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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

Queen's-wreath

Petrea volubilis

Least Concern

male bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan purslane

Portulaca amilis

Not Evaluated

White-tipped Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum diaphanum

Least Concern

Mangrove fan palm

Licuala spinosa

Not Evaluated

Manna gum

Eucalyptus viminalis

Near Threatened

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

wild date palm

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Least Concern

Maple

Acer rubrum

Not Evaluated

Pearl flower

Heterocentron subtriplinervium

Not Evaluated

Marblewood

Zygia racemosa

Least Concern

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Marsh Mermaid-Weed

Proserpinaca palustris

Least Concern

Marsh Pea

Lathyrus palustris

Endangered

matchstick flapwort

Odontoschisma denudatum

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

Mauritanian convolvulus

Ipomoea mauritiana

Not Evaluated

Leaf and stem scab

Elsinoe batatas

Not Evaluated

bracken fern

Pteridium esculentum

Not Evaluated

Leafy Flat-blade Algae

Stypopodium zonale

Not Evaluated

Richard'S Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris jupicai

Not Evaluated

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Meadow pea

Lathyrus pratensis

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

Leafy Rolled-blade Algae

Padina boergesenii

Not Evaluated

Rigid Beard Moss

Didymodon rigidulus

Not Evaluated

Yellowpored Bracket

Flaviporus brownii

Not Evaluated

Rio grande pearlhead

Isocarpha oppositifolia

Data Deficient

mealy sage

Salvia farinacea

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

melville-island-bloodwood

Corymbia nesophila

Least Concern

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Ganoderma zonatum

Not Evaluated

Forrest's maple

Acer forrestii

Least Concern

Mexican stonecrop

Sedum mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

midland hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata

Least Concern

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Miller's Oysterling

Clitopilus hobsonii

Least Concern

millimetre moss

Micromitrium tenerum

Endangered

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Mimusops

Mimusops coriacea

Least Concern

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

molloy-box

Eucalyptus leptophleba

Least Concern

Mint

Agastache rugosa

Not Evaluated

Minute duckweed

Lemna minuta

Not Evaluated

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

Least Concern

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