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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

Rollrim Mould

Penicillium brevicompactum

Not Evaluated

Blushing Beard Truffle

Rhizopogon roseolus

Data Deficient

Beet Downy Mildew

Peronospora farinosa

Not Evaluated

Peg Lichen

Cladonia subcariosa

Not Evaluated

Giraffe Spots

Peniophora albobadia

Not Evaluated

Myrtle rust

Austropuccinia psidii

Not Evaluated

Purple Pinwheel

Marasmius haematocephalus

Not Evaluated

Black-Stalked Marasmius

Tetrapyrgos nigripes

Not Evaluated

Tumbling Puffball

Bovista pila

Not Evaluated

Magnolia-Cone Xylaria

Xylaria magnoliae

Not Evaluated

Orange Mycena

Mycena leaiana

Not Evaluated

Clay-Gilled Milkcap

Lactarius argillaceifolius

Not Evaluated

Silky Parchment

Stereum striatum

Not Evaluated

Sweet orange scab

Elsinoe australis

Not Evaluated

privet stopper

Eugenia ligustrina

Not Evaluated

Golden Algae

Prymnesium parvum

Not Evaluated

Almond Mushroom

Agaricus subrufescens

Data Deficient

Freshwater diatom

Cyclotella atomus

Not Evaluated

Swiss Cheese Algae

Hydroclathrus clathratus

Not Evaluated

White Scroll Algae

Padina sanctae-crucis

Not Evaluated

Encrusting Fan-leaf Algae

Lobophora variegata

Not Evaluated

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least Concern

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Arrowhead Rattlebox

Crotalaria sagittalis

Least Concern

Wingpod Purslane

Portulaca umbraticola

Not Evaluated

Beechmast Candlesnuff

Xylaria carpophila

Least Concern

Morning Star

Hillia parasitica

Not Evaluated

Pillbug

Haplophthalmus danicus

Not Evaluated

golden polypod

Phlebodium decumanum

Not Evaluated

giant flat sedge

Cyperus giganteus

Least Concern

Beechleaf Bonnet

Mycena capillaris

Least Concern

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Hooked Veilwort

Metzgeria leptoneura

Not Evaluated

Bearded Dapperling

Cystolepiota seminuda

Least Concern

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Chinese mugwort

Artemisia verlotiorum

Not Evaluated

Bearded Catasetum

Catasetum barbatum

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf strap fern

Campyloneurum angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Beanweed

Scytosiphon lomentaria

Least Concern

Cladonia subsquamosa

Not Evaluated

swamp flat sedge

Cyperus ligularis

Not Evaluated

red louro

Sextonia rubra

Least Concern

beaked tasselweed

Ruppia maritima

Extinct

copper grimmia

Grimmia atrata

Vulnerable

Summer fimbry

Fimbristylis aestivalis

Not Evaluated

sweet tanglehead

Heteropogon melanocarpus

Not Evaluated

Stripe Rust

Puccinia striiformis

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Hornwort

Dendroceros crispus

Not Evaluated

Berlandier'S Goosefoot

Chenopodium berlandieri

Not Evaluated

Blue margined brown alga

Dictyota ciliolata

Not Evaluated

Dung Candlesnuff

Xylaria guepinii

Not Evaluated

Ridge beggartick

Bidens gardneri

Not Evaluated

Blushing Rosette

Abortiporus biennis

Near Threatened

Scaly Shield

Pluteus petasatus

Least Concern

Woodwasp

Sirex noctilio

Vulnerable

Beaked Earthstar

Geastrum pectinatum

Least Concern

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Fallacia pygmaea

Not Evaluated

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