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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

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Cotton Morning Glory

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Custard Apple

Annona symphyocarpa

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Indian-pennywort

Bacopa monnieri

Not Evaluated

Rhabdonema minutum

Not Evaluated

Indonesian gum

Eucalyptus deglupta

Vulnerable

Inhambane coffee

Coffea racemosa

Near Threatened

Insect-Egg Slime

Leocarpus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Insulin Plant

Myrcia salicifolia

Least Concern

Iodine Bonnet

Mycena filopes

Least Concern

Intermediate paspalum

Paspalum intermedium

Not Evaluated

Introduced Sage

Salvia pratensis

Near Threatened

Fawn Starweb

Asterostroma cervicolor

Least Concern

Isopod

Porcellio dilatatus

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Ivyleaf geranium

Pelargonium peltatum

Not Evaluated

Ivory Coral

Ramariopsis kunzei

Least Concern

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

jagged germanderwort

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Vulnerable

Japanese apricot

Prunus mume

Least Concern

Japanese Arrowroot

Pueraria montana

Not Evaluated

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

japanese-red-pine

Pinus densiflora

Least Concern

Japanese yew

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Least Concern

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Japan Globeflower

Kerria japonica

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Jequie Rubber Tree

Manihot dichotoma

Least Concern

White Moss

Leucobryum albidum

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Oxalis Rust

Puccinia oxalidis

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

Kiwi

Actinidia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Korean lawngrass

Zoysia japonica

Not Evaluated

Lanceleaf rattlebox

Crotalaria lanceolata

Least Concern

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Hiptage

Hiptage benghalensis

Least Concern

large-fruited-red-mahogany

Eucalyptus pellita

Least Concern

large-fruited-blackbutt

Eucalyptus pyrocarpa

Least Concern

Largeleaf Thoroughwort

Hebeclinium macrophyllum

Least Concern

Large-leaved Cordia

Cordia africana

Least Concern

Sticky waxweed

Cuphea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Serillo Dulce

Schizachyrium brevifolium

Not Evaluated

Pearce's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium pearcei

Least Concern

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Pale Scalewort

Radula voluta

Not Evaluated

Skyblue clustervine

Jacquemontia pentanthos

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Slender Stonewort

Nitella gracilis

Vulnerable

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