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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

Blushing Dapperling

Leucoagaricus badhamii

Vulnerable

Gyrosigma balticum

Not Evaluated

Eye Bright

Heliotropium angiospermum

Least Concern

Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Not Evaluated

Isthmia enervis

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

Sourgrass

Digitaria insularis

Least Concern

False Coffee

Faramea occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Sordid Blewit

Lepista sordida

Least Concern

Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

Least Concern

South American Copal

Hymenaea intermedia

Least Concern

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Latin American crowngrass

Paspalum convexum

Not Evaluated

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Tropical ticktrefoil

Desmodium cajanifolium

Least Concern

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Southwest wild carrot

Daucus pusillus

Least Concern

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

southern Florida sandmat

Euphorbia adenoptera

Not Evaluated

Spiked speedwell

Veronica spicata

Vulnerable

spindle palm

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Critically Endangered

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

spiral tasselweed

Ruppia cirrhosa

Extinct

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Splendid Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum insigne

Endangered

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

Spotted Gum

Corymbia maculata

Least Concern

Spotted henbit

Lamium maculatum

Least Concern

Apple Of Sodom

Solanum carolinense

Not Evaluated

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Arcyria major

Not Evaluated

Cribraria vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Pleurosigma normanii

Not Evaluated

Arrow-Leaved Lettuce

Lactuca canadensis

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Hemitrichia minor

Not Evaluated

karri

Eucalyptus diversicolor

Least Concern

Stalked Lettuce Leaf Algae

Halimeda tuna

Not Evaluated

Spotty Featherwort

Plagiochila punctata

Not Evaluated

Watercress Algae

Halimeda opuntia

Not Evaluated

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

Bengal bamboo

Bambusa tulda

Not Evaluated

spreading threadwort

Cephaloziella divaricata

Endangered

Crowngrass

Paspalum pilosum

Not Evaluated

spring-bloodwood

Corymbia ptychocarpa

Least Concern

sqaure-wood

Discocarpus essequeboensis

Not Evaluated

Square-stemmed Bamboo

Chimonobambusa quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

Loddiges's cattleya

Cattleya loddigesii

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Palm

Sabal bermudana

Endangered

stevia

Stevia rebaudiana

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Besse's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium besseae

Endangered

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