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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

prímula

Primula vulgaris

Near Threatened

prímula-malacóide

Primula malacoides

Not Evaluated

pupunha

Aiphanes horrida

Least Concern

pupunha

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

Quebracho-branco

Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco

Least Concern

quebra-pedra

Phyllanthus niruri

Least Concern

quebra-pedra

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

quiabo

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

quiabo-bravo

Abelmoschus manihot

Not Evaluated

rabanete

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Rainha-margarida

Callistephus chinensis

Not Evaluated

raios-de-sol

Hypericum calycinum

Not Evaluated

rami

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

ranúnculo

Ranunculus asiaticus

Not Evaluated

ratanha-da-terra

Krameria argentea

Not Evaluated

resedá-gigante

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

rincão

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

rivina

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

romeira

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

rosa-branca

Rosa alba

Not Evaluated

rosa-canina

Rosa canina

Least Concern

rosa-de-pedra

Echeveria elegans

Not Evaluated

rosa-do-deserto

Adenium obesum

Least Concern

rosa-louca

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

rosa-silvestre

Rosa sempervirens

Not Evaluated

rosa-silvestre

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

rosa-trepadeira

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

roseira

Rosa centifolia

Not Evaluated

roseira

Rosa luciae

Not Evaluated

roseira

Rosa chinensis

Not Evaluated

roseira-da-provença

Rosa gallica

Not Evaluated

roseta

Cenchrus spinifex

Not Evaluated

rúcula

Diplotaxis muralis

Least Concern

rúcula

Diplotaxis erucoides

Not Evaluated

ruibarbo

Rheum rhaponticum

Extinct

sabal-das-bermudas

Sabal bermudana

Endangered

sabina-da-praia

Juniperus phoenicea

Least Concern

saboeiro

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

sabugueiro

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

sabugueiro

Sambucus australis

Not Evaluated

saconadi

Virola elongata

Not Evaluated

Sagüi-comum

Callithrix jacchus

Least Concern

Sagüi-da-cara-branca

Callithrix geoffroyi

Least Concern

salgueiro-chorão

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

salgueiro-comum

Salix viminalis

Least Concern

salsa

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Least Concern

salsinha-de-arbusto-japonês

Torilis japonica

Least Concern

salva

Salvia officinalis

Not Evaluated

sálvia-bicolor

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

Sálvia-Coral

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Sálvia-dos-prados

Salvia pratensis

Near Threatened

Sálvia-farinhenta

Salvia farinacea

Not Evaluated

Samambaia-do-brejo

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

samambaia-preta

Rumohra adiantiformis

Not Evaluated

samaúma

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

sapateira

Cancer pagurus

Least Concern

sapatinho-vermelho

Phragmipedium besseae

Endangered

sapota

Matisia cordata

Least Concern

sapota-branca

Casimiroa edulis

Least Concern

sapoti

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

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