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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jequie Rubber Tree

Manihot dichotoma

Least Concern

White Moss

Leucobryum albidum

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Oxalis Rust

Puccinia oxalidis

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

Kiwi

Actinidia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Iron Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Not Evaluated

Korean lawngrass

Zoysia japonica

Not Evaluated

Lanceleaf rattlebox

Crotalaria lanceolata

Least Concern

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Hiptage

Hiptage benghalensis

Least Concern

large-fruited-red-mahogany

Eucalyptus pellita

Least Concern

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

large-fruited-blackbutt

Eucalyptus pyrocarpa

Least Concern

large-fruit yagua palm

Attalea eichleri

Least Concern

Largeleaf Thoroughwort

Hebeclinium macrophyllum

Least Concern

Large-leaved Cordia

Cordia africana

Least Concern

Sticky waxweed

Cuphea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Serillo Dulce

Schizachyrium brevifolium

Not Evaluated

Pearce's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium pearcei

Least Concern

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Laurel

Guatteria hirsuta

Least Concern

Pale Scalewort

Radula voluta

Not Evaluated

Macambo tree

Theobroma bicolor

Least Concern

Skyblue clustervine

Jacquemontia pentanthos

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

patchouli-plant

Pogostemon cablin

Not Evaluated

Silky Rosegill

Volvariella bombycina

Near Threatened

Slender Stonewort

Nitella gracilis

Vulnerable

little-robin

Geranium purpureum

Not Evaluated

rigid screw moss

Aloina rigida

Vulnerable

Flat-topped Yate

Eucalyptus occidentalis

Endangered

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Flat crown

Albizia adianthifolia

Least Concern

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Knotted hedgeparsley

Torilis nodosa

Least Concern

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Komine Maple

Acer micranthum

Least Concern

iron-grass

Spermacoce confusa

Not Evaluated

European edible crab

Cancer pagurus

Least Concern

Ear tree

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Least Concern

Krauss' spikemoss

Selaginella kraussiana

Not Evaluated

kuakish

Attalea butyracea

Least Concern

kuruma prawn

Penaeus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Mallee Pine

Callitris preissii

Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

Ganoderma lucidum

Least Concern

Lad'S Love

Artemisia abrotanum

Not Evaluated

Lady of the Night Cactus

Cereus hexagonus

Least Concern

Lagrimas De La Virgen

Eleutherine bulbosa

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Madagascar dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Not Evaluated

creeping river grass

Echinochloa polystachya

Not Evaluated

Hedgemustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Least Concern

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