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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

Warer willow

Justicia gendarussa

Not Evaluated

Gray ironbark

Eucalyptus paniculata

Near Threatened

lobed croton

Astraea lobata

Not Evaluated

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least Concern

Adlafia bryophila

Not Evaluated

Achlya diffusa

Not Evaluated

Bladderwort

Utricularia breviscapa

Least Concern

Bladdermallow

Herissantia crispa

Not Evaluated

browntop signal grass

Urochloa fusca

Not Evaluated

Gray gum

Eucalyptus punctata

Least Concern

Burnt-Orange Bolete

Tylopilus balloui

Not Evaluated

Grass-Leaf Rush

Juncus marginatus

Least Concern

Grapevine Downy Mildew

Plasmopara viticola

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Bur Marigold

Bidens laevis

Not Evaluated

grand ammannia

Ammannia robusta

Least Concern

Grama-Guatemala

Tripsacum laxum

Least Concern

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

gowen-cypress

Cupressus goveniana

Endangered

buritirana

Mauritiella aculeata

Least Concern

Bull's eye

Euryops chrysanthemoides

Not Evaluated

Gophertail lovegrass

Eragrostis ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Goose Berry

Margaritaria nobilis

Least Concern

butterfly-orchid

Psychopsis sanderae

Not Evaluated

Bearded Catasetum

Catasetum barbatum

Not Evaluated

golden star cactus

Mammillaria elongata

Least Concern

Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen

Melampsora larici-populina

Not Evaluated

Golden Spoon

Byrsonima crassifolia

Not Evaluated

butterfly-flower

Iris japonica

Not Evaluated

Golden mussel

Limnoperna fortunei

Least Concern

bushy matgrass

Lippia alba

Least Concern

Beanweed

Scytosiphon lomentaria

Least Concern

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Paraguay jaborandi

Pilocarpus pennatifolius

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Glory of Texas

Thelocactus bicolor

Least Concern

Browne's blechum

Ruellia blechum

Least Concern

Glassywood

Astronium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Ginger-leaf morning-glory

Ipomoea asarifolia

Not Evaluated

Brownbeard rice

Oryza rufipogon

Least Concern

gilo

Solanum aethiopicum

Not Evaluated

Broomwort

Scoparia montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Elegant Earthstar

Geastrum elegans

Critically Endangered

Broom cupflower

Nierembergia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Anisonema acinus

Not Evaluated

broad-leaved-white-mahogany

Eucalyptus umbra

Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

Ulva lactuca

Least Concern

broad-leaved-white-mahogany

Eucalyptus carnea

Least Concern

beach palm

Bactris major

Least Concern

Giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Not Evaluated

giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Least Concern

Giant Ash

Eucalyptus regnans

Least Concern

broad-leaved-carbeen

Corymbia confertiflora

Least Concern

Broadleaf Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Least Concern

Gentian-Leaved St. John'S-Wort

Hypericum gentianoides

Not Evaluated

broadleaf noddingcaps

Triphora amazonica

Data Deficient

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Least Concern

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