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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2647
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Woloszynskia neglecta

Not Evaluated

tigerwood

Astronium fraxinifolium

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Hantzschia amphioxyss

Not Evaluated

Irish Threadwort

Telaranea nematodes

Not Evaluated

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

tropical-red-box

Eucalyptus brachyandra

Least Concern

Black Manwood

Minquartia guianensis

Near Threatened

grand mahot

Sterculia pruriens

Least Concern

Bronze Shower Tree

Cassia moschata

Least Concern

Spoonleaf Peperomia

Peperomia magnoliifolia

Least Concern

wild sage

Casearia sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Pinnularia acidophila

Not Evaluated

white copal

Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Least Concern

Wire With

Desmodium axillare

Least Concern

Yellow leafbract

Malachra alceifolia

Not Evaluated

Cryptomonas curvata

Not Evaluated

Bog Sage

Salvia uliginosa

Not Evaluated

Chenille Weed

Dasya baillouviana

Not Evaluated

Fig

Ficus nymphaeifolia

Not Evaluated

Tripos lineatus

Not Evaluated

Olpidiopsis saprolegniae

Not Evaluated

Sargasso Weed

Sargassum natans

Not Evaluated

pride-of-Burma

Amherstia nobilis

Not Evaluated

red love grass

Eragrostis secundiflora

Not Evaluated

desert hackberry

Celtis pallida

Least Concern

White Tubelet

Henningsomyces candidus

Least Concern

creeping leafstalk grass

Pharus lappulaceus

Not Evaluated

Curupay

Anadenanthera colubrina

Least Concern

Fivestamen Pricklyash

Zanthoxylum pentandrum

Least Concern

Miniature Barrel Cactus

Thelocactus setispinus

Least Concern

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

spotted dracaena

Dracaena surculosa

Not Evaluated

Shoestring Fern

Vittaria lineata

Not Evaluated

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Heteranthera reniformis

Not Evaluated

Rhizoma peanut

Arachis glabrata

Not Evaluated

crato passionvine

Passiflora cincinnata

Not Evaluated

False Weymouth Pine

Pinus pseudostrobus

Least Concern

tonka

Dipteryx odorata

Not Evaluated

Chlorine Dust Lichen

Chrysothrix chlorina

Extinct

Scattered paspalum

Paspalum conspersum

Not Evaluated

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

sacred virola

Virola elongata

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Common Maërl

Phymatolithon calcareum

Data Deficient

japanese-thuya

Thujopsis dolabrata

Not Evaluated

saltmarsh baccharis

Baccharis glutinosa

Not Evaluated

False Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Not Evaluated

toothpick cactus

Stetsonia coryne

Least Concern

savonette

Lonchocarpus sericeus

Least Concern

Sanchezia

Sanchezia parvibracteata

Not Evaluated

sandcarpet

Cardionema ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Dark Stonewort

Nitella opaca

Least Concern

Sand Pea

Eriosema crinitum

Not Evaluated

Common Grapefern

Botrypus virginianus

Not Evaluated

Peronospora alsinearum

Not Evaluated

Santa maria

Calophyllum brasiliense

Data Deficient

Common Gold-Dust

Chrysothrix xanthina

Not Evaluated

Large-leaved Spotted Gum

Corymbia henryi

Least Concern

common fanflower

Scaevola aemula

Not Evaluated

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