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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

Asteromphalus heptactis

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Asian swordfern

Nephrolepis brownii

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus

Asparagus falcatus

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

Asteromphalus hookeri

Not Evaluated

Asteromyia Gall Midge Fungus

Botryosphaeria dothidea

Least Concern

Athelia fibulata

Data Deficient

Bellerochea malleus

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Bermuda pigroot

Sisyrinchium micranthum

Least Concern

Bertero's mistletoe

Phoradendron berteroanum

Not Evaluated

Big Smoky Bracket

Bjerkandera fumosa

Least Concern

Birch Mazegill

Lenzites betulinus

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

bird's-nest pincushion

Mammillaria decipiens

Least Concern

Biscogniauxia cinereolilacina

Near Threatened

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Big Caltropa

Kallstroemia maxima

Least Concern

Black Peppermint

Eucalyptus nova-anglica

Vulnerable

Black river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

Data Deficient

Black sage

Varronia curassavica

Least Concern

black-sage

Varronia polycephala

Least Concern

black Sea jellyfish

Blackfordia virginica

Not Evaluated

blackseed crabgrass

Digitaria ternata

Not Evaluated

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

Black Stem Rust

Puccinia graminis

Not Evaluated

Blackstem Spleenwort

Asplenium resiliens

Not Evaluated

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Bleeding Oak Crust

Stereum gausapatum

Least Concern

Blewit

Lepista nuda

Least Concern

Toco Toucan

Toucanus toco

Least Concern

Blood root

Justicia secunda

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

black titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Least Concern

Black Torch

Melochia tomentosa

Least Concern

Black-tufted Marmoset

Callithrix penicillata

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Blousel Blommetjie

Commelina erecta

Least Concern

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Blue Gum

Eucalyptus leucoxylon

Vulnerable

Blue marble tree

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

Least Concern

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

Bluewings

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

Blusher

Amanita rubescens

Least Concern

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Least Concern

Bolete Mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

Least Concern

Botryobasidium subcoronatum

Least Concern

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jalap

Operculina macrocarpa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum fluminense

Not Evaluated

brazilian-king-wood

Dalbergia cearensis

Near Threatened

Brazilian Licorice

Periandra mediterranea

Least Concern

Brazilian morning-glory

Ipomoea setosa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium brasiliense

Data Deficient

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