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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

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Trumpet tree

Cecropia palmata

Least Concern

Trumpet Trees

Handroanthus capitatus

Vulnerable

Trumpet Trees

Handroanthus barbatus

Near Threatened

purple dropseed

Sporobolus purpurascens

Not Evaluated

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

tuberculate pear crab

Pyromaia tuberculata

Not Evaluated

mulungú

Erythrina verna

Least Concern

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

broom weed

Sida ulmifolia

Not Evaluated

Flowerpot Parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Not Evaluated

Florida Spruce Pine

Pinus clausa

Least Concern

South American skullcap

Scutellaria racemosa

Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

Laccaria tortilis

Least Concern

Kiss me quick

Portulaca pilosa

Not Evaluated

brown-stringy-bark

Eucalyptus capitellata

Near Threatened

Brown-topped Stringybark

Eucalyptus obliqua

Near Threatened

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Steccherinum ochraceum

Least Concern

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Turkey-Tail

Trametes versicolor

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

pepper-elder

Piper amalago

Not Evaluated

Turk's-cap cactus

Melocactus violaceus

Vulnerable

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

Long john

Triplaris weigeltiana

Least Concern

umari-sauvage

Poraqueiba guianensis

Not Evaluated

umkokolo

Dovyalis caffra

Least Concern

Small Flowered Habenaria

Habenaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Crack Open

Casearia decandra

Least Concern

floating fern

Ceratopteris pteridoides

Not Evaluated

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

Urucuri palm

Attalea phalerata

Least Concern

Variable Crisp-moss

Trichostomum brachydontium

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

variegate-ginger

Alpinia vittata

Not Evaluated

vegetable-hummingbird

Sesbania grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Fluted Bird'S Nest

Cyathus striatus

Least Concern

velvetleaf

Cissampelos pareira

Least Concern

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

Velvet Rollrim

Tapinella atrotomentosa

Least Concern

Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

Least Concern

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

Verdigris Agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

Vermilion Waxcap

Hygrocybe miniata

Least Concern

Cranberry-myrtle

Myrteola nummularia

Not Evaluated

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

red-cedar

Trichilia hirta

Least Concern

Vogel tephrosia

Tephrosia vogelii

Not Evaluated

water paspalum

Paspalum repens

Least Concern

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

water fern

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Not Evaluated

watermelon pepper

Peperomia argyreia

Not Evaluated

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

Wax tree

Toxicodendron succedaneum

Least Concern

Waxy Crust

Vuilleminia comedens

Least Concern

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