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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

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Palisade signalgrass

Urochloa brizantha

Not Evaluated

Biting Stonecrop

Sedum acre

Least Concern

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

Not Evaluated

Sander's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum sanderianum

Critically Endangered

Blueberry

Symplocos martinicensis

Least Concern

Mountain Coolibah

Eucalyptus orgadophila

Near Threatened

common greasewort

Aneura pinguis

Least Concern

giant horsetail

Equisetum giganteum

Not Evaluated

Pancake Crust

Perenniporia medulla-panis

Vulnerable

Common corncockle

Agrostemma githago

Critically Endangered

Coral tree

Erythrina speciosa

Least Concern

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

pinwheel-flower

Tabernaemontana catharinensis

Least Concern

paperbark teatree

Melaleuca ericifolia

Least Concern

catole palm

Syagrus oleracea

Not Evaluated

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Blackstem Spleenwort

Asplenium resiliens

Not Evaluated

American Savin

Juniperus horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Mottled spurge

Euphorbia lactea

Not Evaluated

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia labiata

Not Evaluated

Snowy Oysterling

Cheimonophyllum candidissimum

Endangered

Moss Rust

Eocronartium muscicola

Near Threatened

Legume

Calopogonium galactioides

Least Concern

Moss Bell

Galerina hypnorum

Least Concern

Mosquito Basil

Ocimum campechianum

Least Concern

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

Baby’s Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Least Concern

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

Rust of pelargonium

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis

Not Evaluated

mosaic-plant

Fittonia albivenis

Not Evaluated

Moroccan toadflax

Linaria maroccana

Not Evaluated

Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria guayanensis

Least Concern

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Pearl Millet

Cenchrus americanus

Extinct

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Endangered

hato tejas

Microstachys corniculata

Not Evaluated

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

bagasse

Ambelania acida

Least Concern

Morel

Morchella esculenta

Vulnerable

Swan-necked Apple-moss

Philonotis cernua

Not Evaluated

blackseed crabgrass

Digitaria ternata

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

American Royal Fern

Osmunda spectabilis

Least Concern

African signalgrass

Urochloa arrecta

Not Evaluated

Perennial soybean

Neonotonia wightii

Least Concern

Perennial Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Least Concern

Perfoliate blackfoot

Melampodium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Giant brake

Pteris tripartita

Not Evaluated

Amboina Pitch Tree

Agathis dammara

Vulnerable

black Sea jellyfish

Blackfordia virginica

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Ajuga

Ajuga reptans

Endangered

Compound sea squirt

Diplosoma listerianum

Data Deficient

black-sage

Varronia polycephala

Least Concern

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Compact Stonewort

Nitella tenuissima

Extinct

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