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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

Yellow Cobweb

Xenasmatella vaga

Least Concern

Minute Pouncewort

Myriocoleopsis minutissima

Not Evaluated

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

Not Evaluated

Dung Cannon

Pilobolus crystallinus

Not Evaluated

Protoperidinium subinerme

Not Evaluated

Brazilian-plume

Justicia carnea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium brasiliense

Data Deficient

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Rust fungus

Puccinia brachypodii

Not Evaluated

Mint Rust

Puccinia menthae

Not Evaluated

Gray'S Cup Lichen

Cladonia grayi

Data Deficient

Protoperidinium claudicans

Not Evaluated

Tree aster

Vernonanthura polyanthes

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Physarum viride

Not Evaluated

Cup Lichen

Cladonia coccifera

Least Concern

Phacus hamelii

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

Sea Pearl

Valonia ventricosa

Not Evaluated

doubletoothed hydroid

Obelia bidentata

Not Evaluated

Physarum leucopus

Not Evaluated

Orobus-seed Liverwort

Targionia hypophylla

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Pinnularia mesolepta

Not Evaluated

Tender lovegrass

Eragrostis scaligera

Not Evaluated

leafless swallow-wort

Orthosia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Physarum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Green Bubble Weed

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Not Evaluated

cypress peperomia

Peperomia glabella

Least Concern

Phytophthora gonapodyides

Not Evaluated

basket fern

Nephrolepis pectinata

Not Evaluated

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Chrysanthemum White Rust

Puccinia horiana

Not Evaluated

Paddle Blade Algae

Avrainvillea longicaulis

Not Evaluated

Mosquito flatsedge

Cyperus prolixus

Not Evaluated

Phaeographis dendritica

Vulnerable

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Paraphysomonas imperforata

Not Evaluated

Paraphysomonas butcheri

Not Evaluated

Nupela wellneri

Not Evaluated

Orange Peel Fungus

Aleuria aurantia

Least Concern

Neidium bisulcata

Not Evaluated

orange peat moss

Sphagnum subsecundum

Not Evaluated

Orange Jelly Spot

Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Not Evaluated

James' waterlily

Nymphaea jamesoniana

Not Evaluated

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Nitzschia angularis

Not Evaluated

Monomorphina pyrum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum fluminense

Not Evaluated

Andean Water Milfoil

Myriophyllum quitense

Least Concern

Akashiwo sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera opuntioides

Vulnerable

Fuzzy Tip Algae

Neomeris annulata

Not Evaluated

Blue Dots

Evolvulus sericeus

Not Evaluated

Maryland dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus filipes

Not Evaluated

Mastogloia braunii

Not Evaluated

Pink Segmented Algae

Jania adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Southern Soldiers

Cladonia didyma

Not Evaluated

Melosira octogona

Not Evaluated

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