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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

Lagrimas De La Virgen

Eleutherine bulbosa

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Madagascar dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Not Evaluated

creeping river grass

Echinochloa polystachya

Not Evaluated

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

mcnab-cypress

Cupressus macnabiana

Least Concern

lanmant

Hyptis atrorubens

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum divaricatum

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum hians

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum auricula

Not Evaluated

Jamaican nettletree

Trema micranthum

Not Evaluated

sumac

Toxicodendron striatum

Not Evaluated

Michoacan Pine

Pinus devoniana

Least Concern

large marsh rush

Juncus acutus

Least Concern

large-seed dodder

Cuscuta indecora

Not Evaluated

Surinam Cherry

Myrcia splendens

Not Evaluated

Largespot river stingray

Potamotrygon falkneri

Data Deficient

Brazilian pennywort

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

Not Evaluated

Laurustinus

Viburnum tinus

Least Concern

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Dog's Mercury Rust

Melampsora populnea

Not Evaluated

Salzmann's mille graines

Oldenlandia salzmannii

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

tayuya

Cayaponia tayuya

Not Evaluated

Florida swamp-lily

Crinum americanum

Not Evaluated

dotted orchid

Scaphyglottis punctulata

Not Evaluated

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Orchid Tree

Bauhinia forficata

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Weeping Toothcrust

Dacryobolus sudans

Vulnerable

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Tiger grass

Thysanolaena latifolia

Not Evaluated

garlic-pear

Crateva tapia

Least Concern

lemon

Citrus limon

Not Evaluated

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda

Least Concern

Lindley's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium lindleyanum

Vulnerable

Ivyleaf geranium

Pelargonium peltatum

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Longleaf primrose-willow

Ludwigia longifolia

Not Evaluated

mabola-tree

Diospyros blancoi

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Not Evaluated

Hogvine

Camonea umbellata

Not Evaluated

Zombi pea

Vigna vexillata

Not Evaluated

heavyfruit butterfly orchid

Encyclia oncidioides

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Porcellio dilatatus

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-Nile

Agapanthus africanus

Not Evaluated

Plantain

Musa balbisiana

Least Concern

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

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