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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

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Endangered

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Morel

Morchella esculenta

Vulnerable

Swan-necked Apple-moss

Philonotis cernua

Not Evaluated

blackseed crabgrass

Digitaria ternata

Not Evaluated

American Royal Fern

Osmunda spectabilis

Least Concern

African signalgrass

Urochloa arrecta

Not Evaluated

Angelin

Andira inermis

Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Giant brake

Pteris tripartita

Not Evaluated

Amboina Pitch Tree

Agathis dammara

Vulnerable

black Sea jellyfish

Blackfordia virginica

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

monk's-hood

Astrophytum ornatum

Vulnerable

black-sage

Varronia polycephala

Least Concern

Monkey comb

Amphilophium crucigerum

Least Concern

Compact Stonewort

Nitella tenuissima

Extinct

Southern bracken fern

Pteridium caudatum

Not Evaluated

Oat Grass

Acroceras zizanioides

Least Concern

Compact Stonewort

Nitella mucronata

Vulnerable

song-of-India

Dracaena reflexa

Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

Nitella flexilis

Least Concern

Smooth Hornwort

Phaeoceros laevis

Endangered

Black sage

Varronia curassavica

Least Concern

baby primrose

Primula malacoides

Not Evaluated

angelique

Dicorynia paraensis

Least Concern

mistletoe fig

Ficus deltoidea

Least Concern

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

Least Concern

Black river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

Data Deficient

Mint

Agastache rugosa

Not Evaluated

molloy-box

Eucalyptus leptophleba

Least Concern

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Mimusops

Mimusops coriacea

Least Concern

Miller's Oysterling

Clitopilus hobsonii

Least Concern

Milk-White Toothed Polypore

Irpex lacteus

Data Deficient

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Black Peppermint

Eucalyptus nova-anglica

Vulnerable

Azpeitia nodulifera

Not Evaluated

African scurfpea

Psoralea pinnata

Not Evaluated

Achnanthes rupestoides

Not Evaluated

Achlya achlyoides

Not Evaluated

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Mexican vanilla

Vanilla mexicana

Not Evaluated

Forrest's maple

Acer forrestii

Least Concern

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Ganoderma zonatum

Not Evaluated

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

Not Evaluated

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Least Concern

Big Caltropa

Kallstroemia maxima

Least Concern

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Turtleweed

Batis maritima

Not Evaluated

melville-island-bloodwood

Corymbia nesophila

Least Concern

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Least Concern

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

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