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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
238
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 87
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2673
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

Disciseda candida

Critically Endangered

Protoperidinium quarnerense

Not Evaluated

Tryblionella gracilis

Not Evaluated

Sphacelaria tribuloides

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Balsa

Ochroma pyramidale

Not Evaluated

American Water-Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Least Concern

Agrimony Rust

Pucciniastrum agrimoniae

Not Evaluated

Achnanthidium microcephalum

Not Evaluated

Achlya americana

Not Evaluated

Abyssinian mustard

Crambe hispanica

Not Evaluated

Tulostoma fimbriatum

Endangered

Peronospora debaryi

Not Evaluated

Echinoderma calcicola

Endangered

Xylaria corniformis

Endangered

Black Torch

Melochia tomentosa

Least Concern

Aulacoseira distans

Not Evaluated

Inocybe curvipes

Least Concern

black titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Least Concern

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

crab eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Endangered

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Japanese Cherry

Prunus serrulata

Not Evaluated

Fragile Dapperling

Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Not Evaluated

Blood root

Justicia secunda

Not Evaluated

Bahia lovegrass

Eragrostis bahiensis

Not Evaluated

American Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

Not Evaluated

prickly hornwort

Ceratophyllum muricatum

Least Concern

Toco Toucan

Toucanus toco

Least Concern

brown-rhatany,-ceará-rhatany

Krameria argentea

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Acanthophora spicifera

Not Evaluated

carnauba palm

Copernicia prunifera

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Black Maho

Xylopia cayennensis

Least Concern

Golden Leather Fern

Acrostichum aureum

Not Evaluated

Blewit

Lepista nuda

Least Concern

arid-land peperomia

Peperomia blanda

Least Concern

Juba's-bush

Iresine diffusa

Not Evaluated

Leafless Ghost Plant

Voyria aphylla

Not Evaluated

Badhamia panicea

Not Evaluated

American Storax

Liquidambar styraciflua

Least Concern

Guavaberry

Myrciaria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Silkleaf

Lagascea mollis

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Dumortier's Liverwort

Dumortiera hirsuta

Not Evaluated

False meadowbeauty

Pterolepis glomerata

Not Evaluated

lax hornpod

Mitreola petiolata

Least Concern

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Slender dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus alsinoides

Not Evaluated

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Indian paintbrush

Castilleja arvensis

Least Concern

Largeleaf maidenhair

Adiantum macrophyllum

Not Evaluated

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea tiliacea

Least Concern

West Indian showertree

Senna bacillaris

Least Concern

cow-tongue fern

Campyloneurum phyllitidis

Not Evaluated

Isopterygium Moss

Isopterygium tenerum

Not Evaluated

Streamside Swordfern

Nephrolepis rivularis

Not Evaluated

golden shrimp-plant

Pachystachys lutea

Not Evaluated

Elastic grass

Eragrostis tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

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