Private Protected Area Candelaria

This reserve protects many endangered and endemic species, including 23 species of large mammals such as Tapir Andino (Tapirus pinchaque, IN), the Andean Bear (Bear (Tremarctos ornatus), VU), as well as other mammals minor as the Tigrina Northern (Leopardus tigrinus, VU), White-Lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari, VU) or the Soche (Mazama rufina, VU), together with 11 species of small mammals. In Cerro Candelaria have been recorded 98 species of birds, among which are the Andean Eagle (Spizaetus isidoriIN), the Gralaria Giant (Grallaria gigantea, VU) and the Toucan Andean Pechigris (Andigena hypoglauca, NT).

This book stands out for its herpetofauna (64 species of amphibians and 26 of reptiles), and there have been numerous discoveries of amphibians, which are also restricted distribution, including Pristimantis tungurahua (IN), P. marcoreyesi (IN), P. loujosti (DD), P. bellae (IN) and P. puruscafeum (VU). In this book there are at least 15 species of threatened amphibians, including the Frog Glass Andean Buckley (Centrolene buckleyi, CR), the Cutín Noble of Naturetrek (Noblella naturetrekii, IN) and Cecilia Abitagua (Caecilia abitaguae, IN). Recently described in 2023 Pristimantis donnelsoni. Among the species of reptiles endangered are Riama balneator (IN). There are also numerous species of endemic plants and threatened as Phaedranassa tunguraguae (EN), Zapoteca aculeata (IN) and Cedrela montana (VU). This book stands out for its diversity of orchids, for here we have found more than 15 species of the genus Teagueia, as well as other plants such as Blakea attenboroughii.