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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

mabola-tree

Diospyros blancoi

Not Evaluated

Lewiston cornsalad

Valerianella locusta

Near Threatened

Hogvine

Camonea umbellata

Not Evaluated

Zombi pea

Vigna vexillata

Not Evaluated

heavyfruit butterfly orchid

Encyclia oncidioides

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Lilac chastetree

Vitex agnus-castus

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-Nile

Agapanthus africanus

Not Evaluated

Plantain

Musa balbisiana

Least Concern

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

Lilyturf

Ophiopogon jaburan

Not Evaluated

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

Limeberry

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

lime prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum fagara

Endangered

mahogany fern

Didymochlaena truncatula

Not Evaluated

Tropical burnweed

Erechtites valerianifolius

Not Evaluated

Lindberg'S Hypnum Moss

Calliergonella lindbergii

Endangered

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Lion's ear

Leonotis leonurus

Not Evaluated

lipstick palm

Cyrtostachys renda

Not Evaluated

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

litchi

Litchi chinensis

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Montezuma Pine

Pinus montezumae

Least Concern

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Florida Hammock Milkpea

Galactia striata

Least Concern

Foxtail copperleaf

Acalypha alopecuroidea

Least Concern

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Majestic Palm

Ravenea rivularis

Vulnerable

London plane

Platanus hispanica

Not Evaluated

Longbeak rattlebox

Crotalaria longirostrata

Least Concern

Longan

Dimocarpus longan

Near Threatened

long-beaked grimmia

Grimmia longirostris

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

long-fruited-bloodwood

Corymbia polycarpa

Least Concern

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

Long-Flower Tobacco

Nicotiana longiflora

Not Evaluated

Flat Green Feather Algae

Caulerpa mexicana

Not Evaluated

Slash pine

Pinus elliottii

Least Concern

long-leaved fork moss

Paraleucobryum longifolium

Least Concern

slender pondweed

Potamogeton gayi

Not Evaluated

Bracelet honey myrtle

Melaleuca armillaris

Least Concern

Small-Spored Pea Truffle

Glomus microcarpum

Not Evaluated

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

Oxalis tetraphylla

Not Evaluated

Braun'S Stonewort

Chara braunii

Vulnerable

Neverdie

Kalanchoe crenata

Not Evaluated

pedra hume

Myrcia multiflora

Least Concern

Louisiana canna

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

Low Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Not Evaluated

lowland rotala

Rotala ramosior

Not Evaluated

Sacatrapo

Caperonia palustris

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

tropical ladies'-tresses

Hapalorchis lineata

Not Evaluated

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

paradise-nut

Lecythis pisonis

Not Evaluated

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Brazilian gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Heyder's Pincushion Cactus

Mammillaria heyderi

Least Concern

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