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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

Northern needleleaf

Tillandsia balbisiana

Least Concern

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Not Evaluated

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

Oak

Quercus palustris

Not Evaluated

Oak Curtain Crust

Hymenochaete rubiginosa

Least Concern

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Not Evaluated

Oak Mazegill

Daedalea quercina

Least Concern

Oat Grass

Acroceras zizanioides

Least Concern

Ochre Bracket

Trametes ochracea

Least Concern

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Steccherinum ochraceum

Least Concern

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Okinawa Torch

Musa coccinea

Endangered

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Oldfield grass

Anthephora hermaphrodita

Least Concern

Old Fustic

Maclura tinctoria

Least Concern

old-lady pincushion

Mammillaria hahniana

Near Threatened

Old Man Cactus

Cephalocereus senilis

Endangered

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

old-man-of-the-Andes

Oreocereus celsianus

Least Concern

Old Man'S Beard

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

Oldman's cap

Polycarpaea corymbosa

Extinct

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Olive Lute

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum

Not Evaluated

Onion Downy Mildew

Peronospora destructor

Not Evaluated

Onion Earthball

Scleroderma cepa

Data Deficient

Onion-Stalk Parasol

Leucocoprinus cepistipes

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Orange Jelly Spot

Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Not Evaluated

Orange Mycena

Mycena leaiana

Not Evaluated

orange peat moss

Sphagnum subsecundum

Not Evaluated

Orange Peel Fungus

Aleuria aurantia

Least Concern

Orange Rock Hair

Trentepohlia aurea

Least Concern

Orchid

Dendrobium crumenatum

Not Evaluated

Orchid

Vanda tricolor

Endangered

Orchid Tree

Bauhinia forficata

Least Concern

Orean blue lupin

Lupinus nanus

Least Concern

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Oriental arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis

Near Threatened

Oriental-bean

Vigna umbellata

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Oriental Plane-tree

Platanus orientalis

Data Deficient

Oriental poppy

Papaver orientale

Not Evaluated

Orinoco-apple

Solanum sessiliflorum

Not Evaluated

Orobus-seed Liverwort

Targionia hypophylla

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Osier

Salix viminalis

Least Concern

Oval-blade Algae

Caulerpa prolifera

Not Evaluated

oval grimmia

Grimmia ovalis

Vulnerable

owl's-eye

Mammillaria parkinsonii

Endangered

Oxalis Rust

Puccinia oxalidis

Not Evaluated

Oyster Rollrim

Tapinella panuoides

Least Concern

Pacara earpod tree

Enterolobium contortisiliquum

Least Concern

Padang cassia

Cinnamomum burmanni

Least Concern

Paddle Blade Algae

Avrainvillea longicaulis

Not Evaluated

paddle grass

Halophila decipiens

Least Concern

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