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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

queen-of-the-night

Cereus jamacaru

Least Concern

Queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Not Evaluated

queen's crape-myrtle

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Queensland duboisia

Duboisia leichhardtii

Least Concern

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

rainbow pincushion

Mammillaria rhodantha

Least Concern

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Red bloodwood

Corymbia gummifera

Near Threatened

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Redbox

Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Near Threatened

Reddening Lepiota

Leucoagaricus americanus

Not Evaluated

Red Hamburger Bean

Mucuna urens

Not Evaluated

red dahlia

Dahlia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Reed Grass-Like Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium caricinum

Near Threatened

Geraldton wax

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

twining cow-itch

Tragia volubilis

Least Concern

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

redneck palm

Dypsis lastelliana

Least Concern

Red-flowered Mallee

Eucalyptus erythronema

Endangered

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Near Threatened

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

red ginger-lily

Hedychium coccineum

Not Evaluated

Redgum

Corymbia calophylla

Near Threatened

redhead

Hamelia patens

Least Concern

bull-nettle

Cnidoscolus urens

Least Concern

red honey myrtle

Melaleuca hypericifolia

Least Concern

Red-hot-poker

Kniphofia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Red ironbark

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Least Concern

Red mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

Least Concern

Ridge-fruited Mallee

Eucalyptus angulosa

Vulnerable

Pleated Pluteus

Pluteus longistriatus

Not Evaluated

Red mahogany

Eucalyptus resinifera

Least Concern

red passionflower

Passiflora racemosa

Not Evaluated

Red Raspberry Slime Mold

Tubifera ferruginosa

Not Evaluated

red spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

Redspored Dapperling

Melanophyllum haematospermum

Least Concern

Rust of gladiolus

Uromyces transversalis

Not Evaluated

Wild Cane

Piper reticulatum

Least Concern

Redstem wormwood

Artemisia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Higuillo

Piper dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Golden-headed Lion Tamarin

Leontopithecus chrysomelas

Endangered

red ucuuba

Virola sebifera

Not Evaluated

Sargent's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium sargentianum

Endangered

Mealy Pixie Cup

Cladonia chlorophaea

Least Concern

centurion

Centrosema pascuorum

Not Evaluated

reed rhapis

Rhapis humilis

Not Evaluated

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Scarlet Caterpillar Club

Cordyceps militaris

Not Evaluated

Resinous Polypore

Ischnoderma resinosum

Vulnerable

Grugru palm

Acrocomia totai

Least Concern

Reticulated barnacle

Amphibalanus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Elongate Pohlia Moss

Pohlia elongata

Least Concern

Wood sorrel

Oxalis triangularis

Not Evaluated

Rhinoceros Cactus

Coryphantha cornifera

Least Concern

Dwarf Turk's Cap Cactus

Melocactus matanzanus

Endangered

Pyramidflower

Melochia pyramidata

Least Concern

Winter Polypore

Lentinus brumalis

Least Concern

Rock Fingerwort

Lepidozia cupressina

Not Evaluated

root-spine palm

Cryosophila warscewiczii

Least Concern

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

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