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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

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Not Evaluated

East Indian wine palm

Phoenix rupicola

Near Threatened

golden beak sedge

Rhynchospora corymbosa

Least Concern

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Egg-cone Pine

Pinus oocarpa

Least Concern

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

fourpart mistletoe

Phoradendron dipterum

Not Evaluated

egusi-itoo

Melothria sphaerocarpa

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Clover

Trifolium alexandrinum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Not Evaluated

Egyptian starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Not Evaluated

elephant-bush

Portulacaria afra

Least Concern

Elephant creeper

Argyreia nervosa

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Elmleaf blackberry

Rubus ulmifolius

Not Evaluated

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Spiraea chamaedryfolia

Not Evaluated

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

Endive

Cichorium endivia

Not Evaluated

Empresstree

Paulownia tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Enchanting Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum bellatulum

Endangered

English holly

Ilex aquifolium

Least Concern

English Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Entire-Leaved Morning Glory

Ipomoea hederacea

Not Evaluated

entire-leaved nitrogen moss

Tetraplodon mnioides

Extinct

Redlead Roundhead

Leratiomyces ceres

Data Deficient

Ethiopian Rape

Brassica carinata

Not Evaluated

desert-rose

Adenium obesum

Least Concern

European bog pimpernel

Lysimachia tenella

Not Evaluated

European brown snail

Cornu aspersum

Not Evaluated

Penicillium aurantiogriseum

Not Evaluated

European Chestnut

Castanea sativa

Least Concern

Licea minima

Not Evaluated

European Giant Gardenslug

Limax maximus

Least Concern

European seaheath

Frankenia pulverulenta

Not Evaluated

European water plantain

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Least Concern

European yellow lupine

Lupinus luteus

Not Evaluated

Evergreen Rose

Rosa sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus sylvestris

Least Concern

Eve's needle cactus

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Least Concern

Expanded lobsterclaw

Heliconia latispatha

Least Concern

Fairies' Bonnets

Coprinellus disseminatus

Least Concern

Fairy Fingers

Clavaria fragilis

Least Concern

Fall Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

false broom

Brachypodium sylvaticum

Least Concern

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

False Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Not Evaluated

False Grass-poly

Lythrum junceum

Not Evaluated

False heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

False Planetree

Acer pseudoplatanus

Not Evaluated

False Shagbark Hickory

Carya glabra

Least Concern

False sicklepod

Senna multijuga

Least Concern

False Strawberry

Potentilla indica

Not Evaluated

Triceratium favus

Not Evaluated

fasten-'pon-coat

Priva lappulacea

Least Concern

soulvine

Banisteriopsis caapi

Not Evaluated

fat duckweed

Lemna gibba

Least Concern

Faux persil

Cardiospermum corindum

Not Evaluated

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