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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

granadilla de culebra

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

granjeno

Celtis pallida

Least Concern

grosella China

Averrhoa bilimbi

Not Evaluated

grosellero

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

grosellero común

Ribes rubrum

Least Concern

Guaba

Inga edulis

Least Concern

guacimilla

Trema micranthum

Not Evaluated

Guácimo

Guazuma ulmifolia

Least Concern

guamacho morado

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

guanaba

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

guanábana cimarrona

Annona montana

Not Evaluated

guar

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Not Evaluated

Guardarrocio

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Guava de Monte

Psidium amplexicaule

Least Concern

Guinda

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

guindilla

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Guineo De Fuego

Musa coccinea

Endangered

guizazo

Cenchrus spinifex

Not Evaluated

guizazo

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

guizazo

Cenchrus brownii

Not Evaluated

guizazo de perro

Pharus lappulaceus

Not Evaluated

guizazo de playa

Cenchrus tribuloides

Least Concern

habanero

Capsicum chinense

Not Evaluated

helecho escoba

Psilotum nudum

Least Concern

hierba de cabro

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

hierba de cepa

Paspalum plicatulum

Least Concern

hierba de la hormiga

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

hierba-de-la-piñada

Stenandrium dulce

Not Evaluated

hierba de las muelas

Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Not Evaluated

hierba del pollo

Commelina erecta

Least Concern

hierba del pollo

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

hierba de Pará

Urochloa mutica

Not Evaluated

hierba de San Juan

Artemisia vulgaris

Least Concern

hierba de Santa Clara

Spermacoce confusa

Not Evaluated

hierba de sapo

Dorstenia contrajerva

Not Evaluated

hierba de Vasey

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

hierba gatera

Nepeta cataria

Near Threatened

hierba Manila

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

hierba mora

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

hierba mora negra

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

hierba torcida

Heteropogon contortus

Not Evaluated

hígado de buey

Fistulina hepatica

Near Threatened

Higroforo amarillo

Hygrocybe chlorophana

Least Concern

higróforo rojo cónico

Hygrocybe conica

Least Concern

higuera de agua

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

higuera trepadora

Ficus pumila

Not Evaluated

hinojo

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

hisopo

Hyssopus officinalis

Vulnerable

hongo negro de las cebollas

Aspergillus niger

Not Evaluated

Hormiguerillo

Senna multijuga

Least Concern

hormino

Salvia viridis

Not Evaluated

hortensias

Hydrangea macrophylla

Not Evaluated

huaca

Clibadium sylvestre

Least Concern

huinar

Sida ciliaris

Least Concern

huizapolillo

Triumfetta semitriloba

Least Concern

Icaco

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

Jabalí

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

Jaboncillo

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

Jacarandá De Brasil

Dalbergia nigra

Vulnerable

jacinto

Hyacinthus orientalis

Not Evaluated

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