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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

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

Reticulated barnacle

Amphibalanus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Common St. John'S Wort

Hypericum perforatum

Least Concern

Wood sorrel

Oxalis triangularis

Not Evaluated

Mexican stonecrop

Sedum mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Forrest's maple

Acer forrestii

Least Concern

River Maple

Acer saccharinum

Not Evaluated

Pyramidflower

Melochia pyramidata

Least Concern

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Ganoderma zonatum

Not Evaluated

Winter Polypore

Lentinus brumalis

Least Concern

Rock Fingerwort

Lepidozia cupressina

Not Evaluated

rock veilwort

Metzgeria conjugata

Near Threatened

Common Scouring-Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Near Threatened

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Least Concern

Big-laurel

Magnolia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

melville-island-bloodwood

Corymbia nesophila

Least Concern

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Rose-of-Sharon

Hypericum calycinum

Not Evaluated

Big Blue Pinkgill

Entoloma bloxamii

Vulnerable

spear grass

Nassella hyalina

Not Evaluated

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Roxburgh fig

Ficus auriculata

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Common Porecrust

Schizophyllum commune

Least Concern

Bifid Crestwort

Lophocolea bidentata

Not Evaluated

Roundleaf gum

Eucalyptus deanei

Least Concern

royal cross

Mammillaria karwinskiana

Least Concern

Ruby Dapperling

Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Not Evaluated

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Dainty sandmallow

Sidastrum micranthum

Not Evaluated

mealy sage

Salvia farinacea

Not Evaluated

Common Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Least Concern

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Rio grande pearlhead

Isocarpha oppositifolia

Data Deficient

Yellowpored Bracket

Flaviporus brownii

Not Evaluated

Rigid Beard Moss

Didymodon rigidulus

Not Evaluated

Leafy Rolled-blade Algae

Padina boergesenii

Not Evaluated

common marmoset

Callithrix jacchus

Least Concern

Bhutan Pine

Pinus wallichiana

Not Evaluated

awl-leaved lilaea

Triglochin scilloides

Least Concern

American Plane

Platanus occidentalis

Least Concern

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

Euglena clara

Not Evaluated

Meadow pea

Lathyrus pratensis

Least Concern

glaucous cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

Common Maërl

Phymatolithon calcareum

Data Deficient

Xenasma rimicola

Vulnerable

Trachelomonas helvetica

Not Evaluated

Panaeolus antillarum

Not Evaluated

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Richard'S Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris jupicai

Not Evaluated

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