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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
190
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 28
Endangered 68
Vulnerable 94
Near Threatened 73
Least Concern 823
Data Deficient 52
Not Evaluated 2082
Extinct 16

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Sappan

Biancaea sappan

Least Concern

sapphire-flower

Browallia speciosa

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Synura petersenii

Not Evaluated

Satinleaf

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

Least Concern

Podosira stelligera

Not Evaluated

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Sawara Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera

Not Evaluated

Encyonopsis microcephala

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros pelagicus

Not Evaluated

Pythium acanthicum

Not Evaluated

common bee-brush

Aloysia gratissima

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

comb hyptis

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Scrub Pine

Pinus virginiana

Least Concern

Comatricha tenerrima

Not Evaluated

Sea-Coast Tuber-Bulrush

Bolboschoenus robustus

Least Concern

Sea Coconut

Manicaria saccifera

Least Concern

seagrass

Halodule emarginata

Data Deficient

sea-grass

Halodule wrightii

Least Concern

Tuffybells

Wahlenbergia linarioides

Not Evaluated

Comatricha suksdorfii

Not Evaluated

Comatricha pulchella

Not Evaluated

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

australian-kauri

Agathis robusta

Not Evaluated

Comatricha longipila

Not Evaluated

European Wool Carder Bee

Anthidium manicatum

Least Concern

Senegal mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

Vulnerable

Comatricha laxa

Not Evaluated

seven stars

Ariocarpus retusus

Least Concern

serrulate-leaved long-beaked moss

Rhynchostegium serrulatum

Not Evaluated

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Comatricha ellae

Not Evaluated

Seychelles stilt palm

Verschaffeltia splendida

Near Threatened

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Colletotrichum dematium

Not Evaluated

Collaria lurida

Not Evaluated

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Collaria arcyrionema

Not Evaluated

Shingle Flatsedge

Cyperus imbricatus

Least Concern

shining-gum

Eucalyptus nitens

Least Concern

Colacium vesiculosum

Not Evaluated

Shore Aster

Symphyotrichum tradescantii

Not Evaluated

Tropical whitetop

Rhynchospora radicans

Not Evaluated

short-horned liverwort

Notothylas orbicularis

Not Evaluated

short-leaf-pine

Pinus echinata

Least Concern

Baromalli

Catostemma commune

Least Concern

Colacium sideropus

Not Evaluated

Humble Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia humilis

Vulnerable

Pomace fly

Drosophila hydei

Not Evaluated

Pomace Fly

Drosophila busckii

Not Evaluated

California bulrush

Schoenoplectus californicus

Not Evaluated

Burmann's basketgrass

Oplismenus burmanni

Least Concern

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Sierra Leone-tamarind

Dialium guineense

Least Concern

Dominican Lovegrass

Eragrostis prolifera

Least Concern

Panicled Spot Flower

Acmella paniculata

Least Concern

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