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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
122
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 61
Near Threatened 51
Least Concern 703
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 1841
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Ricefield waternymph

Najas graminea

Least Concern

Richard'S Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris jupicai

Not Evaluated

Ridge beggartick

Bidens gardneri

Not Evaluated

Ridge-fruited Mallee

Eucalyptus angulosa

Vulnerable

Rigid Beard Moss

Didymodon rigidulus

Not Evaluated

Rigid Coelogyne

Coelogyne rigida

Least Concern

rigid screw moss

Aloina rigida

Vulnerable

Rio Grande Clover

Trifolium riograndense

Least Concern

Rio grande pearlhead

Isocarpha oppositifolia

Data Deficient

riparian feather moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Not Evaluated

River Maple

Acer saccharinum

Not Evaluated

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Roadside croton

Croton trinitatis

Not Evaluated

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

Roadside pepperweed

Lepidium ruderale

Least Concern

Robusta Coffee

Coffea canephora

Least Concern

Rock Fingerwort

Lepidozia cupressina

Not Evaluated

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

rock veilwort

Metzgeria conjugata

Near Threatened

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Rollrim Mould

Penicillium brevicompactum

Not Evaluated

Roman cassie

Vachellia caven

Least Concern

Romero macho

Pectis linifolia

Least Concern

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Rootless Duckweed

Wolffia arrhiza

Endangered

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

root-spine palm

Cryosophila warscewiczii

Least Concern

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

Rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

Rose glorybower

Clerodendrum bungei

Least Concern

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Rose Moss

Rhodobryum roseum

Vulnerable

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Rose-of-Sharon

Hypericum calycinum

Not Evaluated

rose-of-Venezuela

Brownea grandiceps

Least Concern

Rose Rust

Phragmidium mucronatum

Not Evaluated

rose-scent geranium

Pelargonium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Rosy Crust

Peniophora incarnata

Least Concern

Rosy Wood Mushroom

Agaricus dulcidulus

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Rough Bluegrass

Poa trivialis

Least Concern

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Galium tricornutum

Critically Endangered

rough joint-vetch

Aeschynomene rudis

Least Concern

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

rough-stalk witchgrass

Panicum hirticaule

Not Evaluated

Rounded Earthstar

Geastrum saccatum

Endangered

Round-Fruited Flapwort

Solenostoma sphaerocarpum

Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Least Concern

Roundleaf geranium

Geranium rotundifolium

Not Evaluated

Roundleaf gum

Eucalyptus deanei

Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

Rotala rotundifolia

Least Concern

Roxburgh fig

Ficus auriculata

Least Concern

royal agave

Agave victoriae-reginae

Least Concern

royal cross

Mammillaria karwinskiana

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Ruby Dapperling

Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Not Evaluated

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