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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
236
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 87
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1205
Data Deficient 72
Not Evaluated 2676
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

crucete

Quassia amara

Least Concern

cuernecillo

Lotus corniculatus

Least Concern

Cuervo Pío

Corvus albus

Least Concern

cuesco de lobo

Lycoperdon perlatum

Least Concern

cuesco de lobo

Lycoperdon pratense

Least Concern

culantro

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

curbaril

Hymenaea courbaril

Near Threatened

cutite grande

Pouteria multiflora

Not Evaluated

Daldinia de carne cebrada

Daldinia concentrica

Vulnerable

Dama de Día

Cestrum diurnum

Least Concern

Daudapo

Myrteola nummularia

Not Evaluated

dormidera

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Drago De Canarias

Dracaena draco

Endangered

Duraznillo

Opuntia leucotricha

Least Concern

Enea

Typha domingensis

Not Evaluated

Enebro

Juniperus communis

Vulnerable

engordador

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

enotera

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

enotera

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

enredadera del mosquito

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

ensaiao-gigante

Sedum praealtum

Not Evaluated

Erizo

Melocactus matanzanus

Endangered

erva-cidreira

Melissa officinalis

Not Evaluated

erva-labaça

Rumex conglomeratus

Least Concern

erva-maior

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

erva-menina

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

erva-saboeira

Saponaria officinalis

Least Concern

escarola

Cichorium endivia

Not Evaluated

escirpillo cabizbajo

Isolepis cernua

Not Evaluated

escleroderma amarilla

Scleroderma citrinum

Least Concern

Escleroderma estrella

Scleroderma polyrhizum

Not Evaluated

escoba

Sida glomerata

Least Concern

escobilla

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

escobilla

Sida ulmifolia

Not Evaluated

escobilla

Cuphea carthagenensis

Least Concern

Espadín

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

esparcilla

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Esparraguera

Asparagus officinalis

Not Evaluated

espinaca

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

espinaca acuática

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

espinaca blanca

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

espinaca de Filipinas

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

espinaca de Malabar

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

espinaca de Nueva Zelandia

Tetragonia tetragonoides

Not Evaluated

espinazo de pescado

Sanchezia parvibracteata

Not Evaluated

espino caván

Vachellia caven

Least Concern

esporidíolos

Puccinia graminis

Not Evaluated

esporidíolos

Puccinia coronata

Not Evaluated

Estereo peludo

Stereum hirsutum

Least Concern

estragón

Artemisia dracunculus

Not Evaluated

estrella

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

estrella de tierra

Geastrum triplex

Near Threatened

estrella de tierra de múltiples bocas

Myriostoma coliforme

Critically Endangered

estrella de tierra higrométrica

Astraeus hygrometricus

Vulnerable

Estrilda Común

Estrilda astrild

Least Concern

estrofaria verde

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

estropajo

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

faisán, sigro, frongo, matute, hongo, calabaza, pan de risquillu, pan de sapo

Boletus edulis

Least Concern

falo perruno

Mutinus caninus

Vulnerable

falso kikuyu

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

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