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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

Sugargum

Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Vulnerable

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Least Concern

Sukhakul's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum sukhakulii

Critically Endangered

Summer-moss

Anoectangium aestivum

Not Evaluated

Sunflower

Mauranthemum paludosum

Not Evaluated

Sunset muskmallow

Abelmoschus manihot

Not Evaluated

Turkey feather alga

Padina pavonica

Not Evaluated

Asian Plum

Prunus salicina

Least Concern

Swarming Spine

Mucronella calva

Least Concern

Mukofi

Coffea salvatrix

Endangered

attoto yam

Dioscorea cayenensis

Not Evaluated

Philippine Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum philippinense

Near Threatened

butterfly-pea

Centrosema virginianum

Least Concern

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Moth fanpetals

Sida santaremensis

Not Evaluated

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Sydney bluegum

Eucalyptus saligna

Least Concern

Sydney Peppermint

Eucalyptus piperita

Least Concern

Baboonwood

Virola surinamensis

Endangered

baby rubberplant

Peperomia obtusifolia

Least Concern

black mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus

Not Evaluated

tabog

Swinglea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Bahia Rosewood

Dalbergia nigra

Vulnerable

bailey's-stringybark

Eucalyptus baileyana

Least Concern

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

barbasco

Clibadium sylvestre

Least Concern

capertree

Cynophalla flexuosa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian whitlow

Paronychia brasiliana

Not Evaluated

barbasco

Paullinia pinnata

Not Evaluated

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

Tall candelabra cactus

Stenocereus griseus

Least Concern

Barometer Earthstar

Astraeus hygrometricus

Vulnerable

tarovine

Monstera adansonii

Least Concern

tall nightshade

Solanum chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

small Prescott orchid

Prescottia oligantha

Not Evaluated

taraw palm

Livistona saribus

Least Concern

Tartar Maple

Acer tataricum

Not Evaluated

Tasman flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

teatree

Polyscias fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Teosinte

Zea luxurians

Vulnerable

Texas Balloonwort

Sphaerocarpos texanus

Least Concern

Texas Nipple Cactus

Mammillaria prolifera

Least Concern

The Granulated Bolete

Suillus granulatus

Least Concern

ironwood

Dialium guianense

Least Concern

thick-leaf stonecrop

Sedum dasyphyllum

Not Evaluated

Thinleaf false brome

Brachypodium phoenicoides

Not Evaluated

thirtythorn

Vachellia seyal

Least Concern

Soybean rust

Phakopsora meibomiae

Not Evaluated

Thorny olive

Elaeagnus pungens

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

tiputree

Tipuana tipu

Least Concern

Beech Tarcrust

Biscogniauxia nummularia

Data Deficient

Timor Mountain Gum

Eucalyptus urophylla

Endangered

jadevine

Strongylodon macrobotrys

Not Evaluated

bell-apple

Passiflora nitida

Not Evaluated

Bentspike fountaingrass

Cenchrus nervosus

Not Evaluated

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