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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Ice Cream Bean

Inga edulis

Least Concern

iguana hackberry

Celtis iguanaea

Not Evaluated

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Illinois Pondweed

Potamogeton illinoensis

Least Concern

Imperial Crapet Grass

Axonopus scoparius

Least Concern

Inca-peanut

Plukenetia volubilis

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Incised halberd fern

Tectaria incisa

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian-nut

Areca catechu

Not Evaluated

Indian paintbrush

Castilleja arvensis

Least Concern

Indian Pea

Lathyrus sativus

Not Evaluated

Indian-pennywort

Bacopa monnieri

Not Evaluated

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Indian thorny bamboo

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Indonesian gum

Eucalyptus deglupta

Vulnerable

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

Inhambane coffee

Coffea racemosa

Near Threatened

Insect-Egg Slime

Leocarpus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Insulin Plant

Myrcia salicifolia

Least Concern

Intermediate paspalum

Paspalum intermedium

Not Evaluated

Introduced Sage

Salvia pratensis

Near Threatened

Inundated Speck Lichen

Verrucaria margacea

Data Deficient

Iodine Bonnet

Mycena filopes

Least Concern

ipecac

Carapichea ipecacuanha

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Irish Threadwort

Telaranea nematodes

Not Evaluated

Iron Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Not Evaluated

iron-grass

Spermacoce confusa

Not Evaluated

ironwood

Dialium guianense

Least Concern

Isabel's Selenipedium

Selenipedium isabelianum

Endangered

Isopod

Porcellio dilatatus

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Not Evaluated

Isopterygium Moss

Isopterygium tenerum

Not Evaluated

Italian plumeless thistle

Carduus pycnocephalus

Not Evaluated

Italian stone pine

Pinus pinea

Least Concern

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Ivory Coral

Ramariopsis kunzei

Least Concern

ivory palm

Phytelephas macrocarpa

Near Threatened

Ivyleaf geranium

Pelargonium peltatum

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

jadevine

Strongylodon macrobotrys

Not Evaluated

jagged germanderwort

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Vulnerable

Jaggery palm

Caryota urens

Least Concern

jalap

Ipomoea purga

Not Evaluated

Jamaican Cherry Fig

Ficus americana

Not Evaluated

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