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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
129
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 22
Endangered 45
Vulnerable 62
Near Threatened 40
Least Concern 646
Data Deficient 51
Not Evaluated 1681
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Southern Soldiers

Cladonia didyma

Not Evaluated

Southwest wild carrot

Daucus pusillus

Least Concern

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Soybean rust

Phakopsora meibomiae

Not Evaluated

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Spanish Ash

Inga ingoides

Not Evaluated

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

Spanish elm

Cordia alliodora

Least Concern

Spanish-flag

Ipomoea lobata

Not Evaluated

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

spatheflower

Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Least Concern

Spathelikeleaf Vochysia

Vochysia spathiphylla

Least Concern

spear grass

Nassella hyalina

Not Evaluated

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Not Evaluated

Speckled Greenshield

Flavopunctelia flaventior

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

spider cactus

Gymnocalycium denudatum

Endangered

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

spiderweb chloris

Chloris pycnothrix

Not Evaluated

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

Spiked speedwell

Veronica spicata

Vulnerable

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

spindle palm

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Critically Endangered

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Spiny holdback

Tara spinosa

Not Evaluated

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Spiral head ginger

Costus scaber

Not Evaluated

spiral sorrel

Oxalis spiralis

Least Concern

spiral tasselweed

Ruppia cirrhosa

Extinct

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Splachnobryum moss

Splachnobryum obtusum

Not Evaluated

Splendid Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum insigne

Endangered

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Spoonleaf Peperomia

Peperomia magnoliifolia

Least Concern

Spoonleaf purple everlasting

Gamochaeta purpurea

Not Evaluated

spotted dracaena

Dracaena surculosa

Not Evaluated

Spotted Gum

Corymbia maculata

Least Concern

Spotted henbit

Lamium maculatum

Least Concern

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Spotted Spider Orchid

Brassia maculata

Least Concern

Spotty Featherwort

Plagiochila punctata

Not Evaluated

Sprawling signalgrass

Urochloa reptans

Least Concern

spreading fantails

Sida abutifolia

Not Evaluated

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

spreading threadwort

Cephaloziella divaricata

Endangered

spread sandwort

Arenaria lanuginosa

Not Evaluated

spring-bloodwood

Corymbia ptychocarpa

Least Concern

Spurgecreeper

Dalechampia scandens

Least Concern

Spurge Rust

Melampsora euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

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