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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
122
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 61
Near Threatened 51
Least Concern 703
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 1841
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Horsebush

Peltophorum dubium

Least Concern

Cucurbit Downy Mildew

Pseudoperonospora cubensis

Not Evaluated

Heyder's Pincushion Cactus

Mammillaria heyderi

Least Concern

Highland coffee

Coffea stenophylla

Vulnerable

Himalayan bamboo

Drepanostachyum falcatum

Not Evaluated

dancing ladies

Gomesa varicosa

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Hinoki false cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Not Evaluated

Kumquat

Citrus japonica

Not Evaluated

hoary basil

Ocimum africanum

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock Rust

Puccinia malvacearum

Not Evaluated

Holly osmanthus

Osmanthus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Honey Box

Eucalyptus melliodora

Vulnerable

Honeycomb Coral Slime Mold

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Not Evaluated

honeyplant

Hoya carnosa

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Torodinium teredo

Not Evaluated

hooded shrimp

Athanas nitescens

Least Concern

Horseshoe geranium

Pelargonium zonale

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

False aralia

Plerandra elegantissima

Endangered

Imperial Crapet Grass

Axonopus scoparius

Least Concern

mother-of-hundreds

Mammillaria compressa

Least Concern

Elatior hybrid primroses

Primula polyantha

Not Evaluated

iguana hackberry

Celtis iguanaea

Not Evaluated

Elongated Sea Pearls

Valonia macrophysa

Not Evaluated

Pineland False Buttonweed

Spermacoce tetraquetra

Least Concern

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Cotton Morning Glory

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Least Concern

Inca-peanut

Plukenetia volubilis

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Custard Apple

Annona symphyocarpa

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Indian-pennywort

Bacopa monnieri

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Rhabdonema minutum

Not Evaluated

Indonesian gum

Eucalyptus deglupta

Vulnerable

Inhambane coffee

Coffea racemosa

Near Threatened

Insect-Egg Slime

Leocarpus fragilis

Not Evaluated

Insulin Plant

Myrcia salicifolia

Least Concern

Iodine Bonnet

Mycena filopes

Least Concern

Intermediate paspalum

Paspalum intermedium

Not Evaluated

Fawn Starweb

Asterostroma cervicolor

Least Concern

Isopod

Porcellio dilatatus

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Not Evaluated

Italian plumeless thistle

Carduus pycnocephalus

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Ivyleaf geranium

Pelargonium peltatum

Not Evaluated

Ivory Coral

Ramariopsis kunzei

Least Concern

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

jalap

Ipomoea purga

Not Evaluated

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Japanese raisintree

Hovenia dulcis

Least Concern

Japanese yew

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Least Concern

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

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