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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

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa indica

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

variegate-ginger

Alpinia vittata

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

vegetable-hummingbird

Sesbania grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Fluted Bird'S Nest

Cyathus striatus

Least Concern

velvetleaf

Cissampelos pareira

Least Concern

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

Velvet Rollrim

Tapinella atrotomentosa

Least Concern

Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

Least Concern

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

Verdigris Agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

Verdolaga-francesa

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

Vermilion Waxcap

Hygrocybe miniata

Least Concern

Cranberry-myrtle

Myrteola nummularia

Not Evaluated

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Violaceous Fairy Club

Clavaria zollingeri

Vulnerable

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Violet-Flower Petunia

Petunia integrifolia

Not Evaluated

Virginia Cutgrass

Leersia virginica

Least Concern

red-cedar

Trichilia hirta

Least Concern

Vogel tephrosia

Tephrosia vogelii

Not Evaluated

water paspalum

Paspalum repens

Least Concern

Walnut

Juglans regia

Least Concern

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

water fern

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Not Evaluated

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

watermelon pepper

Peperomia argyreia

Not Evaluated

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

Water primrose

Ludwigia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Water primrose

Ludwigia peploides

Not Evaluated

Water speedwell

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Vulnerable

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf sea lavender

Limonium sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

Wax tree

Toxicodendron succedaneum

Least Concern

Waxy Crust

Vuilleminia comedens

Least Concern

Weedy dogfennel

Cladanthus mixtus

Not Evaluated

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

Not Evaluated

Weeping fingergrass

Eustachys distichophylla

Not Evaluated

Weeping lovegrass

Eragrostis curvula

Not Evaluated

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

West Indian tufted airplant

Guzmania monostachia

Least Concern

weeping willow

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

elkhorn fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Not Evaluated

Welsh onion

Allium fistulosum

Critically Endangered

Western Australian floodedgum

Eucalyptus rudis

Near Threatened

West Indies cherry

Prunus myrtifolia

Not Evaluated

elm-leaf begonia

Begonia ulmifolia

Not Evaluated

silver bluestem

Bothriochloa laguroides

Not Evaluated

Common Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Least Concern

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

chaulmoogra

Hydnocarpus kurzii

Data Deficient

Western Yellow-pine

Pinus ponderosa

Not Evaluated

West Indian-pink

Spigelia anthelmia

Least Concern

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