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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

prune colon

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

prune d'Espagne

Spondias purpurea

Least Concern

prunellier

Prunus spinosa

Least Concern

putois, putois deurope

Mustela putorius

Vulnerable

Pyrèthre de Dalmatie

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Not Evaluated

quassia de Surinam

Quassia amara

Least Concern

quebracho rouge

Schinopsis balansae

Least Concern

quenette

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

queue de lièvre

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

quinine amère

Portulaca halimoides

Endangered

quinine créole

Phyllanthus niruri

Least Concern

radis

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Raisin d'Amérique

Phytolacca americana

Not Evaluated

raisinier bord de mer

Coccoloba uvifera

Least Concern

ramie de Chine

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

rapistre

Rapistrum rugosum

Not Evaluated

rat noir

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Rat surmulot

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

ravenale

Ravenala madagascariensis

Least Concern

ravenelle

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

ray-grass commun

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

ray-grass ditalie

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

reine marguerite

Callistephus chinensis

Not Evaluated

renoncule rampante

Ranunculus repens

Least Concern

renouée des oiseaux

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

renouée persicaire

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Rhododendron

Rhododendron ponticum

Not Evaluated

Rhubarbe sauvage

Rheum rhaponticum

Extinct

riccardie des cédrières

Riccardia chamedryfolia

Vulnerable

riccie caverneuse

Riccia cavernosa

Endangered

riccie grisâtre

Riccia sorocarpa

Least Concern

Ricin

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Riz

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Robinier faux-acacia

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Ronce admirable

Rubus spectabilis

Not Evaluated

ronce commune

Rubus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

roquette

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

rorippe à petites fleurs

Rorippa palustris

Not Evaluated

rorippe d'Inde

Rorippa indica

Not Evaluated

roseau

Phragmites australis

Least Concern

rose de Chine

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

rose de Mai

Rosa centifolia

Not Evaluated

Rose de porcelaine

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Rosier blanc

Rosa alba

Not Evaluated

Rosier de France

Rosa gallica

Not Evaluated

rosier des chiens

Rosa canina

Least Concern

rosier multiflore

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

rosier sétigère

Rosa setigera

Not Evaluated

rossolis intermédiaire

Drosera intermedia

Least Concern

rotala rameux

Rotala ramosior

Not Evaluated

Rudbeckia hérissé

Rudbeckia hirta

Not Evaluated

Rue des jardins

Ruta graveolens

Not Evaluated

rumex élégant

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

ruppie maritime

Ruppia maritima

Extinct

ruppie spiralée

Ruppia cirrhosa

Extinct

sagine apétale

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

sagine rampante

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

sagittaire à sépales dressés

Sagittaria montevidensis

Not Evaluated

salicaire à feuilles dhyssope

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

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