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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

Brassica Downy Mildew

Hyaloperonospora brassicae

Not Evaluated

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

Phallus indusiatus

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bracket

Trametes hirsuta

Not Evaluated

Bloodwood

Pterocarpus officinalis

Not Evaluated

Mermaid's Tea Cup

Udotea cyathiformis

Not Evaluated

Poplar Rust

Melampsora medusae

Not Evaluated

Asian soybean rust

Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Not Evaluated

Corm dry rot

Rigidoporus vinctus

Not Evaluated

Saffron Soldiers

Trichia scabra

Not Evaluated

Starfish Fungus

Aseroe rubra

Not Evaluated

Manyflower Sandmallow

Sidastrum multiflorum

Least Concern

Soldier's orchid

Zeuxine strateumatica

Least Concern

saffron spike

Aphelandra squarrosa

Not Evaluated

Frosted Rim-Lichen

Lecanora caesiorubella

Not Evaluated

Pale Bog-Moss

Sphagnum strictum

Not Evaluated

Leaf rust of coffee

Hemileia vastatrix

Not Evaluated

Snow Fungus

Tremella fuciformis

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Fairy Sparklers

Xylaria tentaculata

Not Evaluated

Silver july croton

Croton argenteus

Not Evaluated

Pale Oyster

Pleurotus pulmonarius

Least Concern

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia merochlorophaea

Least Concern

Romero macho

Pectis linifolia

Least Concern

Palisade signalgrass

Urochloa brizantha

Not Evaluated

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Least Concern

Vectis moss

Chenia leptophylla

Not Evaluated

Blueberry

Symplocos martinicensis

Least Concern

Panama redwood

Platymiscium pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Pancake Crust

Perenniporia medulla-panis

Vulnerable

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

paperbark teatree

Melaleuca ericifolia

Least Concern

paper daisy

Rhodanthe manglesii

Not Evaluated

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Least Concern

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

partridgewood

Vouacapoua americana

Critically Endangered

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

pea glycine

Glycine tabacina

Not Evaluated

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera microsphaerica

Vulnerable

Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria guayanensis

Least Concern

pearlfruit

Margyricarpus pinnatus

Not Evaluated

Pearl Millet

Cenchrus americanus

Extinct

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

hato tejas

Microstachys corniculata

Not Evaluated

Perfume guava

Campomanesia lineatifolia

Least Concern

peppermint-bendo

Eucalyptus exserta

Least Concern

Pepper Pot

Myriostoma coliforme

Critically Endangered

Peppery Bolete

Chalciporus piperatus

Least Concern

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Perfoliate blackfoot

Melampodium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Persian buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus

Not Evaluated

Peruvian watergrass

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

Dead Man's Fingers

Codium isthmocladum

Not Evaluated

Petticoat Mottlegill

Panaeolus papilionaceus

Least Concern

Snail flower

Sigmoidotropis speciosa

Not Evaluated

Philippine evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Not Evaluated

Philippine mussaenda

Mussaenda philippica

Least Concern

Philippine ground orchid

Spathoglottis plicata

Not Evaluated

Couscous Crust

Bulbillomyces farinosus

Least Concern

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