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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

greyish crystalwort

Riccia sorocarpa

Least Concern

Grey sea squirt

Ascidia sydneiensis

Not Evaluated

Grimmia Dry Rock Moss

Grimmia laevigata

Vulnerable

Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

guin-guin

Afraegle paniculata

Not Evaluated

Gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

Gull Feed

Scaevola plumieri

Least Concern

Shrubby nightshade

Solanum robustum

Not Evaluated

Gumtree Deceiver

Laccaria fraterna

Data Deficient

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

hair-pointed grimmia

Grimmia trichophylla

Least Concern

Hairy Bramble

Rubus phoenicolasius

Not Evaluated

Hairy Earthtongue

Trichoglossum hirsutum

Least Concern

Hairy fountain grass

Cenchrus pedicellatus

Least Concern

Hairy indigo

Indigofera hirsuta

Not Evaluated

Handsome Club

Clavulinopsis laeticolor

Least Concern

lemon-scented-ironbark

Eucalyptus staigeriana

Least Concern

Hard Pine

Pinus rigida

Not Evaluated

Harris mud crab

Rhithropanopeus harrisii

Not Evaluated

Cortadera blanca

Scleria gaertneri

Least Concern

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

Hazel Woodwart

Hypoxylon fuscum

Least Concern

Heath Star Moss

Campylopus introflexus

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Hedgemustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Least Concern

Hemp-leaf ragwort

Senecio brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Herb of the cross

Verbena officinalis

Least Concern

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Least Concern

Horsebush

Peltophorum dubium

Least Concern

Cucurbit Downy Mildew

Pseudoperonospora cubensis

Not Evaluated

Highland coffee

Coffea stenophylla

Vulnerable

High mallow

Malva sylvestris

Least Concern

Himalayan bamboo

Drepanostachyum falcatum

Not Evaluated

dancing ladies

Gomesa varicosa

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Hinoki false cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Not Evaluated

Kumquat

Citrus japonica

Not Evaluated

hoary basil

Ocimum africanum

Not Evaluated

kaffir-lime

Citrus hystrix

Not Evaluated

Holly osmanthus

Osmanthus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Honey Box

Eucalyptus melliodora

Vulnerable

honeyplant

Hoya carnosa

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus sibiricus

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Torodinium teredo

Not Evaluated

hooded shrimp

Athanas nitescens

Least Concern

Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia palustris

Vulnerable

Horseshoe geranium

Pelargonium zonale

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

False aralia

Plerandra elegantissima

Endangered

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

mother-of-hundreds

Mammillaria compressa

Least Concern

Elatior hybrid primroses

Primula polyantha

Not Evaluated

Illinois Pondweed

Potamogeton illinoensis

Least Concern

iguana hackberry

Celtis iguanaea

Not Evaluated

Elongated Sea Pearls

Valonia macrophysa

Not Evaluated

Pineland False Buttonweed

Spermacoce tetraquetra

Least Concern

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