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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2647
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

Snow Gum

Eucalyptus pauciflora

Near Threatened

Snowpeaks raspberry

Rubus niveus

Not Evaluated

Blushing Dapperling

Leucoagaricus badhamii

Vulnerable

Gyrosigma balticum

Not Evaluated

Soapberry

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

Eye Bright

Heliotropium angiospermum

Least Concern

Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Not Evaluated

Isthmia enervis

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

Sourgrass

Digitaria insularis

Least Concern

False Coffee

Faramea occidentalis

Not Evaluated

souari-nut

Caryocar nuciferum

Data Deficient

Sordid Blewit

Lepista sordida

Least Concern

Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

Least Concern

Sour orange

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

Soursop

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

South American Copal

Hymenaea intermedia

Least Concern

South American jelly palm

Butia capitata

Not Evaluated

South American lupin

Lupinus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

South American sapote

Matisia cordata

Least Concern

Southern Bracket

Ganoderma australe

Data Deficient

Southern cattail

Typha domingensis

Not Evaluated

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Latin American crowngrass

Paspalum convexum

Not Evaluated

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Tropical ticktrefoil

Desmodium cajanifolium

Least Concern

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Spanish Ash

Inga ingoides

Not Evaluated

Southwest wild carrot

Daucus pusillus

Least Concern

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

Spanish elm

Cordia alliodora

Least Concern

Spanish-flag

Ipomoea lobata

Not Evaluated

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Spathelikeleaf Vochysia

Vochysia spathiphylla

Least Concern

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

southern Florida sandmat

Euphorbia adenoptera

Not Evaluated

Spiked speedwell

Veronica spicata

Vulnerable

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

spindle palm

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Critically Endangered

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

spiral tasselweed

Ruppia cirrhosa

Extinct

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Splendid Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum insigne

Endangered

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

karanda

Carissa carandas

Not Evaluated

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

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