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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

Longleaf peppertree

Schinus longifolia

Least Concern

gingerbush

Tetradenia riparia

Least Concern

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

murixi-bark-tree

Byrsonima spicata

Least Concern

Rattlesnake plant

Calathea crotalifera

Not Evaluated

Striped Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium vittatum

Least Concern

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Tectaria trifoliata

Near Threatened

Daltonia moss

Daltonia splachnoides

Not Evaluated

Myrtle

Corymbia torelliana

Least Concern

Hairypod cowpea

Vigna luteola

Least Concern

Hairy fountain grass

Cenchrus pedicellatus

Least Concern

Wood decay

Crustodontia chrysocreas

Not Evaluated

Thin Leafed Sobralia

Sobralia stenophylla

Least Concern

Green antelope orchid

Dendrobium antennatum

Least Concern

kodo wood

Ehretia acuminata

Least Concern

scarlet ball cactus

Parodia haselbergii

Vulnerable

Haspan flatsedge

Cyperus haspan

Least Concern

Bog orchid

Habenaria rodeiensis

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf red ironbark

Eucalyptus crebra

Least Concern

narrow-leaved-stringybark

Eucalyptus eugenioides

Least Concern

katinga

Merrillia caloxylon

Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Shrubby nightshade

Solanum robustum

Not Evaluated

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Steyermark's Selenipedium

Selenipedium steyermarkii

Endangered

Godefroy's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum godefroyae

Endangered

Khasi-papeda

Citrus latipes

Near Threatened

Spotted Spider Orchid

Brassia maculata

Least Concern

Isabel's Selenipedium

Selenipedium isabelianum

Endangered

Forest Growing Oncidium

Gomesa silvana

Endangered

Klotsch's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium klotzschianum

Endangered

New England Blackbutt

Eucalyptus andrewsii

Least Concern

New Guinea Creeper

Mucuna bennettii

Least Concern

Gull Feed

Scaevola plumieri

Least Concern

Marsh Pine

Pinus serotina

Least Concern

Globe Kyllinga

Cyperus brevifolius

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Florida Keys nut-rush

Scleria lithosperma

Least Concern

Gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

guin-guin

Afraegle paniculata

Not Evaluated

spider cactus

Gymnocalycium denudatum

Endangered

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

Harper's Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis dipsacea

Least Concern

Nimblewill

Muhlenbergia schreberi

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Guatemalan Grass

Tripsacum andersonii

Least Concern

Green Feather Algae

Caulerpa sertularioides

Not Evaluated

giant timber bamboo

Bambusa oldhamii

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Oval-blade Algae

Caulerpa prolifera

Not Evaluated

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Killarney Featherwort

Plagiochila bifaria

Critically Endangered

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

Emperor crowngrass

Paspalum coryphaeum

Not Evaluated

Paspalum

Paspalum mandiocanum

Not Evaluated

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