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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
232
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1172
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2621
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Anise-scented Sage

Salvia guaranitica

Not Evaluated

Adherent Bristle-grass

Setaria adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Achlya debaryana

Not Evaluated

broad-leafed-ironbark

Eucalyptus siderophloia

Near Threatened

Beach Bean

Canavalia rosea

Least Concern

brittle maidenhair fern

Adiantum concinnum

Not Evaluated

bay-cedar

Suriana maritima

Least Concern

pau amarello

Euxylophora paraensis

Endangered

Bristly Stonewort

Chara hispida

Near Threatened

Orchid

Vanda tricolor

Endangered

branching larkspur

Delphinium consolida

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

fuzzy-box

Eucalyptus conica

Vulnerable

Branching Bryozoan

Schizoporella unicornis

Not Evaluated

French Rocket

Sisymbrium erysimoides

Not Evaluated

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia ramulosa

Least Concern

Fourspike heliotrope

Euploca procumbens

Least Concern

angel-wing begonia

Begonia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Forest Snakevine

Hyperbaena domingensis

Least Concern

Brachysira procera

Not Evaluated

bastard-cedar

Guazuma ulmifolia

Least Concern

Snow Fungus

Tremella fuciformis

Not Evaluated

Leaf rust of coffee

Hemileia vastatrix

Not Evaluated

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Least Concern

Frosted Rim-Lichen

Lecanora caesiorubella

Not Evaluated

Soldier's orchid

Zeuxine strateumatica

Least Concern

forest-oak

Allocasuarina torulosa

Least Concern

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Least Concern

Angel's-wings

Opuntia microdasys

Least Concern

Acutetip Cup Lichen

Cladonia acuminata

Least Concern

Starfish Fungus

Aseroe rubra

Not Evaluated

Corm dry rot

Rigidoporus vinctus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian-walnut

Ocotea porosa

Vulnerable

Asian soybean rust

Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Not Evaluated

Poplar Rust

Melampsora medusae

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Mermaid's Tea Cup

Udotea cyathiformis

Not Evaluated

Bloodwood

Pterocarpus officinalis

Not Evaluated

Trichia contorta

Not Evaluated

Brazilian tulipwood

Dalbergia decipularis

Least Concern

Bastard Catclaw

Microgramma lycopodioides

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bracket

Trametes hirsuta

Not Evaluated

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

Phallus indusiatus

Not Evaluated

Manyflower Sandmallow

Sidastrum multiflorum

Least Concern

Trachelomonas similis

Not Evaluated

Brassica Downy Mildew

Hyaloperonospora brassicae

Not Evaluated

Thalassiosira mala

Not Evaluated

Brazilian shaving-brush-tree

Pseudobombax grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

paddle grass

Halophila decipiens

Least Concern

Torodinium robustum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian satintail

Imperata brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Fairy Sparklers

Xylaria tentaculata

Not Evaluated

Silver july croton

Croton argenteus

Not Evaluated

bastard-box

Eucalyptus longifolia

Vulnerable

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Moss Pea Truffle

Glomus fuegianum

Not Evaluated

Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Not Evaluated

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