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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

Nupela wellneri

Not Evaluated

Genipap

Genipa americana

Least Concern

Neidium bisulcata

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jalap

Operculina macrocarpa

Not Evaluated

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Nitzschia angularis

Not Evaluated

James' waterlily

Nymphaea jamesoniana

Not Evaluated

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Monomorphina pyrum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Barrel Cactus

Melocactus intortus

Least Concern

Andean Water Milfoil

Myriophyllum quitense

Least Concern

Akashiwo sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

red dahlia

Dahlia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera opuntioides

Vulnerable

Geraldton wax

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

twining cow-itch

Tragia volubilis

Least Concern

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

redneck palm

Dypsis lastelliana

Least Concern

Red-flowered Mallee

Eucalyptus erythronema

Endangered

Fuzzy Tip Algae

Neomeris annulata

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Blue Dots

Evolvulus sericeus

Not Evaluated

Redgum

Corymbia calophylla

Near Threatened

Maryland dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus filipes

Not Evaluated

Mastogloia braunii

Not Evaluated

Pink Segmented Algae

Jania adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Southern Soldiers

Cladonia didyma

Not Evaluated

Melosira octogona

Not Evaluated

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Mallomonas calceolus

Not Evaluated

Ridge-fruited Mallee

Eucalyptus angulosa

Vulnerable

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Palmate Roseweed

Rhodymenia pseudopalmata

Not Evaluated

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Melampsora epitea

Not Evaluated

Onion Downy Mildew

Peronospora destructor

Not Evaluated

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

Lepocinclis marssonii

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Lecanographa lyncea

Critically Endangered

Barbicou-bean

Canavalia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Wild Cane

Piper reticulatum

Least Concern

Amphora proteus

Not Evaluated

old-man-of-the-Andes

Oreocereus celsianus

Least Concern

Junghuhnia nitida

Least Concern

Hyphodermella corrugata

Vulnerable

Golden-headed Lion Tamarin

Leontopithecus chrysomelas

Endangered

red ucuuba

Virola sebifera

Not Evaluated

Sargent's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium sargentianum

Endangered

Mealy Pixie Cup

Cladonia chlorophaea

Least Concern

old-lady pincushion

Mammillaria hahniana

Near Threatened

Hemitrichia pardina

Not Evaluated

Bottle Palm

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Critically Endangered

Scarlet Caterpillar Club

Cordyceps militaris

Not Evaluated

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

Hantzschia virgata

Not Evaluated

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