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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

Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Not Evaluated

Snail flower

Sigmoidotropis speciosa

Not Evaluated

Common Pinmould

Mucor mucedo

Not Evaluated

Surirella biseriata

Not Evaluated

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Not Evaluated

owl's-eye

Mammillaria parkinsonii

Endangered

Resupinatus poriaeformis

Least Concern

Salted shell lichen

Coccocarpia palmicola

Not Evaluated

Pythiogeton utriforme

Not Evaluated

Brazilian pricklypear

Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Least Concern

Rosy Wood Mushroom

Agaricus dulcidulus

Least Concern

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Pythium torulosum

Not Evaluated

Freckled Dapperling

Echinoderma asperum

Least Concern

Japanese mazus

Mazus pumilus

Not Evaluated

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Puccinia polygoni-amphibii

Not Evaluated

Yellow Cobweb

Xenasmatella vaga

Least Concern

Minute Pouncewort

Myriocoleopsis minutissima

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Mexican Daisy Bush

Montanoa bipinnatifida

Least Concern

pineapple cactus

Mammillaria longimamma

Vulnerable

Dung Cannon

Pilobolus crystallinus

Not Evaluated

Gum myrtle

Angophora costata

Least Concern

Protoperidinium subinerme

Not Evaluated

Red-cedar

Juniperus scopulorum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium brasiliense

Data Deficient

pinklet

Stenandrium dulce

Not Evaluated

bastard-box

Eucalyptus microtheca

Least Concern

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

basket wiss

Trichostigma octandrum

Not Evaluated

Rust fungus

Puccinia brachypodii

Not Evaluated

Mint Rust

Puccinia menthae

Not Evaluated

Gray'S Cup Lichen

Cladonia grayi

Data Deficient

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Protoperidinium claudicans

Not Evaluated

Tree aster

Vernonanthura polyanthes

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Cup Lichen

Cladonia coccifera

Least Concern

Phacus hamelii

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

Sea Pearl

Valonia ventricosa

Not Evaluated

Physarum leucopus

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Pinnularia mesolepta

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Licorice

Periandra mediterranea

Least Concern

Tender lovegrass

Eragrostis scaligera

Not Evaluated

leafless swallow-wort

Orthosia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Physarum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Green Bubble Weed

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora gonapodyides

Not Evaluated

brazilian-king-wood

Dalbergia cearensis

Near Threatened

basket fern

Nephrolepis pectinata

Not Evaluated

Chrysanthemum White Rust

Puccinia horiana

Not Evaluated

Paddle Blade Algae

Avrainvillea longicaulis

Not Evaluated

Phaeographis dendritica

Vulnerable

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