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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
129
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 22
Endangered 45
Vulnerable 62
Near Threatened 40
Least Concern 646
Data Deficient 51
Not Evaluated 1681
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Madam gorgon

Acicarpha tribuloides

Not Evaluated

Madeira ivy

Hedera canariensis

Not Evaluated

cerejeira

Amburana cearensis

Endangered

Slender Cyperus

Cyperus distans

Not Evaluated

Maidenhair vine

Muehlenbeckia complexa

Not Evaluated

Sacramento burbark

Triumfetta semitriloba

Least Concern

Queensland fire-wheel-tree

Stenocarpus sinuatus

Least Concern

Queen's-wreath

Petrea volubilis

Least Concern

male bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan purslane

Portulaca amilis

Not Evaluated

White-tipped Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum diaphanum

Least Concern

mamey

Pouteria sapota

Least Concern

mamuri bali

Spiranthera parviflora

Least Concern

Mangrove fan palm

Licuala spinosa

Not Evaluated

Manila Palm

Adonidia merrillii

Vulnerable

Manna gum

Eucalyptus viminalis

Near Threatened

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

wild date palm

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Least Concern

Many-Rooted Earthball

Scleroderma polyrhizum

Not Evaluated

Pearl flower

Heterocentron subtriplinervium

Not Evaluated

Marblewood

Zygia racemosa

Least Concern

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

Mauritanian convolvulus

Ipomoea mauritiana

Not Evaluated

Leaf and stem scab

Elsinoe batatas

Not Evaluated

bracken fern

Pteridium esculentum

Not Evaluated

Leafy Flat-blade Algae

Stypopodium zonale

Not Evaluated

Mazapan

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Not Evaluated

Richard'S Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris jupicai

Not Evaluated

Leafy Rolled-blade Algae

Padina boergesenii

Not Evaluated

Rigid Beard Moss

Didymodon rigidulus

Not Evaluated

Yellowpored Bracket

Flaviporus brownii

Not Evaluated

Rio grande pearlhead

Isocarpha oppositifolia

Data Deficient

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

melville-island-bloodwood

Corymbia nesophila

Least Concern

Turtleweed

Batis maritima

Not Evaluated

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

Not Evaluated

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Ganoderma zonatum

Not Evaluated

Forrest's maple

Acer forrestii

Least Concern

Mexican vanilla

Vanilla mexicana

Not Evaluated

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Milk-White Toothed Polypore

Irpex lacteus

Data Deficient

Miller's Oysterling

Clitopilus hobsonii

Least Concern

Mimusops

Mimusops coriacea

Least Concern

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

molloy-box

Eucalyptus leptophleba

Least Concern

Mint

Agastache rugosa

Not Evaluated

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

Least Concern

mistletoe fig

Ficus deltoidea

Least Concern

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