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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
233
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 33
Endangered 84
Vulnerable 116
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1218
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2676
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

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Jequie Rubber Tree

Manihot dichotoma

Least Concern

White Moss

Leucobryum albidum

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Oxalis Rust

Puccinia oxalidis

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Iron Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Not Evaluated

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Hiptage

Hiptage benghalensis

Least Concern

large-fruited-red-mahogany

Eucalyptus pellita

Least Concern

large-fruited-blackbutt

Eucalyptus pyrocarpa

Least Concern

large-fruit yagua palm

Attalea eichleri

Least Concern

Largeleaf Thoroughwort

Hebeclinium macrophyllum

Least Concern

Sticky waxweed

Cuphea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Serillo Dulce

Schizachyrium brevifolium

Not Evaluated

Pearce's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium pearcei

Least Concern

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Laurel

Guatteria hirsuta

Least Concern

Pale Scalewort

Radula voluta

Not Evaluated

Macambo tree

Theobroma bicolor

Least Concern

Skyblue clustervine

Jacquemontia pentanthos

Not Evaluated

Silky Rosegill

Volvariella bombycina

Near Threatened

Slender Stonewort

Nitella gracilis

Vulnerable

Flat-topped Yate

Eucalyptus occidentalis

Endangered

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Flat crown

Albizia adianthifolia

Least Concern

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Komine Maple

Acer micranthum

Least Concern

iron-grass

Spermacoce confusa

Not Evaluated

kuakish

Attalea butyracea

Least Concern

Mallee Pine

Callitris preissii

Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

Ganoderma lucidum

Least Concern

Lady of the Night Cactus

Cereus hexagonus

Least Concern

Lagrimas De La Virgen

Eleutherine bulbosa

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Madagascar dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Not Evaluated

creeping river grass

Echinochloa polystachya

Not Evaluated

lance-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria lancifolia

Not Evaluated

mcnab-cypress

Cupressus macnabiana

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum divaricatum

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum hians

Not Evaluated

mule-ear orchid

Grandiphyllum auricula

Not Evaluated

sumac

Toxicodendron striatum

Not Evaluated

Michoacan Pine

Pinus devoniana

Least Concern

Surinam Cherry

Myrcia splendens

Not Evaluated

Largespot river stingray

Potamotrygon falkneri

Data Deficient

Large white petunia

Petunia axillaris

Not Evaluated

Brazilian pennywort

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Lawyer's Wig

Coprinus comatus

Least Concern

Dog's Mercury Rust

Melampsora populnea

Not Evaluated

Salzmann's mille graines

Oldenlandia salzmannii

Not Evaluated

Dog Sick Slime Mould

Mucilago crustacea

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

tayuya

Cayaponia tayuya

Not Evaluated

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