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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
122
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 61
Near Threatened 51
Least Concern 703
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 1841
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

flame-violet

Episcia cupreata

Not Evaluated

Hedge Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Least Concern

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Climbing Cactus

Epiphyllum phyllanthus

Not Evaluated

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Marigold

Schkuhria pinnata

Not Evaluated

rat-tail orchid

Trichocentrum jonesianum

Not Evaluated

Red Algae

Spyridia filamentosa

Not Evaluated

Bell Bird's Heart

Gnetum urens

Least Concern

Mauve Waxpore

Ceriporia tarda

Not Evaluated

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf Cape

Cynophalla hastata

Least Concern

garlicweed

Petiveria alliacea

Least Concern

Feathertop

Cenchrus longisetus

Not Evaluated

tropical pickerel-weed

Pontederia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

duckflower

Aristolochia gigantea

Not Evaluated

Gnome-like Lankesterella

Lankesterella gnomus

Near Threatened

Asteromphalus hookeri

Not Evaluated

Gold coast jasmine

Jasminum dichotomum

Not Evaluated

Brown-flower Butterfly Orchid

Epidendrum anceps

Not Evaluated

Fly

Drosophila simulans

Not Evaluated

Briar Discus

Aleurodiscus aurantius

Data Deficient

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Slender leaf rattlebox

Crotalaria ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Horse-eye Bean

Mucuna sloanei

Not Evaluated

Wand riverhemp

Sesbania virgata

Not Evaluated

Assyrian plum

Cordia myxa

Least Concern

Diaphanous Bladder-Fern

Cystopteris diaphana

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Grape

Cissus palmata

Not Evaluated

Martinique trimezia

Trimezia martinicensis

Not Evaluated

Asparagus

Asparagus falcatus

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Asian swordfern

Nephrolepis brownii

Not Evaluated

Caribbean fingergrass

Eustachys paspaloides

Not Evaluated

Large-Spored Pea Truffle

Glomus macrocarpum

Not Evaluated

Rose Rust

Phragmidium mucronatum

Not Evaluated

Cup Lichen

Cladonia peziziformis

Endangered

Smooth-Footed Powderhorn

Cladonia ochrochlora

Least Concern

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Mexican gama grass

Tripsacum lanceolatum

Least Concern

Meyen's flatsedge

Cyperus meyenianus

Not Evaluated

Crowded Parchment

Stereum complicatum

Not Evaluated

Verticillium wilt

Verticillium alboatrum

Not Evaluated

Big Bend Yucca

Yucca rostrata

Least Concern

Big blue lilyturf

Liriope muscari

Not Evaluated

Angle-vein Fern

Serpocaulon triseriale

Not Evaluated

Inundated Speck Lichen

Verrucaria margacea

Data Deficient

Rollrim Mould

Penicillium brevicompactum

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Peg Lichen

Cladonia subcariosa

Not Evaluated

Giraffe Spots

Peniophora albobadia

Not Evaluated

Myrtle rust

Austropuccinia psidii

Not Evaluated

Purple Pinwheel

Marasmius haematocephalus

Not Evaluated

Black-Stalked Marasmius

Tetrapyrgos nigripes

Not Evaluated

Tumbling Puffball

Bovista pila

Not Evaluated

Magnolia-Cone Xylaria

Xylaria magnoliae

Not Evaluated

Orange Mycena

Mycena leaiana

Not Evaluated

Clay-Gilled Milkcap

Lactarius argillaceifolius

Not Evaluated

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