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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
232
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1172
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2621
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

leafless swallow-wort

Orthosia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Tender lovegrass

Eragrostis scaligera

Not Evaluated

mountain-gum

Eucalyptus dalrympleana

Least Concern

Orobus-seed Liverwort

Targionia hypophylla

Not Evaluated

doubletoothed hydroid

Obelia bidentata

Not Evaluated

Sea Pearl

Valonia ventricosa

Not Evaluated

Mountain Grey Gum

Eucalyptus cypellocarpa

Least Concern

Cup Lichen

Cladonia coccifera

Least Concern

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Tree aster

Vernonanthura polyanthes

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Gray'S Cup Lichen

Cladonia grayi

Data Deficient

Biting Stonecrop

Sedum acre

Least Concern

Rust fungus

Puccinia brachypodii

Not Evaluated

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

Not Evaluated

Sander's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum sanderianum

Critically Endangered

Minute Pouncewort

Myriocoleopsis minutissima

Not Evaluated

Yellow Cobweb

Xenasmatella vaga

Least Concern

Mountain Coolibah

Eucalyptus orgadophila

Near Threatened

Freckled Dapperling

Echinoderma asperum

Least Concern

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Rosy Wood Mushroom

Agaricus dulcidulus

Least Concern

common greasewort

Aneura pinguis

Least Concern

Salted shell lichen

Coccocarpia palmicola

Not Evaluated

owl's-eye

Mammillaria parkinsonii

Endangered

giant horsetail

Equisetum giganteum

Not Evaluated

Oyster Rollrim

Tapinella panuoides

Least Concern

Common Pinmould

Mucor mucedo

Not Evaluated

Moss Pea Truffle

Glomus fuegianum

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Common corncockle

Agrostemma githago

Critically Endangered

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Coral tree

Erythrina speciosa

Least Concern

Painted tongue

Salpiglossis sinuata

Not Evaluated

Deceiver

Laccaria laccata

Not Evaluated

Brassica Downy Mildew

Hyaloperonospora brassicae

Not Evaluated

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

Phallus indusiatus

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bracket

Trametes hirsuta

Not Evaluated

pinwheel-flower

Tabernaemontana catharinensis

Least Concern

Mermaid's Tea Cup

Udotea cyathiformis

Not Evaluated

Poplar Rust

Melampsora medusae

Not Evaluated

Asian soybean rust

Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Not Evaluated

catole palm

Syagrus oleracea

Not Evaluated

Saffron Soldiers

Trichia scabra

Not Evaluated

Starfish Fungus

Aseroe rubra

Not Evaluated

Manyflower Sandmallow

Sidastrum multiflorum

Least Concern

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Blackstem Spleenwort

Asplenium resiliens

Not Evaluated

Frosted Rim-Lichen

Lecanora caesiorubella

Not Evaluated

American Savin

Juniperus horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Leaf rust of coffee

Hemileia vastatrix

Not Evaluated

Snow Fungus

Tremella fuciformis

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Mottled spurge

Euphorbia lactea

Not Evaluated

Silver july croton

Croton argenteus

Not Evaluated

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia labiata

Not Evaluated

Pale Oyster

Pleurotus pulmonarius

Least Concern

Snowy Oysterling

Cheimonophyllum candidissimum

Endangered

Moss Rust

Eocronartium muscicola

Near Threatened

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