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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

Diderma spumarioides

Not Evaluated

Arcyria minuta

Not Evaluated

Gloiothele lactescens

Vulnerable

Rhizopus stolonifer

Not Evaluated

Coleosporium tussilaginis

Not Evaluated

Eunotia biceps

Not Evaluated

Sistotrema brinkmannii

Least Concern

Puccinia poarum

Not Evaluated

Subulicystidium longisporum

Least Concern

Sphacelaria rigidula

Not Evaluated

Peronospora manshurica

Not Evaluated

Protoperidinium conicum

Not Evaluated

Conocybe mesospora

Least Concern

Thalassiothrix longissima

Not Evaluated

Durinskia baltica

Not Evaluated

Kephyrion ovale

Not Evaluated

Scribbly Gum

Eucalyptus racemosa

Least Concern

Shining bird of paradise

Heliconia metallica

Not Evaluated

short-flower crotalaria

Crotalaria breviflora

Not Evaluated

short oat

Avena brevis

Not Evaluated

silver-leaved-ironbark

Eucalyptus melanophloia

Least Concern

South African lovegrass

Eragrostis plana

Not Evaluated

Spoonleaf purple everlasting

Gamochaeta purpurea

Not Evaluated

Superb Maya

Miconia superba

Least Concern

Suriname bramble palm

Desmoncus polyacanthos

Not Evaluated

Red Heads

Ramboldia russula

Not Evaluated

bacaba palm

Oenocarpus bacaba

Least Concern

Brazil Scrambling Bamboo

Chusquea bambusoides

Least Concern

Russula consobrina

Least Concern

Mallomonas striata

Not Evaluated

Tambuki grass

Andropogon gayanus

Not Evaluated

Y-twig Algae

Amphiroa rigida

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Pinewoods fingergrass

Eustachys petraea

Not Evaluated

bastard-tallow-wood

Eucalyptus planchoniana

Least Concern

Brazilian-jasmine

Mandevilla sanderi

Not Evaluated

Terrestrial water-starwort

Callitriche terrestris

Least Concern

Bedstraw

Galium aparine

Least Concern

Beebalm

Monarda didyma

Not Evaluated

Woloszynskia neglecta

Not Evaluated

Timber Mazegill

Gloeophyllum trabeum

Not Evaluated

Hantzschia amphioxyss

Not Evaluated

Irish Threadwort

Telaranea nematodes

Not Evaluated

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

tropical-red-box

Eucalyptus brachyandra

Least Concern

grand mahot

Sterculia pruriens

Least Concern

Spoonleaf Peperomia

Peperomia magnoliifolia

Least Concern

Veined Shield

Pluteus thomsonii

Least Concern

Pinnularia acidophila

Not Evaluated

white copal

Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Least Concern

Wire With

Desmodium axillare

Least Concern

Cryptomonas curvata

Not Evaluated

Chenille Weed

Dasya baillouviana

Not Evaluated

Fig

Ficus nymphaeifolia

Not Evaluated

Tripos lineatus

Not Evaluated

Olpidiopsis saprolegniae

Not Evaluated

Sargasso Weed

Sargassum natans

Not Evaluated

pride-of-Burma

Amherstia nobilis

Not Evaluated

red love grass

Eragrostis secundiflora

Not Evaluated

White Tubelet

Henningsomyces candidus

Least Concern

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