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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
166
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 23
Endangered 61
Vulnerable 82
Near Threatened 65
Least Concern 801
Data Deficient 62
Not Evaluated 1913
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Biznaga-Maguey

Ariocarpus retusus

Least Concern

Biznaga-partida de Cuernos

Coryphantha cornifera

Least Concern

Biznaga-pezón Bicolor

Thelocactus bicolor

Least Concern

Biznaga-pezón Setosa

Thelocactus setispinus

Least Concern

Biznaga Prolifera

Mammillaria prolifera

Least Concern

bledo

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

boca de dragón

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Boca de Dragón

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

boleto castaño

Gyroporus castaneus

Near Threatened

boleto picante

Chalciporus piperatus

Least Concern

bolsa-de-pastor

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

bombax

Bombax ceiba

Least Concern

bombolla

Passiflora cincinnata

Not Evaluated

bons-dias

Calystegia sepium

Least Concern

Bordón

Bactris major

Least Concern

borraja-cimarrona

Echium plantagineum

Not Evaluated

Botan

Sabal mauritiiformis

Near Threatened

botoncillo

Spermacoce prostrata

Not Evaluated

Boxúo Negro

Zanthoxylum pentandrum

Least Concern

breo

Schinus molle

Least Concern

broza del Canadá

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

Buche

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

buey

Cancer pagurus

Least Concern

burladora

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

butia

Butia capitata

Not Evaluated

Cabecinegro

Manicaria saccifera

Least Concern

Cabori

Casearia aculeata

Least Concern

Cachimbo

Couratari guianensis

Least Concern

cacho

Dialium guianense

Least Concern

Cactus Columnar Miramar

Cereus hexagonus

Least Concern

cadillo

Triumfetta lappula

Least Concern

cadillo liso

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

cadmia

Cananga odorata

Not Evaluated

cafeto arábico

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Cafeto robusto

Coffea canephora

Least Concern

cagamuja

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

caigua

Cyclanthera pedata

Not Evaluated

caimitillo

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

Least Concern

caimito

Chrysophyllum cainito

Not Evaluated

caimo

Pouteria caimito

Least Concern

cajombre

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

cajuil de Surinam

Syzygium samarangense

Least Concern

calabacillo

Theobroma cacao

Not Evaluated

Calabaza

Cucurbita pepo

Not Evaluated

calaguala

Rumohra adiantiformis

Not Evaluated

calamismis

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Data Deficient

calitro

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

calotropis

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

calumbán

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

calvatia delor lila

Calvatia cyathiformis

Not Evaluated

camagón

Diospyros blancoi

Not Evaluated

Camajorú

Sterculia apetala

Not Evaluated

camalote

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

camalote blanco

Paspalum virgatum

Least Concern

camaroncillo

Justicia brandegeeana

Not Evaluated

camarón moteado

Metapenaeus monoceros

Not Evaluated

camarón tigre gigante

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

cambustera

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

campanetes del jardí

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Campanilla

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

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