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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2647
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Celandine

Chelidonium majus

Least Concern

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Carolina mosquitofern

Azolla caroliniana

Least Concern

Carolina Lovegrass

Eragrostis pectinacea

Not Evaluated

Baby Pondweed

Potamogeton pusillus

Endangered

Carolina Hornwort

Phaeoceros carolinianus

Near Threatened

baby rubberplant

Peperomia obtusifolia

Least Concern

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Carnival Candy Slime Mold

Arcyria denudata

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

cavernous crystalwort

Riccia cavernosa

Endangered

Brazilian whitlow

Paronychia brasiliana

Not Evaluated

Catchfly

Silene antirrhina

Not Evaluated

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

Catch-and-Keep

Senegalia riparia

Least Concern

Campylopus moss

Campylopus pilifer

Not Evaluated

Barometer Earthstar

Astraeus hygrometricus

Vulnerable

Campylodiscus clypeus

Not Evaluated

tall nightshade

Solanum chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Tall tumblemustard

Sisymbrium altissimum

Not Evaluated

small Prescott orchid

Prescottia oligantha

Not Evaluated

Calyptrolithophora papillifera

Not Evaluated

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Caloneis permagna

Not Evaluated

Caloneis hyalina

Not Evaluated

Can-Of-Worms Lichen

Stictis urceolata

Not Evaluated

Tartar Maple

Acer tataricum

Not Evaluated

Cannon Fungus

Sphaerobolus stellatus

Least Concern

Candle-Snuff Fungus

Xylaria hypoxylon

Least Concern

frizzled crisp moss

Tortella tortuosa

Vulnerable

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Bastard Scotch Thistle

Carduus nutans

Near Threatened

Candelabra Duster

Athelia arachnoidea

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

Teosinte

Zea luxurians

Vulnerable

Texas Balloonwort

Sphaerocarpos texanus

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Thanksgiving cactus

Schlumbergera truncata

Vulnerable

The Granulated Bolete

Suillus granulatus

Least Concern

Cape-jewels

Nemesia strumosa

Not Evaluated

Thinleaf false brome

Brachypodium phoenicoides

Not Evaluated

Soybean rust

Phakopsora meibomiae

Not Evaluated

Calciopappus caudatus

Not Evaluated

Calcidiscus leptoporus

Not Evaluated

Threespike goosegrass

Eleusine tristachya

Not Evaluated

Mexican White Pine

Pinus ayacahuite

Least Concern

Beautiful Sunflower

Helianthus laetiflorus

Not Evaluated

Beech Tarcrust

Biscogniauxia nummularia

Data Deficient

tiny-leaved haplocladium

Haplocladium microphyllum

Not Evaluated

Byssoporia terrestris

Least Concern

Bulbous airplant

Tillandsia bulbosa

Least Concern

Belamcanda

Iris domestica

Not Evaluated

Buff tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Least Concern

Thicketweed

Bryopsis hypnoides

Least Concern

Oldman's cap

Polycarpaea corymbosa

Extinct

Bigleaf Mint

Mentha rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Buffalograss

Urochloa jubata

Least Concern

Buckhorn plantain

Plantago coronopus

Least Concern

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

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