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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

little-robin

Geranium purpureum

Not Evaluated

rigid screw moss

Aloina rigida

Vulnerable

Flat-topped Yate

Eucalyptus occidentalis

Endangered

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Flat crown

Albizia adianthifolia

Least Concern

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Knotted hedgeparsley

Torilis nodosa

Least Concern

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Komine Maple

Acer micranthum

Least Concern

Krauss' spikemoss

Selaginella kraussiana

Not Evaluated

kuakish

Attalea butyracea

Least Concern

kuruma prawn

Penaeus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Mallee Pine

Callitris preissii

Least Concern

Lagrimas De La Virgen

Eleutherine bulbosa

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Madagascar dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Not Evaluated

Lamb'S-Ear

Stachys byzantina

Not Evaluated

lance-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria lancifolia

Not Evaluated

mcnab-cypress

Cupressus macnabiana

Least Concern

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum divaricatum

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum hians

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum auricula

Not Evaluated

Rhododendron

Rhododendron ponticum

Not Evaluated

sumac

Toxicodendron striatum

Not Evaluated

large marsh rush

Juncus acutus

Least Concern

large-seed dodder

Cuscuta indecora

Not Evaluated

Surinam Cherry

Myrcia splendens

Not Evaluated

Large white petunia

Petunia axillaris

Not Evaluated

Brazilian pennywort

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

Not Evaluated

Laurustinus

Viburnum tinus

Least Concern

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Lawson's Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Not Evaluated

Lawyer's Wig

Coprinus comatus

Least Concern

Dog's Mercury Rust

Melampsora populnea

Not Evaluated

Salzmann's mille graines

Oldenlandia salzmannii

Not Evaluated

Dog Sick Slime Mould

Mucilago crustacea

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

tayuya

Cayaponia tayuya

Not Evaluated

Florida swamp-lily

Crinum americanum

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

dotted orchid

Scaphyglottis punctulata

Not Evaluated

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Weeping Toothcrust

Dacryobolus sudans

Vulnerable

Least Water Lily

Nuphar pumila

Least Concern

Tiger grass

Thysanolaena latifolia

Not Evaluated

lemon

Citrus limon

Not Evaluated

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Sickle Medick

Medicago falcata

Least Concern

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

Lemonwood

Pittosporum eugenioides

Not Evaluated

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda

Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

Scleroderma areolatum

Least Concern

Lindley's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium lindleyanum

Vulnerable

Orean blue lupin

Lupinus nanus

Least Concern

rhubarb

Rheum rhaponticum

Extinct

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

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