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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

Khasi-papeda

Citrus latipes

Near Threatened

Ceratium trichoceros

Not Evaluated

Bamboo orchid

Arundina graminifolia

Not Evaluated

Godefroy's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum godefroyae

Endangered

Steyermark's Selenipedium

Selenipedium steyermarkii

Endangered

Chrysochromulina ahrengotii

Not Evaluated

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Cerataulina dentata

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros pendulum

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros diversus

Not Evaluated

bamboo grass

Paspalum fasciculatum

Not Evaluated

Amphipleura pellucida

Not Evaluated

Agrocybe cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

katinga

Merrillia caloxylon

Vulnerable

narrow-leaved-stringybark

Eucalyptus eugenioides

Least Concern

Narrowleaf red ironbark

Eucalyptus crebra

Least Concern

Ceratium hirundinella

Not Evaluated

Bog orchid

Habenaria rodeiensis

Not Evaluated

scarlet ball cactus

Parodia haselbergii

Vulnerable

Biscogniauxia repanda

Vulnerable

kodo wood

Ehretia acuminata

Least Concern

Green antelope orchid

Dendrobium antennatum

Least Concern

Thin Leafed Sobralia

Sobralia stenophylla

Least Concern

Blousel Blommetjie

Commelina erecta

Least Concern

Wood decay

Crustodontia chrysocreas

Not Evaluated

Achlya bisexualis

Not Evaluated

Myrtle

Corymbia torelliana

Least Concern

Acinetospora crinita

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Balsamillo

Hamelia axillaris

Not Evaluated

Daltonia moss

Daltonia splachnoides

Not Evaluated

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Tectaria trifoliata

Near Threatened

Achnanthes longipes

Not Evaluated

Striped Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium vittatum

Least Concern

Amazon water-lily

Victoria amazonica

Not Evaluated

Rattlesnake plant

Calathea crotalifera

Not Evaluated

murixi-bark-tree

Byrsonima spicata

Least Concern

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

gingerbush

Tetradenia riparia

Least Concern

mule-ear orchid

Trichocentrum pumilum

Not Evaluated

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Least Concern

Longleaf peppertree

Schinus longifolia

Least Concern

Small lobster claw

Heliconia stricta

Least Concern

mule-ear orchid

Trichocentrum fuscum

Not Evaluated

Protoperidinium quarnerense

Not Evaluated

rose-of-Venezuela

Brownea grandiceps

Least Concern

West Indian Treefern

Cyathea arborea

Not Evaluated

Spiny holdback

Tara spinosa

Not Evaluated

Shaggy Parasol

Chlorophyllum rhacodes

Least Concern

Tryblionella gracilis

Not Evaluated

Sphacelaria tribuloides

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

American Water-Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Least Concern

Agrimony Rust

Pucciniastrum agrimoniae

Not Evaluated

Achnanthidium microcephalum

Not Evaluated

Achlya caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Achlya americana

Not Evaluated

Perfumed passionflower

Passiflora vitifolia

Least Concern

Slimflower lovegrass

Eragrostis gangetica

Least Concern

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