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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
233
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 33
Endangered 84
Vulnerable 116
Near Threatened 94
Least Concern 1196
Data Deficient 69
Not Evaluated 2666
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Abyssinian Banana

Ensete ventricosum

Least Concern

Abyssinian mustard

Crambe hispanica

Not Evaluated

Abyssinian spurge

Euphorbia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

achacha

Garcinia gardneriana

Least Concern

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

Acutetip Cup Lichen

Cladonia acuminata

Least Concern

Adam'S Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Not Evaluated

Adherent Bristle-grass

Setaria adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Adzuki bean

Vigna angularis

Least Concern

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

African asparagus fern

Asparagus asparagoides

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Gerbera jamesonii

Not Evaluated

African eggplant

Solanum macrocarpon

Not Evaluated

African jointgrass

Hemarthria altissima

Least Concern

african-juniper

Juniperus procera

Least Concern

African Mahogany

Khaya grandifoliola

Vulnerable

African Mahogany

Khaya ivorensis

Vulnerable

African mangosteen

Garcinia livingstonei

Not Evaluated

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

African payal

Salvinia auriculata

Not Evaluated

African scurfpea

Psoralea pinnata

Not Evaluated

African signalgrass

Urochloa arrecta

Not Evaluated

African-Spinach

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Agardh'S Red Weed

Agardhiella subulata

Not Evaluated

Agrimony Rust

Pucciniastrum agrimoniae

Not Evaluated

Airplant

Tillandsia gardneri

Not Evaluated

Airplant

Tillandsia polystachia

Least Concern

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

Ajuga

Ajuga reptans

Endangered

akee

Blighia sapida

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Aleppo pine

Pinus halepensis

Least Concern

Alexander palm

Ptychosperma elegans

Least Concern

Alexandra palm

Archontophoenix alexandrae

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Alfilaria

Erodium cicutarium

Least Concern

Allheal

Valeriana officinalis

Near Threatened

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Least Concern

Almond Mushroom

Agaricus subrufescens

Data Deficient

alpine-ash

Eucalyptus delegatensis

Least Concern

Alpine Bloodspot Lichen

Ophioparma ventosa

Extinct

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

Stuckenia filiformis

Least Concern

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Amazon Rosewood

Dalbergia spruceana

Vulnerable

Amazonvine

Stigmaphyllon ciliatum

Not Evaluated

Amazon water-lily

Victoria amazonica

Not Evaluated

ambarella

Spondias dulcis

Not Evaluated

Ambay pumpwood

Cecropia pachystachya

Not Evaluated

ambiguous long-necked moss

Trematodon ambiguus

Vulnerable

Amboina Pitch Tree

Agathis dammara

Vulnerable

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