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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
122
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 61
Near Threatened 51
Least Concern 703
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 1841
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

Blood root

Justicia secunda

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

black titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Least Concern

Black Torch

Melochia tomentosa

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Blackwell Switch Grass

Panicum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Bog Groove-Moss

Aulacomnium palustre

Least Concern

Bohena Beauty

Cenchrus longispinus

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Blue Gum

Eucalyptus leucoxylon

Vulnerable

Blue marble tree

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

Least Concern

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

Bluewings

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

Blunt-Leaved Bog-Moss

Sphagnum palustre

Least Concern

Blunt Spurge

Euphorbia spathulata

Not Evaluated

Blusher

Amanita rubescens

Least Concern

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Least Concern

Bolander'S Water-Starwort

Callitriche heterophylla

Least Concern

Botryobasidium subcoronatum

Least Concern

Bottle Palm

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Critically Endangered

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jalap

Operculina macrocarpa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum fluminense

Not Evaluated

Brazilian joyweed

Alternanthera brasiliana

Not Evaluated

brazilian-king-wood

Dalbergia cearensis

Near Threatened

Brazilian Licorice

Periandra mediterranea

Least Concern

Brazilian morning-glory

Ipomoea setosa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium brasiliense

Data Deficient

Brazilian pricklypear

Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Least Concern

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Not Evaluated

Brazilian satintail

Imperata brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Brazilian shaving-brush-tree

Pseudobombax grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian tulipwood

Dalbergia decipularis

Least Concern

Brazilian-walnut

Ocotea porosa

Vulnerable

Bright-Blue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Brachysira procera

Not Evaluated

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Least Concern

Bracted strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Not Evaluated

Branched Centaury

Centaurium pulchellum

Least Concern

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia ramulosa

Least Concern

Branching Bryozoan

Schizoporella unicornis

Not Evaluated

branching larkspur

Delphinium consolida

Not Evaluated

brandling

Eisenia fetida

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Bristly Stonewort

Chara hispida

Near Threatened

Brittle Cinder

Kretzschmaria deusta

Least Concern

brittle maidenhair fern

Adiantum concinnum

Not Evaluated

broad-leafed-ironbark

Eucalyptus siderophloia

Near Threatened

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Least Concern

broadleaf noddingcaps

Triphora amazonica

Data Deficient

Broadleaf Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Least Concern

broad-leaved-carbeen

Corymbia confertiflora

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Near Threatened

Broad-Leaved Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Not Evaluated

broad-leaved-white-mahogany

Eucalyptus carnea

Least Concern

broad-leaved-white-mahogany

Eucalyptus umbra

Least Concern

Broom cupflower

Nierembergia scoparia

Not Evaluated

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