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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
190
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 28
Endangered 68
Vulnerable 94
Near Threatened 73
Least Concern 823
Data Deficient 52
Not Evaluated 2082
Extinct 16

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Chinese Cypress

Cupressus duclouxiana

Data Deficient

Stipulate Inga

Inga stipulacea

Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

Sphagnum recurvum

Not Evaluated

Rigid Coelogyne

Coelogyne rigida

Least Concern

royal agave

Agave victoriae-reginae

Least Concern

Green Flat Sedge

Cyperus drummondii

Least Concern

Zonal geranium

Pelargonium hortorum

Not Evaluated

Low flatsedge

Cyperus pumilus

Least Concern

Giant-leaved Fig

Ficus lutea

Least Concern

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

Kentia Palm

Howea forsteriana

Vulnerable

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

Garden-huckleberry

Solanum scabrum

Not Evaluated

Blue flax

Linum perenne

Not Evaluated

Louisiana cupgrass

Eriochloa punctata

Not Evaluated

blue latan

Latania loddigesii

Endangered

Stromanthe

Stromanthe tonckat

Not Evaluated

pearl echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Not Evaluated

Boarwood

Symphonia globulifera

Least Concern

Bog Marshcress

Rorippa palustris

Not Evaluated

cherry-of-the-Rio Grande

Eugenia involucrata

Least Concern

bosisto's-box

Eucalyptus bosistoana

Near Threatened

boskomkommer

Cayaponia rigida

Not Evaluated

lilac-bell

Ipomoea muricata

Not Evaluated

Woolly Hair

Ulothrix flacca

Least Concern

rat-tail orchid

Trichocentrum sprucei

Not Evaluated

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Wedge Flapwort

Leptoscyphus cuneifolius

Critically Endangered

Fragile Stonewort

Chara globularis

Least Concern

toothcup

Ammannia latifolia

Least Concern

Smooth joyweed

Alternanthera paronychioides

Not Evaluated

drooping-white-gum

Corymbia papuana

Least Concern

winged water-primrose

Ludwigia decurrens

Least Concern

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Spiral head ginger

Costus scaber

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Dead and Awake

Neptunia plena

Least Concern

Coral Weed

Corallina officinalis

Least Concern

Olive Lute

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum

Not Evaluated

Catalonian jasmine

Jasminum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

Cat Dapperling

Lepiota felina

Least Concern

Onion Earthball

Scleroderma cepa

Data Deficient

Brown Rust Of Wheat

Puccinia recondita

Not Evaluated

Bunchy Flat Sedge

Cyperus polystachyos

Least Concern

Chinese fir

Cunninghamia lanceolata

Least Concern

branched pipe coral

Carijoa riisei

Not Evaluated

Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum

Not Evaluated

Cricket-Bat Willow

Salix alba

Least Concern

cricketvine

Fridericia chica

Least Concern

Hen Pen

Bryopsis plumosa

Least Concern

Rusty Rock

Hildenbrandia rubra

Least Concern

Green String Lettuce

Ulva linza

Least Concern

Flexuous Gutweed

Ulva flexuosa

Least Concern

Thread Weed

Ulva compressa

Least Concern

Sea Hair

Chaetomorpha linum

Least Concern

Mediterranean figwort

Scrophularia peregrina

Not Evaluated

Florida Pine

Pinus palustris

Endangered

Gut Weed

Ulva intestinalis

Least Concern

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