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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

Green antelope orchid

Dendrobium antennatum

Least Concern

narrow-leaf bottlebrush

Callistemon linearis

Not Evaluated

kodo wood

Ehretia acuminata

Least Concern

scarlet ball cactus

Parodia haselbergii

Vulnerable

Bog orchid

Habenaria rodeiensis

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf red ironbark

Eucalyptus crebra

Least Concern

narrow-leaved-stringybark

Eucalyptus eugenioides

Least Concern

katinga

Merrillia caloxylon

Vulnerable

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Neat feather-moss

Pseudoscleropodium purum

Least Concern

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Steyermark's Selenipedium

Selenipedium steyermarkii

Endangered

Godefroy's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum godefroyae

Endangered

Khasi-papeda

Citrus latipes

Near Threatened

Spotted Spider Orchid

Brassia maculata

Least Concern

Isabel's Selenipedium

Selenipedium isabelianum

Endangered

Forest Growing Oncidium

Gomesa silvana

Endangered

Klotsch's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium klotzschianum

Endangered

New England Blackbutt

Eucalyptus andrewsii

Least Concern

New Guinea Creeper

Mucuna bennettii

Least Concern

New World midsorus fern

Blechnum occidentale

Not Evaluated

Marsh Pine

Pinus serotina

Least Concern

Globe Kyllinga

Cyperus brevifolius

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Florida Keys nut-rush

Scleria lithosperma

Least Concern

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

spider cactus

Gymnocalycium denudatum

Endangered

Nightshade

Solanum laxum

Not Evaluated

Harper's Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis dipsacea

Least Concern

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Green Feather Algae

Caulerpa sertularioides

Not Evaluated

giant timber bamboo

Bambusa oldhamii

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Oval-blade Algae

Caulerpa prolifera

Not Evaluated

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Killarney Featherwort

Plagiochila bifaria

Critically Endangered

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

Emperor crowngrass

Paspalum coryphaeum

Not Evaluated

Paspalum

Paspalum mandiocanum

Not Evaluated

Ribbed paspalum

Paspalum malacophyllum

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf bristlegrass

Setaria megaphylla

Not Evaluated

Darnel lovegrass

Eragrostis airoides

Not Evaluated

Water Net

Hydrodictyon reticulatum

Not Evaluated

hairy-sheath love grass

Eragrostis polytricha

Not Evaluated

Mexican flamevine

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Simple-stem everlasting

Gamochaeta simplicicaulis

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Praxelis

Praxelis clematidea

Not Evaluated

Northern needleleaf

Tillandsia balbisiana

Least Concern

Green Mermaid's Wine Glass

Acetabularia caliculus

Not Evaluated

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

Splachnobryum moss

Splachnobryum obtusum

Not Evaluated

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

West indian bristlegrass

Setaria setosa

Least Concern

water orchid

Habenaria repens

Not Evaluated

Oak Curtain Crust

Hymenochaete rubiginosa

Least Concern

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