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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
232
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1172
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2621
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

melville-island-bloodwood

Corymbia nesophila

Least Concern

Turtleweed

Batis maritima

Not Evaluated

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Antelope Grass

Echinochloa pyramidalis

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

mexican-apple

Casimiroa edulis

Least Concern

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Least Concern

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Ganoderma zonatum

Not Evaluated

Forrest's maple

Acer forrestii

Least Concern

Mexican stonecrop

Sedum mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Mexican vanilla

Vanilla mexicana

Not Evaluated

Mexican weeping pine

Pinus patula

Not Evaluated

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

midland hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata

Least Concern

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

milkberry

Chiococca alba

Least Concern

Milk-White Toothed Polypore

Irpex lacteus

Data Deficient

Miller's Oysterling

Clitopilus hobsonii

Least Concern

millimetre moss

Micromitrium tenerum

Endangered

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Mimusops

Mimusops coriacea

Least Concern

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

molloy-box

Eucalyptus leptophleba

Least Concern

Mint

Agastache rugosa

Not Evaluated

Minute duckweed

Lemna minuta

Not Evaluated

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

Least Concern

mistletoe fig

Ficus deltoidea

Least Concern

Highland coffee

Coffea stenophylla

Vulnerable

angelique

Dicorynia paraensis

Least Concern

Smooth Hornwort

Phaeoceros laevis

Endangered

Smooth Stonewort

Nitella flexilis

Least Concern

song-of-India

Dracaena reflexa

Least Concern

Bog-Hemp

Boehmeria cylindrica

Least Concern

Oat Grass

Acroceras zizanioides

Least Concern

Southern bracken fern

Pteridium caudatum

Not Evaluated

Monkey Apple

Annona glabra

Least Concern

Monkey comb

Amphilophium crucigerum

Least Concern

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Monkey-puzzle

Araucaria araucana

Endangered

monk's-hood

Astrophytum ornatum

Vulnerable

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Heyder's Pincushion Cactus

Mammillaria heyderi

Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Endangered

Swan-necked Apple-moss

Philonotis cernua

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

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