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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
122
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 61
Near Threatened 51
Least Concern 703
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 1841
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Baby’s Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Least Concern

Wall Screw-moss

Tortula muralis

Least Concern

cardinal's-guard

Pachystachys coccinea

Not Evaluated

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Small ballmoss

Tillandsia recurvata

Least Concern

Azpeitia nodulifera

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

Carpenter Weed

Prunella vulgaris

Not Evaluated

awl-leaved lilaea

Triglochin scilloides

Least Concern

Fingered Cowlwort

Colura calyptrifolia

Data Deficient

Common Stonewort

Chara vulgaris

Endangered

Smallest Pottia

Microbryum davallianum

Endangered

Avian goosefoot

Chenopodium hircinum

Not Evaluated

Carrot Milkcap

Lactarius quieticolor

Least Concern

Cutleaf geranium

Geranium dissectum

Endangered

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

Potato powdery scab pathogen

Spongospora subterranea

Not Evaluated

Petty Featherwort

Plagiochila exigua

Near Threatened

Graceful Green Hair

Cladophora sericea

Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

Chara virgata

Least Concern

Australian spotted jellyfish

Phyllorhiza punctata

Not Evaluated

Many-Branched Stonewort

Nitella hyalina

Not Evaluated

spread sandwort

Arenaria lanuginosa

Not Evaluated

Wild Peas

Chamaecrista glandulosa

Least Concern

Argentine Barley

Hordeum euclaston

Not Evaluated

Strangler Fig

Ficus citrifolia

Not Evaluated

Night scented orchid

Epidendrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Lesser Notchwort

Isopaches bicrenatus

Least Concern

spreading fantails

Sida abutifolia

Not Evaluated

cluster fig

Ficus racemosa

Least Concern

fanleaf dwarf polypody

Melpomene flabelliformis

Not Evaluated

Long Bracted Cyclopogon

Cyclopogon longibracteatus

Least Concern

Strawberry Tomato

Physalis pruinosa

Least Concern

Brazilian waterhyssop

Bacopa egensis

Not Evaluated

Cat's claw

Biancaea decapetala

Least Concern

Giant airplant

Tillandsia fasciculata

Least Concern

Trechispora farinacea

Least Concern

Clasping Bellwort

Triodanis perfoliata

Not Evaluated

nandi coffee

Coffea eugenioides

Least Concern

Congo coffee

Coffea congensis

Least Concern

Monkey-thorn

Senegalia galpinii

Least Concern

Key West heliotrope

Euploca fruticosa

Data Deficient

Long-Leaf Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium longifolium

Least Concern

Arcyria versicolor

Not Evaluated

Puerto Rico Jointvetch

Ctenodon gracilis

Least Concern

Club Root

Plasmodiophora brassicae

Not Evaluated

Clustered Dock

Rumex conglomeratus

Least Concern

Cockroach berry

Solanum capsicoides

Not Evaluated

Cockspur

Casearia aculeata

Least Concern

Arcyria stipata

Not Evaluated

Arcyria insignis

Not Evaluated

Arcyria globosa

Not Evaluated

Collared Earthstar

Geastrum triplex

Near Threatened

Arcyria ferruginea

Not Evaluated

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