-eating raccoon Eyra cat JaguarDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Ecuador
Bunch Blainville's beaked whale Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Pygmy killer whale Lesser beaked whale Amazon river dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Fraser's dolphin Estuarine dolphin Long-beaked dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Killer whale Atlantic dolphin Cuvier's beaked whale False killer whale Common minke whale Blue whale Pacific pilot whale Common rorqualBats in Ecuador
Black myotis Brazilian brown bat Greater dog-like bat Argentine brown bat Lesser dog-like bat Montane myotis Harmles serotine Small big-eared brown bat Chestnut short-tailed bat Proboscis bat Pale-faced bat Pale spear-nosed bat Riparian myotis Black bonneted bat Seba's short-tailed bat Greater sac-winged bat Lesser spear-nosed bat Velvety myotis Dwarf bonneted bat Frosted sac-winged bat Greater spear-nosed bat Macconnell's bat Wagner's bonneted bat Lesser sac-winged bat Western bonneted bat Shaggy bat Smokey bat Thumbless bat Salvin's big-eyed bat Peter's disk-winged bat Short-headed broad-nosed bat Little big-eyed bat Spix's disk-winged bat Thomas's broad-nosed bat Hairy big-eared bat Hairy big-eyed bat Handley's tailless bat Heller's broad-nosed bat Little big-eared bat Geoffroy's tailless bat Fringe-lipped bat Buffy broad-nosed bat Lesser bulldog bat White-bellied big-eared bat Lesser long-tailed bat Greater broad-nosed bat Greater bulldog bat Hawaiian hoary bat Greater long-tailed bat Big free-tailed bat Andesen's fruit-eating bat Southern yellow bat Fraternal fruit-eating bat Tent-maiking bat Silver fruit-eating bat Brown tent-making bat Striped yellow-eared bat Striped hairy-nosed bat Little yellow-eared bat Equatorial dog-faced bat Dark long-tongued bat Jamaican fruit-eating bat Great fruit-eating bat Spectral bat Aratathomas's yellow0shouldered bat Big crested mastiff bat Chestnut long-tongued bat Dark fruit-eating bat Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat Brown mastiff bat Handley's nectar bat Common vampire bat Pygmy fruit-eating bat Bogota yellow-shouldered bat Black mastiff bat Western nectar bat White-winged vampire bat Toltec fruit-eating bat Hairy yellow-shouldered bat Big naked-backed bat Bonda mastiff bat Goldman's nectar bat Northern ghost bat Highland yellow-shouldered bat Pallas's mastiff bat Orange nectar bat Thomas's nectar bat Hairy-legged vampire bat Louis's yellow-shouldered bat Ghost-faced bat Tomes's sword-nosed bat Greater yellow-shouldered bat Tilda yellow-shouldered bat Long-legged bat Commissaris's long-tongued bat Ecuadorian sac-winged bat Brazilian free-tailed bat Hairy little fruit bat Miller's long-tongued bat Fischer's little fruit bat Silver-tipped myotis Pallas's long-tongued bat Dwarf little fruit bat Hairy-legged myotisAmerican marsupials in Ecuador
Western woolly opossum Central american woolly opossum White-eared opossum Common opossum Murine mouse opossum Robinson's mouse opossum Red mouse opossum White-bellied slender mouse opossum Brown four-eyed opossum Short-furred woolly mouse opossum Sepia short-tailed opossum Black four-eyed opossum Water opossum Bushy-tailed opossum Little rufous mouse opossum Andean slender mouse opossumHares, pikas, and rabbits in Ecuador
Forest rabbitShrew opossums in Ecuador
Gray-bellied shrew opossum Blackish shrew opossum Silky shrew opossumHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Ecuador
Andean tapir Brazilian tapirPrimates in Ecuador
White-faced capuchin Golden-mantled saddle-back tamarin Equatorial saki Colombian night monkey Common squirrel monkey Night monkey Long-haired spider monkey Saddlebacked tamarin White-fronted capuchin Red howler monkey Golden-mantled howling monkey Geoffroy's monk sakiRodents in Ecuador
Southern spiny pocket mouse Beady-eyed mouse Broad-footed climbing mouse Ashy-bellied oldfield mouse White-footed climbing mouse Dusky rice rat Narrow-footed bristly mouse Olive montane mouse Ash-colored oldfield mouse Robust dark rice rat Marsh rat Mountain paca Slender oldfield mouse Spiny tree rat Armored rat Brazilian guinea pig Highland grass mouse Paramo oldfield mouse Crab-eating rat Guinea pig Ecuadorean grass mouse Thomas's oldfield mouse Andean leaf-eared mouse Bristly mouse Stolzmann's crab-eating rat Soft grass mouse Rhoads's oldfield mouse Haggard's leaf-eared mouse Darwin's galapagos mouse Tweedy's crab-eating rat Colombian forest mouse Forest oldfield mouse Red-tailed squirrel Northern amazon red squirrel Fernandina galapagos mouse Aquatic rat Indefatigable galapagos mouse Southern amazon red squirrel Santiago galapagos mouse Guayaquil squirrel Montane fish-eating rat South american spiny mouse Unexpected cotton rat Highland small rice rat Bicolor-spined porcupine Mira climbing rat Alfaro's rice water rat Pacific spiny rat Bicolored arboreal rice rat Forest small rice rat Amazon bamboo rat Ecuadoran spiny rat Foothill arboreal rice rat Amazon dwarf squirrel Central american agouti Napo spiny rat Destructive pygmy rice rat Western dwarf squirrel Black agouti Tome's spiny rat Fulvous pygmy rice rat Simon's spiny rat Tomes's rice rat Alfaro's rice rat Ecuadorean rice rat Peruvian rice rat Pacarana Bolivar rice rat Arboreal soft-furred spiny rat Galapagos rice rat Mexican harvest mouse Hammond's rice rat Macconnell's rice rat Green acouchi Armored spiny rat Talamancan rice rat Red acouchi Dark tree rat Spotted bolo mouse Yellowish rice rat Golden oldfield mouse Coues's climbing mouseDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Ecuador
Amazonian manateeEdentates in Ecuador
Giant armadillo Greater long-nosed armadillo Common long-nosed armadillo Cabasu
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