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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2647
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Banded Mottlegill

Panaeolus cinctulus

Least Concern

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Least Concern

Barbicou-bean

Canavalia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Barrel Cactus

Melocactus intortus

Least Concern

basket fern

Nephrolepis pectinata

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

basket wiss

Trichostigma octandrum

Not Evaluated

bastard-box

Eucalyptus microtheca

Least Concern

bastard-box

Eucalyptus longifolia

Vulnerable

Bastard Catclaw

Microgramma lycopodioides

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Least Concern

bay barnacle

Amphibalanus improvisus

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

bay-cedar

Suriana maritima

Least Concern

Beach Bean

Canavalia rosea

Least Concern

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Least Concern

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Beaked Earthstar

Geastrum pectinatum

Least Concern

Beanweed

Scytosiphon lomentaria

Least Concern

Bearded Catasetum

Catasetum barbatum

Not Evaluated

Bearded Dapperling

Cystolepiota seminuda

Least Concern

Beechleaf Bonnet

Mycena capillaris

Least Concern

Beechmast Candlesnuff

Xylaria carpophila

Least Concern

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least Concern

Beehive Ginger

Zingiber spectabile

Data Deficient

Beet Downy Mildew

Peronospora farinosa

Not Evaluated

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Least Concern

black-box

Eucalyptus largiflorens

Vulnerable

Blackbutt eucalyptus

Eucalyptus pilularis

Near Threatened

Blackening Wax-Cap

Hygrocybe conica

Least Concern

Black gram

Vigna mungo

Not Evaluated

blackheart

Guianodendron praeclarum

Least Concern

Black Mangrove

Avicennia germinans

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Argentine cedar

Cedrela fissilis

Endangered

Argentine evening primrose

Oenothera mollissima

Not Evaluated

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

arikury palm

Syagrus schizophylla

Not Evaluated

Aristolochia-leaved morning-glory

Ipomoea aristolochiifolia

Not Evaluated

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Centrosema sagittatum

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf clover

Trifolium vesiculosum

Not Evaluated

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Aulacoseira alpigena

Not Evaluated

Aulacoseira ambigua

Not Evaluated

Aulacoseira granulata

Not Evaluated

Aulacoseira italica

Not Evaluated

Auliscus pruinosus

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Ascodesmis nigricans

Least Concern

Ashen hoarypea

Tephrosia cinerea

Least Concern

Ashy pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Least Concern

Asian crabgrass

Digitaria bicornis

Not Evaluated

Asian watermeal

Wolffia globosa

Least Concern

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Aspergillus flavus

Not Evaluated

Astasia klebsii

Not Evaluated

Asterionella formosa

Not Evaluated

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