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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
232
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1172
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2621
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

Carrot

Daucus carota

Least Concern

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Carrot Milkcap

Lactarius quieticolor

Least Concern

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

casabanana

Sicana odorifera

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Catalonian jasmine

Jasminum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Not Evaluated

Catch-and-Keep

Senegalia riparia

Least Concern

Catchfly

Silene antirrhina

Not Evaluated

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Cat Dapperling

Lepiota felina

Least Concern

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Near Threatened

catole palm

Syagrus oleracea

Not Evaluated

cat's-claw

Uncaria tomentosa

Not Evaluated

cat's-claw

Uncaria guianensis

Not Evaluated

Cat's claw

Biancaea decapetala

Least Concern

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Cat's Paw Oyster

Talonostrea talonata

Data Deficient

Cats-whiskers

Rotheca myricoides

Least Concern

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Cattail Grass

Setaria pumila

Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Least Concern

cavernous crystalwort

Riccia cavernosa

Endangered

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Cedar-of-Lebanon

Cedrus libani

Vulnerable

Celandine

Chelidonium majus

Least Concern

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Least Concern

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

centurion

Centrosema pascuorum

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Cep

Boletus edulis

Least Concern

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

cerejeira

Amburana cearensis

Endangered

Ceylon gooseberry

Dovyalis hebecarpa

Not Evaluated

Ceylon-olive

Elaeocarpus serratus

Not Evaluated

Chaco Potato

Solanum chacoense

Least Concern

chaffweed

Lysimachia minima

Vulnerable

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Champak

Magnolia champaca

Least Concern

Chandelier plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Not Evaluated

Charlock mustard

Sinapis arvensis

Least Concern

chaulmoogra

Hydnocarpus kurzii

Data Deficient

Chautle-living Rock

Ariocarpus fissuratus

Least Concern

Chayote

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

Cheeseweed mallow

Malva parviflora

Not Evaluated

cheesytoes

Stylosanthes hamata

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

Chenille Weed

Dasya baillouviana

Not Evaluated

Cherimoya

Annona cherimola

Not Evaluated

Cherokee Plum

Prunus angustifolia

Least Concern

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

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