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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

Blewit

Lepista nuda

Least Concern

Eunotia bigibba

Not Evaluated

Badhamia panicea

Not Evaluated

Xylaria filiformis

Least Concern

Guavaberry

Myrciaria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Galerina nana

Data Deficient

Silkleaf

Lagascea mollis

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Dumortier's Liverwort

Dumortiera hirsuta

Not Evaluated

False meadowbeauty

Pterolepis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Elastic grass

Eragrostis tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

Oldfield grass

Anthephora hermaphrodita

Least Concern

West Indian showertree

Senna bacillaris

Least Concern

Bleeding Oak Crust

Stereum gausapatum

Least Concern

tropical sprangletop

Leptochloa virgata

Not Evaluated

Japanese lovegrass

Eragrostis tenella

Least Concern

Yellow Pouncewort

Lejeunea flava

Not Evaluated

Bush beardgrass

Schizachyrium condensatum

Not Evaluated

scribbly-gum

Eucalyptus haemastoma

Vulnerable

Cutleaf Spleenwort

Asplenium abscissum

Least Concern

scarlet-bugler

Cleistocactus baumannii

Least Concern

Wild Birdnest Fern

Asplenium serratum

Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Least Concern

Badhamia nitens

Not Evaluated

Badhamia affinis

Not Evaluated

Achnanthidium affine

Not Evaluated

Mule Grass

Bouteloua americana

Not Evaluated

Parsley Spleenwort

Asplenium cristatum

Not Evaluated

Diatom

Coscinodiscus wailesii

Not Evaluated

Dotted Hornwort

Anthoceros punctatus

Vulnerable

Guadeloupe trumpet-tree

Tabebuia obtusifolia

Not Evaluated

mountain-gum

Eucalyptus dalrympleana

Least Concern

Mountain Grey Gum

Eucalyptus cypellocarpa

Least Concern

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Sander's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum sanderianum

Critically Endangered

Mountain Coolibah

Eucalyptus orgadophila

Near Threatened

giant horsetail

Equisetum giganteum

Not Evaluated

mountain-cabbage

Euterpe precatoria

Least Concern

Blackstem Spleenwort

Asplenium resiliens

Not Evaluated

Coral tree

Erythrina speciosa

Least Concern

pinwheel-flower

Tabernaemontana catharinensis

Least Concern

catole palm

Syagrus oleracea

Not Evaluated

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Black Stem Rust

Puccinia graminis

Not Evaluated

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

Not Evaluated

Mottled spurge

Euphorbia lactea

Not Evaluated

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia labiata

Not Evaluated

Snowy Oysterling

Cheimonophyllum candidissimum

Endangered

Mossy Maze Polypore

Cerrena unicolor

Near Threatened

Candelabra Tree

Araucaria angustifolia

Critically Endangered

Moss Rust

Eocronartium muscicola

Near Threatened

Legume

Calopogonium galactioides

Least Concern

Moss Bell

Galerina hypnorum

Least Concern

Mosquito Basil

Ocimum campechianum

Least Concern

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

Baby’s Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Least Concern

Rust of pelargonium

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis

Not Evaluated

mosaic-plant

Fittonia albivenis

Not Evaluated

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