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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

ruffle palm

Aiphanes horrida

Least Concern

Rufous Milk-Cap

Lactarius rufus

Least Concern

Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Not Evaluated

Rust fungus

Puccinia brachypodii

Not Evaluated

Rust of gladiolus

Uromyces transversalis

Not Evaluated

Rust of pelargonium

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis

Not Evaluated

Rusty Pennies

Puccinia hydrocotyles

Not Evaluated

Rusty Rock

Hildenbrandia rubra

Least Concern

Rusty Woodwart

Hypoxylon rubiginosum

Least Concern

Sacatrapo

Caperonia palustris

Least Concern

Sacramento burbark

Triumfetta semitriloba

Least Concern

Sacred lotus

Nelumbo nucifera

Not Evaluated

sacred virola

Virola elongata

Not Evaluated

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

Not Evaluated

Saffron Milk-Cap

Lactarius deliciosus

Data Deficient

Saffron Soldiers

Trichia scabra

Not Evaluated

saffron spike

Aphelandra squarrosa

Not Evaluated

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Salted shell lichen

Coccocarpia palmicola

Not Evaluated

saltmarsh baccharis

Baccharis glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Salzmann's mille graines

Oldenlandia salzmannii

Not Evaluated

Sanchezia

Sanchezia parvibracteata

Not Evaluated

sandboxtree

Hura crepitans

Not Evaluated

Sandbur

Cenchrus latifolius

Not Evaluated

sandcarpet

Cardionema ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Sand Dollar Cactus

Astrophytum asterias

Vulnerable

Sander's Alocasia

Alocasia sanderiana

Critically Endangered

Sander's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum sanderianum

Critically Endangered

Sandpaper Tree

Curatella americana

Not Evaluated

Sand Pea

Eriosema crinitum

Not Evaluated

Sandy Stiltball

Battarrea phalloides

Not Evaluated

Santa maria

Calophyllum brasiliense

Data Deficient

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

Sappan

Biancaea sappan

Least Concern

sapphire-flower

Browallia speciosa

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Sargasso Weed

Sargassum natans

Not Evaluated

Sargent's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium sargentianum

Endangered

Sasanqua camellia

Camellia sasanqua

Least Concern

Satinleaf

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

Least Concern

Savigny's brittle star

Ophiactis savignyi

Not Evaluated

savonette

Lonchocarpus sericeus

Least Concern

Savory

Satureja montana

Not Evaluated

Savory

Satureja hortensis

Not Evaluated

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Sawara Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera

Not Evaluated

Scaly Earthball

Scleroderma verrucosum

Least Concern

Scaly Shield

Pluteus petasatus

Least Concern

scarlet ball cactus

Parodia haselbergii

Vulnerable

scarlet-bugler

Cleistocactus baumannii

Least Concern

Scarlet Caterpillar Club

Cordyceps militaris

Not Evaluated

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

Least Concern

Scarlet passionflower

Passiflora coccinea

Least Concern

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Scattered paspalum

Paspalum conspersum

Not Evaluated

Schwerdtfeger's Pine

Pinus tecunumanii

Vulnerable

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

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