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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
190
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 28
Endangered 68
Vulnerable 94
Near Threatened 73
Least Concern 823
Data Deficient 52
Not Evaluated 2082
Extinct 16

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Jamaican nettletree

Trema micranthum

Not Evaluated

James' waterlily

Nymphaea jamesoniana

Not Evaluated

Japanese apricot

Prunus mume

Least Concern

Japanese Arrowroot

Pueraria montana

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

Japanese Cherry

Prunus serrulata

Not Evaluated

Japanese Chestnut

Castanea crenata

Least Concern

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Japanese-holly

Ardisia crispa

Not Evaluated

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Japanese lovegrass

Eragrostis tenella

Least Concern

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese mazus

Mazus pumilus

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Japanese pink

Dianthus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Japanese raisintree

Hovenia dulcis

Least Concern

japanese-red-pine

Pinus densiflora

Least Concern

japanese-thuya

Thujopsis dolabrata

Not Evaluated

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Japanese yew

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Least Concern

Japan Globeflower

Kerria japonica

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Jarendeua de Sapo

Zygia ampla

Least Concern

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jequie Rubber Tree

Manihot dichotoma

Least Concern

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

jewel orchid

Ludisia discolor

Not Evaluated

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Joannis Palm

Veitchia joannis

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Johnny jumpup

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Joseph's-coat

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Juba's-bush

Iresine diffusa

Not Evaluated

Judas Tree

Cercis siliquastrum

Least Concern

jumping orchid

Catasetum macrocarpum

Not Evaluated

Juniper Disco

Pithya cupressina

Not Evaluated

juniper haircap moss

Polytrichum juniperinum

Not Evaluated

jute

Corchorus capsularis

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

kachi grass

Cymbopogon caesius

Not Evaluated

kaffir-lime

Citrus hystrix

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

karanda

Carissa carandas

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

karri

Eucalyptus diversicolor

Least Concern

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