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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
238
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 87
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2673
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

Protoperidinium claudicans

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Physarum viride

Not Evaluated

Phacus hamelii

Not Evaluated

Brazilian morning-glory

Ipomoea setosa

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

Physarum leucopus

Not Evaluated

Pinnularia mesolepta

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Licorice

Periandra mediterranea

Least Concern

Physarum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora gonapodyides

Not Evaluated

brazilian-king-wood

Dalbergia cearensis

Near Threatened

basket fern

Nephrolepis pectinata

Not Evaluated

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Phaeographis dendritica

Vulnerable

Paradiacheopsis longipes

Not Evaluated

Paraphysomonas imperforata

Not Evaluated

Paraphysomonas butcheri

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum fluminense

Not Evaluated

Nupela wellneri

Not Evaluated

Neidium bisulcata

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jalap

Operculina macrocarpa

Not Evaluated

Nitzschia angularis

Not Evaluated

Monomorphina pyrum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Barrel Cactus

Melocactus intortus

Least Concern

Akashiwo sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

Achlya caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Mastogloia braunii

Not Evaluated

Melosira octogona

Not Evaluated

Mallomonas calceolus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Melampsora epitea

Not Evaluated

Leucocoprinus cretaceus

Not Evaluated

Lepocinclis marssonii

Not Evaluated

Lecanographa lyncea

Critically Endangered

Barbicou-bean

Canavalia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Amphora proteus

Not Evaluated

Junghuhnia nitida

Least Concern

Hyphodermella corrugata

Vulnerable

Hemitrichia pardina

Not Evaluated

Hymenochaete cinnamomea

Vulnerable

Botryobasidium subcoronatum

Least Concern

Hantzschia virgata

Not Evaluated

Hecatonema terminale

Least Concern

Bolete Mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

Least Concern

Amphora ovalis

Not Evaluated

Airplant

Tillandsia gardneri

Not Evaluated

Frustulia rhomboides

Not Evaluated

Eunotia serra

Not Evaluated

Eunotia rhomboidea

Not Evaluated

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Least Concern

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Least Concern

Euglena mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Euglena gaumei

Not Evaluated

Euglena deses

Not Evaluated

Entomoneis alata

Not Evaluated

Blusher

Amanita rubescens

Least Concern

Amphora laevis

Not Evaluated

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