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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

lentilha-d`água

Wolffia arrhiza

Endangered

lentilha-d`água

Lemna minuta

Not Evaluated

leucena

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

ligustro

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

lima

Citrus limon

Not Evaluated

lima

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

limão-swinglea

Swinglea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

limão-taiti

Citrus latifolia

Not Evaluated

limãozinho

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

linho-de-alger

Linum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

linho-do-mato

Nierembergia scoparia

Not Evaluated

linho-perenne

Linum perenne

Not Evaluated

lipupu

Melothria sphaerocarpa

Not Evaluated

liquidâmbar

Liquidambar styraciflua

Least Concern

lírio

Lilium longiflorum

Not Evaluated

lírio-amarelo

Hemerocallis fulva

Not Evaluated

lírio-cardano

Iris germanica

Not Evaluated

lírio-tocha

Kniphofia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Lixeira

Curatella americana

Not Evaluated

longana

Dimocarpus longan

Near Threatened

lotus-do-Egito

Nelumbo nucifera

Not Evaluated

louro-amarelo

Cordia alliodora

Least Concern

ludísia

Ludisia discolor

Not Evaluated

lupino-amarelo

Lupinus luteus

Not Evaluated

lúpulo

Humulus lupulus

Least Concern

lúpulo-do-japão

Humulus scandens

Not Evaluated

lustrosa-grande

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

Macaco-de-cheiro

Saimiri sciureus

Least Concern

macadâmia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

macadâmia

Macadamia ternifolia

Endangered

macieira

Malus sylvestris

Vulnerable

macrotiloma

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

magano

Swietenia mahagoni

Near Threatened

magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

magnolia-amarela

Magnolia champaca

Least Concern

malagueta

Capsicum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Malmequer-maior

Leucanthemum vulgare

Not Evaluated

malva

Malva neglecta

Least Concern

malva

Malva parviflora

Not Evaluated

malva

Malva sylvestris

Least Concern

malva-branca

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

malva-cheirosa

Malva moschata

Least Concern

malva-crespa

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

malva-de-crista

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

mamei

Pouteria sapota

Least Concern

mamoeiro

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

manga

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

mangostim

Garcinia mangostana

Not Evaluated

mangue-vermelho

Rhizophora mangle

Least Concern

Maniçoba do Jequié

Manihot dichotoma

Least Concern

manjericão-folha-pequena

Ocimum africanum

Not Evaluated

manjerico

Lindernia dubia

Not Evaluated

manjerona

Origanum majorana

Not Evaluated

manjerona-selvagem

Origanum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Manjirioba

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

maracujá

Passiflora racemosa

Not Evaluated

maracujá-açu

Passiflora quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

maracujá-açú

Passiflora alata

Not Evaluated

maracujá-de-cheiro

Passiflora nitida

Not Evaluated

maracujá-do-mato

Passiflora cincinnata

Not Evaluated

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