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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

Creeping buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Least Concern

Grassland Puffball

Lycoperdon lividum

Least Concern

Peeling Puffball

Lycoperdon marginatum

Not Evaluated

spotted dracaena

Dracaena surculosa

Not Evaluated

Shoestring Fern

Vittaria lineata

Not Evaluated

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Heteranthera reniformis

Not Evaluated

Rhizoma peanut

Arachis glabrata

Not Evaluated

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

Chlorine Dust Lichen

Chrysothrix chlorina

Extinct

Rusty Woodwart

Hypoxylon rubiginosum

Least Concern

Scattered paspalum

Paspalum conspersum

Not Evaluated

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

sacred virola

Virola elongata

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

japanese-thuya

Thujopsis dolabrata

Not Evaluated

saltmarsh baccharis

Baccharis glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

Not Evaluated

False Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Not Evaluated

savonette

Lonchocarpus sericeus

Least Concern

sandcarpet

Cardionema ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Sander's Alocasia

Alocasia sanderiana

Critically Endangered

Dark Stonewort

Nitella opaca

Least Concern

Sand Pea

Eriosema crinitum

Not Evaluated

Sandy Stiltball

Battarrea phalloides

Not Evaluated

Peronospora alsinearum

Not Evaluated

Large-leaved Spotted Gum

Corymbia henryi

Least Concern

Sappan

Biancaea sappan

Least Concern

sapphire-flower

Browallia speciosa

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Synura petersenii

Not Evaluated

Sasanqua camellia

Camellia sasanqua

Least Concern

Podosira stelligera

Not Evaluated

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Sawara Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera

Not Evaluated

Encyonopsis microcephala

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros pelagicus

Not Evaluated

Scaly Earthball

Scleroderma verrucosum

Least Concern

Pythium acanthicum

Not Evaluated

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Scurfy Deceiver

Laccaria proxima

Least Concern

Scrub Pine

Pinus virginiana

Least Concern

Sea-Coast Tuber-Bulrush

Bolboschoenus robustus

Least Concern

seagrass

Halodule emarginata

Data Deficient

sea-grass

Halodule wrightii

Least Concern

Tuffybells

Wahlenbergia linarioides

Not Evaluated

sea rocket

Cakile maritima

Least Concern

australian-kauri

Agathis robusta

Not Evaluated

European Wool Carder Bee

Anthidium manicatum

Least Concern

Senegal date palm

Phoenix reclinata

Least Concern

Senegal mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

Vulnerable

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

serrulate-leaved long-beaked moss

Rhynchostegium serrulatum

Not Evaluated

Sessile Earthstar

Geastrum fimbriatum

Least Concern

Seychelles stilt palm

Verschaffeltia splendida

Near Threatened

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Shellflower

Moluccella laevis

Not Evaluated

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shingle Flatsedge

Cyperus imbricatus

Least Concern

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