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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
232
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1172
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2621
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Chrysochromulina ahrengotii

Not Evaluated

Palisade signalgrass

Urochloa brizantha

Not Evaluated

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Cerataulina dentata

Not Evaluated

Neat feather-moss

Pseudoscleropodium purum

Least Concern

Blueberry

Symplocos martinicensis

Least Concern

Chaetoceros pendulum

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros diversus

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

bamboo grass

Paspalum fasciculatum

Not Evaluated

Amphipleura pellucida

Not Evaluated

Agrocybe cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

katinga

Merrillia caloxylon

Vulnerable

paperbark teatree

Melaleuca ericifolia

Least Concern

paper daisy

Rhodanthe manglesii

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaved-stringybark

Eucalyptus eugenioides

Least Concern

Narrowleaf red ironbark

Eucalyptus crebra

Least Concern

Ceratium hirundinella

Not Evaluated

Bog orchid

Habenaria rodeiensis

Not Evaluated

scarlet ball cactus

Parodia haselbergii

Vulnerable

Biscogniauxia repanda

Vulnerable

Arcyria incarnata

Not Evaluated

kodo wood

Ehretia acuminata

Least Concern

narrow-leaf bottlebrush

Callistemon linearis

Not Evaluated

Green antelope orchid

Dendrobium antennatum

Least Concern

Thin Leafed Sobralia

Sobralia stenophylla

Least Concern

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

Antrodiella semisupina

Not Evaluated

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

Wood decay

Crustodontia chrysocreas

Not Evaluated

Myrtle

Corymbia torelliana

Least Concern

Achlya bisexualis

Not Evaluated

Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria guayanensis

Least Concern

Acinetospora crinita

Not Evaluated

Blousel Blommetjie

Commelina erecta

Least Concern

Daltonia moss

Daltonia splachnoides

Not Evaluated

hato tejas

Microstachys corniculata

Not Evaluated

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Tectaria trifoliata

Near Threatened

Achnanthes longipes

Not Evaluated

Striped Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium vittatum

Least Concern

Pepper Pot

Myriostoma coliforme

Critically Endangered

Amazon water-lily

Victoria amazonica

Not Evaluated

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Rattlesnake plant

Calathea crotalifera

Not Evaluated

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

gingerbush

Tetradenia riparia

Least Concern

mule-ear orchid

Trichocentrum pumilum

Not Evaluated

Mycenastrum corium

Endangered

Longleaf peppertree

Schinus longifolia

Least Concern

Small lobster claw

Heliconia stricta

Least Concern

Disciseda candida

Critically Endangered

mule-ear orchid

Trichocentrum fuscum

Not Evaluated

Protoperidinium quarnerense

Not Evaluated

rose-of-Venezuela

Brownea grandiceps

Least Concern

West Indian Treefern

Cyathea arborea

Not Evaluated

Spiny holdback

Tara spinosa

Not Evaluated

Shaggy Parasol

Chlorophyllum rhacodes

Least Concern

Tryblionella gracilis

Not Evaluated

Sphacelaria tribuloides

Not Evaluated

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