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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

spring-bloodwood

Corymbia ptychocarpa

Least Concern

sqaure-wood

Discocarpus essequeboensis

Not Evaluated

Loddiges's cattleya

Cattleya loddigesii

Not Evaluated

large-fruited-red-mahogany

Eucalyptus pellita

Least Concern

Chaetoceros socialis

Not Evaluated

Besse's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium besseae

Endangered

big sandbur

Cenchrus myosuroides

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros perpusillus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros muelleri

Not Evaluated

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros lauderi

Not Evaluated

sticky baccharis

Baccharis salicifolia

Least Concern

Chaetoceros didymus

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros decipiens

Not Evaluated

few-spine Turk's-cap cactus

Melocactus paucispinus

Least Concern

Madagascar Cycad

Cycas thouarsii

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Strawberrytree

Muntingia calabura

Least Concern

Chaetoceros curvisetus

Not Evaluated

swamp manariballi

Hydrochorea corymbosa

Least Concern

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Stripy Ponytail

Beaucarnea recurvata

Critically Endangered

Chaetoceros constrictus

Not Evaluated

Thick ditch crowngrass

Paspalum arundinaceum

Not Evaluated

Subulate Bladderwort

Utricularia subulata

Not Evaluated

Sucumbios Bitterwood

Trichilia laxipaniculata

Least Concern

Sugargum

Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Vulnerable

Sukhakul's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum sukhakulii

Critically Endangered

Chaetoceros brevis

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros borealis

Not Evaluated

Turkey feather alga

Padina pavonica

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros anastomosans

Not Evaluated

Swampmahogany

Eucalyptus robusta

Near Threatened

Asian Plum

Prunus salicina

Least Concern

Atlantic White Cedar

Chamaecyparis thyoides

Least Concern

Ceratium teres

Not Evaluated

Mukofi

Coffea salvatrix

Endangered

Ceratium setaceum

Not Evaluated

Philippine Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum philippinense

Near Threatened

butterfly-pea

Centrosema virginianum

Least Concern

Centritractus africanus

Not Evaluated

Cellypha goldbachii

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Moth fanpetals

Sida santaremensis

Not Evaluated

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Carnival Candy Slime Mold

Arcyria denudata

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Sydney bluegum

Eucalyptus saligna

Least Concern

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Sydney Peppermint

Eucalyptus piperita

Least Concern

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

cat's-claw

Uncaria guianensis

Not Evaluated

tabog

Swinglea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Bahia Rosewood

Dalbergia nigra

Vulnerable

bailey's-stringybark

Eucalyptus baileyana

Least Concern

Catchfly

Silene antirrhina

Not Evaluated

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