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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

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Beechleaf Bonnet

Mycena capillaris

Least Concern

Prostrate false buttonweed

Spermacoce prostrata

Not Evaluated

hairy clustervine

Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Not Evaluated

Princess vine

Cissus verticillata

Least Concern

Bearded Dapperling

Cystolepiota seminuda

Least Concern

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Golden Waxcap

Hygrocybe chlorophana

Least Concern

Ricefield waternymph

Najas graminea

Least Concern

prickly beard moss

Barbula unguiculata

Least Concern

Golden Star Tunicate

Botryllus schlosseri

Least Concern

Bearded Catasetum

Catasetum barbatum

Not Evaluated

Potato Earthball

Scleroderma bovista

Least Concern

Potato Blight

Phytophthora infestans

Not Evaluated

Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen

Melampsora larici-populina

Not Evaluated

butterfly-flower

Iris japonica

Not Evaluated

Poplar Bracket

Oxyporus populinus

Not Evaluated

Golden Spoon

Byrsonima crassifolia

Not Evaluated

Butter And Eggs

Linaria vulgaris

Least Concern

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Golden mussel

Limnoperna fortunei

Least Concern

Golden Freshwater Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Not Evaluated

Golden Brownie

Psilocybe cubensis

Not Evaluated

Brown Roll Rim

Paxillus involutus

Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Beanweed

Scytosiphon lomentaria

Least Concern

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

dwarf rush

Juncus capitatus

Critically Endangered

riparian feather moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Not Evaluated

Goa-bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Data Deficient

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

brown grimmia

Grimmia elongata

Least Concern

beaked tasselweed

Ruppia maritima

Extinct

Pleated Inkcap

Parasola plicatilis

Least Concern

Yerba de guava

Coccocypselum hirsutum

Not Evaluated

purple-margined liverwort

Reboulia hemisphaerica

Vulnerable

Brown Funnel Polypore

Coltricia perennis

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Grey Mould

Botrytis cinerea

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Netted Crust

Byssomerulius corium

Least Concern

Pithraj Tree

Aphanamixis polystachya

Least Concern

Glaucous Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Not Evaluated

Browne's blechum

Ruellia blechum

Least Concern

Beaked Earthstar

Geastrum pectinatum

Least Concern

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

Glabrous Catsear

Hypochaeris glabra

Critically Endangered

Pink velvet banana

Musa velutina

Least Concern

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

ginger prawn

Metapenaeus monoceros

Not Evaluated

Brown Cup

Rutstroemia firma

Least Concern

pinklet

Stenandrium dulce

Not Evaluated

Gum myrtle

Angophora costata

Least Concern

Elegant Earthstar

Geastrum elegans

Critically Endangered

Broomwort

Scoparia montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

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