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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
233
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 33
Endangered 84
Vulnerable 116
Near Threatened 94
Least Concern 1196
Data Deficient 69
Not Evaluated 2666
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

Antirrhinum Rust

Puccinia antirrhini

Not Evaluated

Cortadera blanca

Scleria gaertneri

Least Concern

camden-woollybutt

Eucalyptus macarthurii

Vulnerable

Calyptrolithophora papillifera

Not Evaluated

Argentine cedar

Cedrela fissilis

Endangered

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Caloneis permagna

Not Evaluated

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

antidote-vine

Fevillea cordifolia

Not Evaluated

alpine-ash

Eucalyptus delegatensis

Least Concern

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Caloneis hyalina

Not Evaluated

Calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Least Concern

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Can-Of-Worms Lichen

Stictis urceolata

Not Evaluated

Cannon Fungus

Sphaerobolus stellatus

Least Concern

Black Mulberry

Morus nigra

Not Evaluated

Anthostomella tomicoides

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Kumquat

Citrus japonica

Not Evaluated

Cannonball Tree

Couroupita guianensis

Least Concern

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Canker Rose

Rosa canina

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

dancing ladies

Gomesa varicosa

Not Evaluated

Himalayan bamboo

Drepanostachyum falcatum

Not Evaluated

hoary basil

Ocimum africanum

Not Evaluated

kaffir-lime

Citrus hystrix

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock Rust

Puccinia malvacearum

Not Evaluated

Holly osmanthus

Osmanthus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Honduras mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered

Honey Box

Eucalyptus melliodora

Vulnerable

Honeycomb Coral Slime Mold

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Not Evaluated

honeyplant

Hoya carnosa

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus sibiricus

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Torodinium teredo

Not Evaluated

hooded shrimp

Athanas nitescens

Least Concern

Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Not Evaluated

Horned Pansy

Viola cornuta

Not Evaluated

Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia palustris

Vulnerable

Horseradish tree

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

Horseshoe geranium

Pelargonium zonale

Not Evaluated

Hottentot fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

False aralia

Plerandra elegantissima

Endangered

Imperial Crapet Grass

Axonopus scoparius

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

mother-of-hundreds

Mammillaria compressa

Least Concern

Elatior hybrid primroses

Primula polyantha

Not Evaluated

Illinois Pondweed

Potamogeton illinoensis

Least Concern

iguana hackberry

Celtis iguanaea

Not Evaluated

Elongated Sea Pearls

Valonia macrophysa

Not Evaluated

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

Pineland False Buttonweed

Spermacoce tetraquetra

Least Concern

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Cotton Morning Glory

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Least Concern

Canistel

Pouteria campechiana

Least Concern

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