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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
238
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 87
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2673
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

Blunt Spurge

Euphorbia spathulata

Not Evaluated

Blusher

Amanita rubescens

Least Concern

Blushing Beard Truffle

Rhizopogon roseolus

Data Deficient

Blushing Dapperling

Leucoagaricus badhamii

Vulnerable

Blushing Rosette

Abortiporus biennis

Near Threatened

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Least Concern

Boarwood

Symphonia globulifera

Least Concern

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

Bog Groove-Moss

Aulacomnium palustre

Least Concern

Bog-Hemp

Boehmeria cylindrica

Least Concern

Bog Marshcress

Rorippa palustris

Not Evaluated

Bog orchid

Habenaria rodeiensis

Not Evaluated

Bog Rush

Juncus effusus

Least Concern

Bog Sage

Salvia uliginosa

Not Evaluated

Bohena Beauty

Cenchrus longispinus

Not Evaluated

Bokhara Clover

Melilotus albus

Not Evaluated

Bolander'S Water-Starwort

Callitriche heterophylla

Least Concern

Bolete Mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

Least Concern

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

bosisto's-box

Eucalyptus bosistoana

Near Threatened

boskomkommer

Cayaponia rigida

Not Evaluated

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Bottle Palm

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Critically Endangered

Bouncing Bet

Saponaria officinalis

Least Concern

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

Bracelet honey myrtle

Melaleuca armillaris

Least Concern

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Least Concern

bracken fern

Pteridium esculentum

Not Evaluated

Bracted fanpetals

Sida ciliaris

Least Concern

Bracted strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Not Evaluated

Branched Centaury

Centaurium pulchellum

Least Concern

branched pipe coral

Carijoa riisei

Not Evaluated

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia ramulosa

Least Concern

Branching Bryozoan

Schizoporella unicornis

Not Evaluated

branching larkspur

Delphinium consolida

Not Evaluated

brandling

Eisenia fetida

Not Evaluated

Brassica Downy Mildew

Hyaloperonospora brassicae

Not Evaluated

Braun'S Stonewort

Chara braunii

Vulnerable

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Brazilian copaiba

Copaifera multijuga

Least Concern

Brazilian copal

Hymenaea courbaril

Near Threatened

Brazilian cress

Acmella oleracea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian diesel tree

Copaifera langsdorffii

Least Concern

Brazilian dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus glomeratus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Brazilian gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Guava

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

Brazilian jalap

Operculina macrocarpa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum fluminense

Not Evaluated

Brazilian-jasmine

Mandevilla sanderi

Not Evaluated

Brazilian joyweed

Alternanthera brasiliana

Not Evaluated

brazilian-king-wood

Dalbergia cearensis

Near Threatened

Brazilian Licorice

Periandra mediterranea

Least Concern

Brazilian morning-glory

Ipomoea setosa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian pennywort

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

Not Evaluated

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium brasiliense

Data Deficient

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