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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

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Painted tongue

Salpiglossis sinuata

Not Evaluated

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Pale Bog-Moss

Sphagnum strictum

Not Evaluated

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

Pale Oyster

Pleurotus pulmonarius

Least Concern

Pale Scalewort

Radula voluta

Not Evaluated

Palisade signalgrass

Urochloa brizantha

Not Evaluated

Palmate Roseweed

Rhodymenia pseudopalmata

Not Evaluated

Palmiste Poison

Hyophorbe indica

Endangered

Palm-Leaf Selenipedium

Selenipedium palmifolium

Near Threatened

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Panama Hat Plant

Carludovica palmata

Least Concern

Panama redwood

Platymiscium pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Panama tree

Sterculia apetala

Not Evaluated

Pancake Crust

Perenniporia medulla-panis

Vulnerable

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Panicled Spot Flower

Acmella paniculata

Least Concern

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Not Evaluated

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

paperbark teatree

Melaleuca ericifolia

Least Concern

paper daisy

Rhodanthe manglesii

Not Evaluated

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

papillose peat moss

Sphagnum papillosum

Least Concern

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Least Concern

paradise-nut

Lecythis zabucajo

Least Concern

paradise-nut

Lecythis pisonis

Not Evaluated

Para grass

Urochloa mutica

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan purslane

Portulaca amilis

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Paraguay jaborandi

Pilocarpus pennatifolius

Not Evaluated

Paraguay tea

Ilex paraguariensis

Near Threatened

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Least Concern

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

Parsley Spleenwort

Asplenium cristatum

Not Evaluated

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

partridgewood

Vouacapoua americana

Critically Endangered

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

Paspalum

Paspalum mandiocanum

Not Evaluated

patchouli-plant

Pogostemon cablin

Not Evaluated

pau amarello

Euxylophora paraensis

Endangered

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

peacock-flower

Tigridia pavonia

Not Evaluated

pea glycine

Glycine tabacina

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Pearce's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium pearcei

Least Concern

pearl echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Not Evaluated

Pearl flower

Heterocentron subtriplinervium

Not Evaluated

pearlfruit

Margyricarpus pinnatus

Not Evaluated

Pearl Millet

Cenchrus americanus

Extinct

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

Pea Withe

Rhynchosia reticulata

Not Evaluated

Pebbled Pixie Cup

Cladonia pyxidata

Least Concern

pecan-nut

Carya illinoinensis

Least Concern

pedra hume

Myrcia multiflora

Least Concern

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