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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

Berg's panicgrass

Panicum bergii

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Trichocentrum albococcineum

Not Evaluated

Thicketweed

Bryopsis hypnoides

Least Concern

Oldman's cap

Polycarpaea corymbosa

Extinct

Bigleaf Mint

Mentha rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

bilberry cactus

Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Least Concern

Tindales Stringybark

Eucalyptus tindaliae

Least Concern

Black Peppermint

Eucalyptus amygdalina

Near Threatened

Tiny Earthstar

Geastrum minimum

Near Threatened

bishop's-cap

Astrophytum capricorne

Least Concern

Tiny Flowered Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum micranthum

Critically Endangered

mule-ear orchid

Trichocentrum nanum

Not Evaluated

bishop's-cap

Astrophytum myriostigma

Least Concern

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

bitter aloe

Aloe ferox

Not Evaluated

Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

Least Concern

Kebrako

Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco

Least Concern

pink sundew

Drosera capillaris

Vulnerable

top paspalum

Paspalum plicatulum

Least Concern

Physarum auriscalpium

Not Evaluated

Transvaal aloe

Aloe marlothii

Least Concern

blackbutt-peppermint

Eucalyptus smithii

Least Concern

Tree aenium

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

tree-of-life

Mauritia flexuosa

Least Concern

Tree stonecrop

Sedum dendroideum

Not Evaluated

Triangle barnacle

Balanus trigonus

Not Evaluated

Triangle cactus

Acanthocereus tetragonus

Least Concern

triangle palm

Dypsis decaryi

Vulnerable

Singapore holly

Malpighia coccigera

Not Evaluated

Tropical fanpetals

Sida urens

Not Evaluated

Poor Pine

Pinus glabra

Least Concern

Azores thyme

Thymus caespititius

Not Evaluated

Blistered Saucer Leaf Algae

Turbinaria turbinata

Not Evaluated

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

blackdown-stringybark

Eucalyptus sphaerocarpa

Least Concern

Common Bird'S Nest

Crucibulum laeve

Least Concern

black-gum

Eucalyptus ovata

Vulnerable

Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium formosum

Least Concern

tonka

Taralea oppositifolia

Least Concern

Grass

Urochloa mollis

Not Evaluated

Cramp Balls

Daldinia concentrica

Vulnerable

black-marlock

Eucalyptus redunca

Least Concern

Trinidad palm

Sabal mauritiiformis

Near Threatened

Tripe Fungus

Auricularia mesenterica

Near Threatened

plains bristle grass

Setaria macrostachya

Not Evaluated

triplinerved eupatorium

Ayapana triplinervis

Not Evaluated

dwarf butterfly orchid

Prosthechea pygmaea

Least Concern

Three Finger Leaf Algae

Halimeda incrassata

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Regal lily

Lilium regale

Not Evaluated

tropical smokebush

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Least Concern

Tropical wild petunia

Ruellia brevifolia

Not Evaluated

Tropic croton

Croton glandulosus

Not Evaluated

tallowwood

Ximenia americana

Least Concern

Brittle Swan-neck Moss

Campylopus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Sandbur

Cenchrus latifolius

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

broad-leaved aloe

Aloe maculata

Not Evaluated

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