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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

Venus Flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

Vulnerable

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

Verdigris Agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

Verdolaga-francesa

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

Vermilion Waxcap

Hygrocybe miniata

Least Concern

Verticillium wilt

Verticillium alboatrum

Not Evaluated

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Violaceous Fairy Club

Clavaria zollingeri

Vulnerable

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Violet-Flower Petunia

Petunia integrifolia

Not Evaluated

Virdrillo

Pilea hyalina

Not Evaluated

Virginia Cutgrass

Leersia virginica

Least Concern

Viscid pencil-flower

Stylosanthes viscosa

Least Concern

Vogel tephrosia

Tephrosia vogelii

Not Evaluated

Wall Screw-moss

Tortula muralis

Least Concern

Walnut

Juglans regia

Least Concern

wand blackroot

Pterocaulon virgatum

Least Concern

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Wand riverhemp

Sesbania virgata

Not Evaluated

Warer willow

Justicia gendarussa

Not Evaluated

water-apple

Syzygium aqueum

Not Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

Watercress Algae

Halimeda opuntia

Not Evaluated

water fern

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Not Evaluated

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

watermelon pepper

Peperomia argyreia

Not Evaluated

Water Net

Hydrodictyon reticulatum

Not Evaluated

water orchid

Habenaria repens

Not Evaluated

water paspalum

Paspalum repens

Least Concern

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Water primrose

Ludwigia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Water primrose

Ludwigia peploides

Not Evaluated

Water spangles

Salvinia minima

Not Evaluated

Water speedwell

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Vulnerable

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf sea lavender

Limonium sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Wax flower

Hoya australis

Not Evaluated

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

Wax tree

Toxicodendron succedaneum

Least Concern

Waxy Crust

Vuilleminia comedens

Least Concern

Wedge Flapwort

Leptoscyphus cuneifolius

Critically Endangered

Weedy dogfennel

Cladanthus mixtus

Not Evaluated

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

Not Evaluated

Weeping fingergrass

Eustachys distichophylla

Not Evaluated

Weeping lovegrass

Eragrostis curvula

Not Evaluated

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

Weeping Toothcrust

Dacryobolus sudans

Vulnerable

weeping willow

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

Welsh onion

Allium fistulosum

Critically Endangered

Western Australian floodedgum

Eucalyptus rudis

Near Threatened

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Western Yellow-pine

Pinus ponderosa

Not Evaluated

West indian bristlegrass

Setaria setosa

Least Concern

West Indian fimbry

Fimbristylis ferruginea

Least Concern

West indian foxtail grass

Andropogon bicornis

Least Concern

West indian gherkin

Cucumis anguria

Not Evaluated

West Indian mahogany

Swietenia mahagoni

Near Threatened

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