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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

Peeling Puffball

Lycoperdon marginatum

Not Evaluated

Peg Lichen

Cladonia subcariosa

Not Evaluated

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Pencilflower

Stylosanthes scabra

Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

pepper-elder

Piper amalago

Not Evaluated

peppermint-bendo

Eucalyptus exserta

Least Concern

Pepper Pot

Myriostoma coliforme

Critically Endangered

Peppery Bolete

Chalciporus piperatus

Least Concern

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Perennial soybean

Neonotonia wightii

Least Concern

Perennial Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Least Concern

Perfoliate blackfoot

Melampodium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Perfumed passionflower

Passiflora vitifolia

Least Concern

Perfume guava

Campomanesia lineatifolia

Least Concern

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Persian buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus

Not Evaluated

persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Least Concern

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Peruvian-carrot

Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian watergrass

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Petticoat Mottlegill

Panaeolus papilionaceus

Least Concern

Petty Featherwort

Plagiochila exigua

Near Threatened

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Philibert's fern moss

Thuidium assimile

Vulnerable

Philippine evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Not Evaluated

Philippine ground orchid

Spathoglottis plicata

Not Evaluated

Philippine mussaenda

Mussaenda philippica

Least Concern

Philippine Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum philippinense

Near Threatened

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Phoenician Juniper

Juniperus phoenicea

Least Concern

Piassava Palm

Attalea funifera

Least Concern

piccabeen bangalow palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Least Concern

Pigeon bundleflower

Desmanthus pernambucanus

Least Concern

Pigeonpea

Cajanus cajan

Not Evaluated

pignut

Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Pillbug

Haplophthalmus danicus

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pilosefruit Esenbeckia

Esenbeckia pilocarpoides

Least Concern

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

pineapple cactus

Mammillaria longimamma

Vulnerable

Pineland False Buttonweed

Spermacoce tetraquetra

Least Concern

pine-strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Not Evaluated

Pinewoods fingergrass

Eustachys petraea

Not Evaluated

pink-bloodwood

Corymbia intermedia

Least Concern

Pink Bush Algae

Wrangelia penicillata

Not Evaluated

Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum

Not Evaluated

Pinklady

Heterotis rotundifolia

Least Concern

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