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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
190
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 28
Endangered 68
Vulnerable 94
Near Threatened 73
Least Concern 823
Data Deficient 52
Not Evaluated 2082
Extinct 16

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

small red peat moss

Sphagnum capillifolium

Vulnerable

small twisted moss

Tortella humilis

Not Evaluated

Smoked Oysterling

Resupinatus applicatus

Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

Bjerkandera adusta

Least Concern

Smoky Dapperling

Leucoagaricus barssii

Critically Endangered

Chrysochromulina megacylindra

Not Evaluated

Smoky Spindles

Clavaria fumosa

Near Threatened

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Smooth rattlebox

Crotalaria pallida

Least Concern

Creephorn

Chondracanthus acicularis

Not Evaluated

Chrysochromulina ephippium

Not Evaluated

Chrysochromulina brachycylindra

Not Evaluated

Clustered Domecap

Lyophyllum decastes

Least Concern

Clitopilus scyphoides

Data Deficient

Blushing Dapperling

Leucoagaricus badhamii

Vulnerable

Gyrosigma balticum

Not Evaluated

Eye Bright

Heliotropium angiospermum

Least Concern

Climbingfig

Ficus pumila

Not Evaluated

Isthmia enervis

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Chrysococcus rufescens

Not Evaluated

False Coffee

Faramea occidentalis

Not Evaluated

souari-nut

Caryocar nuciferum

Data Deficient

Sordid Blewit

Lepista sordida

Least Concern

Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

Least Concern

Chrysococcus biporus

Not Evaluated

Chrysochromulina spinifera

Not Evaluated

Southern Bracket

Ganoderma australe

Data Deficient

Latin American crowngrass

Paspalum convexum

Not Evaluated

Chrysochromulina simplex

Not Evaluated

Tropical ticktrefoil

Desmodium cajanifolium

Least Concern

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Chrysochromulina pringsheimii

Not Evaluated

Chrysochromulina cymbium

Not Evaluated

Chrysochromulina adriatica

Not Evaluated

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi

Least Concern

Chroomonas nordstedtii

Not Evaluated

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Chroomonas coerulea

Not Evaluated

Spathelikeleaf Vochysia

Vochysia spathiphylla

Least Concern

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera kautskyi

Endangered

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

southern Florida sandmat

Euphorbia adenoptera

Not Evaluated

Spiked speedwell

Veronica spicata

Vulnerable

chital

Axis axis

Not Evaluated

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Clasping Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Least Concern

Clasping heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Not Evaluated

spiral tasselweed

Ruppia cirrhosa

Extinct

Clammy Cherry

Cordia collococca

Least Concern

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Cladosporium herbarum

Not Evaluated

Cladonia signata

Not Evaluated

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

Chinese Bush-Clover

Lespedeza cuneata

Not Evaluated

Chinese Brake

Pteris vittata

Least Concern

Apple Of Sodom

Solanum carolinense

Not Evaluated

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Chilomonas cryptomonadoides

Not Evaluated

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