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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
233
CR + EN + VU
Population
212559409
Area
8515767 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

Bell Bird's Heart

Gnetum urens

Least Concern

Mauve Waxpore

Ceriporia tarda

Not Evaluated

American Arbor-Vitae

Thuja occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf Cape

Cynophalla hastata

Least Concern

garlicweed

Petiveria alliacea

Least Concern

Feathertop

Cenchrus longisetus

Not Evaluated

tropical pickerel-weed

Pontederia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

duckflower

Aristolochia gigantea

Not Evaluated

Gnome-like Lankesterella

Lankesterella gnomus

Near Threatened

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

Gold coast jasmine

Jasminum dichotomum

Not Evaluated

Brown-flower Butterfly Orchid

Epidendrum anceps

Not Evaluated

Fly

Drosophila simulans

Not Evaluated

Briar Discus

Aleurodiscus aurantius

Data Deficient

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Slender leaf rattlebox

Crotalaria ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Horse-eye Bean

Mucuna sloanei

Not Evaluated

Wand riverhemp

Sesbania virgata

Not Evaluated

Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Not Evaluated

Diaphanous Bladder-Fern

Cystopteris diaphana

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Grape

Cissus palmata

Not Evaluated

Martinique trimezia

Trimezia martinicensis

Not Evaluated

Golden Apple Slime Mold

Arcyria pomiformis

Not Evaluated

ipecac

Carapichea ipecacuanha

Not Evaluated

Godetia

Clarkia amoena

Not Evaluated

Caribbean fingergrass

Eustachys paspaloides

Not Evaluated

Large-Spored Pea Truffle

Glomus macrocarpum

Not Evaluated

Rose Rust

Phragmidium mucronatum

Not Evaluated

Cup Lichen

Cladonia peziziformis

Endangered

Plum Rust

Tranzschelia discolor

Not Evaluated

Smooth-Footed Powderhorn

Cladonia ochrochlora

Least Concern

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Mexican gama grass

Tripsacum lanceolatum

Least Concern

Meyen's flatsedge

Cyperus meyenianus

Not Evaluated

Crowded Parchment

Stereum complicatum

Not Evaluated

Verticillium wilt

Verticillium alboatrum

Not Evaluated

Big Bend Yucca

Yucca rostrata

Least Concern

Big blue lilyturf

Liriope muscari

Not Evaluated

Angle-vein Fern

Serpocaulon triseriale

Not Evaluated

Inundated Speck Lichen

Verrucaria margacea

Data Deficient

Rollrim Mould

Penicillium brevicompactum

Not Evaluated

Blushing Beard Truffle

Rhizopogon roseolus

Data Deficient

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Peg Lichen

Cladonia subcariosa

Not Evaluated

Winter Jasmine

Jasminum nudiflorum

Not Evaluated

Giraffe Spots

Peniophora albobadia

Not Evaluated

Myrtle rust

Austropuccinia psidii

Not Evaluated

Purple Pinwheel

Marasmius haematocephalus

Not Evaluated

Black-Stalked Marasmius

Tetrapyrgos nigripes

Not Evaluated

Tumbling Puffball

Bovista pila

Not Evaluated

Magnolia-Cone Xylaria

Xylaria magnoliae

Not Evaluated

Orange Mycena

Mycena leaiana

Not Evaluated

Clay-Gilled Milkcap

Lactarius argillaceifolius

Not Evaluated

Silky Parchment

Stereum striatum

Not Evaluated

Sweet orange scab

Elsinoe australis

Not Evaluated

privet stopper

Eugenia ligustrina

Not Evaluated

Golden Algae

Prymnesium parvum

Not Evaluated

Almond Mushroom

Agaricus subrufescens

Data Deficient

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