Biodiversity of Ecuador

Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse country on Earth with one of the major quantities of species of animals and plants per km2.

	Almost 20,000 species.
	Over 1,500 species. Ecuador houses 124 species of hummingbirds, 11 of the 121 areas with greater importance to preserve birds in the world are in Ecuador.
	More than 840 species.
	341 species.
	Number of native tree species: 1,000. Critically endangered: 240. Endangered: 669. Vulnerable: 923.
	Most diverse country in endemic vertebrates per unity of territory.
	Country with the greatest diversity of amphibians in the world.
	Most diverse country in birds (17% of world species can be found in Ecuador).
	Most diverse country in butterflies Papilionidae in the world.