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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2647
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

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

Lawndaisy

Bellis perennis

Least Concern

Lawn Marshpennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Not Evaluated

Lawson's Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Not Evaluated

Lawyer's Wig

Coprinus comatus

Least Concern

lax hornpod

Mitreola petiolata

Least Concern

Leaf and stem scab

Elsinoe batatas

Not Evaluated

Leafless Beaked Ladiestresses

Sacoila lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Leafless Ghost Plant

Voyria aphylla

Not Evaluated

leafless swallow-wort

Orthosia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Leaf rust of coffee

Hemileia vastatrix

Not Evaluated

Leafy Flat-blade Algae

Stypopodium zonale

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

Leafy Rolled-blade Algae

Padina boergesenii

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Least Puffball

Bovista pusilla

Data Deficient

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

Least Water Lily

Nuphar pumila

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Legume

Calopogonium galactioides

Least Concern

lemon

Citrus limon

Not Evaluated

lemon bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

Critically Endangered

Lemon beebrush

Aloysia citrodora

Not Evaluated

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

lemon-scented-ironbark

Eucalyptus staigeriana

Least Concern

Lemonwood

Pittosporum eugenioides

Not Evaluated

Leopard Earthball

Scleroderma areolatum

Least Concern

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Lesser Notchwort

Isopaches bicrenatus

Least Concern

lesser pocket moss

Fissidens bryoides

Not Evaluated

Lesser Sea-Spurrey

Spergularia marina

Least Concern

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Lewiston cornsalad

Valerianella locusta

Near Threatened

licuri palm

Syagrus coronata

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

lilac-bell

Ipomoea muricata

Not Evaluated

Lilac chastetree

Vitex agnus-castus

Not Evaluated

Lilac Mushroom

Agaricus porphyrizon

Least Concern

Lilac Oysterling

Panus conchatus

Least Concern

lily-of-the-Nile

Agapanthus africanus

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

Lilyturf

Ophiopogon jaburan

Not Evaluated

Limeberry

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

lime prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum fagara

Endangered

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Lindberg'S Hypnum Moss

Calliergonella lindbergii

Endangered

Lindley's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium lindleyanum

Vulnerable

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Lion's ear

Leonotis leonurus

Not Evaluated

lipstick palm

Cyrtostachys renda

Not Evaluated

Lipstick Powderhorn

Cladonia macilenta

Least Concern

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

litchi

Litchi chinensis

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

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