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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2647
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Hornwort

Dendroceros crispus

Not Evaluated

Berlandier'S Goosefoot

Chenopodium berlandieri

Not Evaluated

Blue margined brown alga

Dictyota ciliolata

Not Evaluated

Dung Candlesnuff

Xylaria guepinii

Not Evaluated

Ridge beggartick

Bidens gardneri

Not Evaluated

Blushing Rosette

Abortiporus biennis

Near Threatened

Scaly Shield

Pluteus petasatus

Least Concern

Woodwasp

Sirex noctilio

Vulnerable

Big Badja Gum

Eucalyptus badjensis

Least Concern

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea polystachya

Not Evaluated

Fallacia pygmaea

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Memorial Rose

Rosa luciae

Not Evaluated

african-juniper

Juniperus procera

Least Concern

African mangosteen

Garcinia livingstonei

Not Evaluated

American Trumpet Vine

Campsis radicans

Not Evaluated

Common Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Not Evaluated

kachi grass

Cymbopogon caesius

Not Evaluated

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cress

Acmella oleracea

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila immigrans

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila repleta

Not Evaluated

Fuller rose beetle

Naupactus cervinus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

Amazon Rosewood

Dalbergia spruceana

Vulnerable

Green flatsedge

Cyperus virens

Not Evaluated

Crabgrass

Pappophorum pappiferum

Not Evaluated

tickle grass

Panicum trichoides

Not Evaluated

fiddle-leaf philodendron

Philodendron bipennifolium

Not Evaluated

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

Scurfy Twiglet

Tubaria furfuracea

Least Concern

Grapeleaf begonia

Begonia reniformis

Not Evaluated

Joannis Palm

Veitchia joannis

Least Concern

Turk's Cap

Melocactus broadwayi

Near Threatened

Drooping Tonguefern

Elaphoglossum herminieri

Least Concern

jewel orchid

Ludisia discolor

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Yellow crabgrass

Digitaria fuscescens

Not Evaluated

jumping orchid

Catasetum macrocarpum

Not Evaluated

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Not Evaluated

guayule

Parthenium argentatum

Not Evaluated

Yefen

Fuirena umbellata

Least Concern

Succulent spiderwort

Tradescantia crassula

Not Evaluated

Rusty Pennies

Puccinia hydrocotyles

Not Evaluated

drooping she-oak

Allocasuarina verticillata

Least Concern

False Puffball

Reticularia lycoperdon

Not Evaluated

Floating spurge

Phyllanthus fluitans

Not Evaluated

Green Grape Algae

Caulerpa racemosa

Not Evaluated

Chinese fringe flower

Loropetalum chinense

Not Evaluated

Cat's Paw Oyster

Talonostrea talonata

Data Deficient

Tropical sensitive pea

Chamaecrista absus

Least Concern

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Annual Mugwort

Artemisia annua

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Tropical Bog Orchid

Habenaria monorrhiza

Least Concern

Argentinian crabgrass

Digitaria aequiglumis

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Styela clava

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

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