Countries with most threatened species in Latin America & the Caribbean 2022
Ecuador was the Latin American country with the highest number of threatened living species in 2022. That year, a total of 2,623 animal and plant species native to Ecuador were registered on the IUCN Red List as under threat of extinction. Mexico and Brazil had the second and third ecosystems with the most threatened species in the region, respectively, each registering more than two thousand species. Cuba, in turn, ranks second when it comes to the number of endangered animal species in Caribbean countries.
