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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

Thatching grass

Hyparrhenia hirta

Not Evaluated

Colonial bentgrass

Agrostis capillaris

Least Concern

Palm-Leaf Selenipedium

Selenipedium palmifolium

Near Threatened

lobster-claws

Vriesea carinata

Not Evaluated

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

Common Club Moss

Lycopodium clavatum

Not Evaluated

Common Coontail

Ceratophyllum demersum

Least Concern

common cord moss

Funaria hygrometrica

Not Evaluated

arch-fronted swimming crab

Liocarcinus navigator

Least Concern

Arched Earthstar

Geastrum fornicatum

Critically Endangered

Archaeperidinium minutum

Not Evaluated

Common Eyelash

Scutellinia scutellata

Least Concern

ten-commandments

Maranta leuconeura

Not Evaluated

Arachnopeziza aurata

Least Concern

Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens

Least Concern

spiderweb chloris

Chloris pycnothrix

Not Evaluated

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Common Fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

Least Concern

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Slipperwort

Calceolaria chelidonioides

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

appleblossom cassia

Cassia grandis

Least Concern

Aphanomyces laevis

Not Evaluated

Striped Barbados lily

Hippeastrum striatum

Not Evaluated

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Common Mint

Mentha arvensis

Least Concern

Common Nodding Moss

Pohlia nutans

Least Concern

Aphanomyces euteiches

Not Evaluated

Florida hammock sandmat

Euphorbia ophthalmica

Not Evaluated

Aphanomyces cladogamus

Not Evaluated

Common Rush

Juncus conglomeratus

Least Concern

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Lophocolea heterophylla

Least Concern

Macroalgae

Caulerpa brachypus

Not Evaluated

creeping-bluegrass

Bothriochloa insculpta

Not Evaluated

Dominican signal grass

Urochloa adspersa

Not Evaluated

Pink Bush Algae

Wrangelia penicillata

Not Evaluated

cherry-of-the-Rio-Grande

Eugenia cerasiflora

Not Evaluated

friendship-plant

Billbergia nutans

Not Evaluated

giant salvinia

Salvinia biloba

Not Evaluated

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Common Stump Brittlestem

Psathyrella piluliformis

Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

Cyperus surinamensis

Least Concern

Common Water-Nymph

Najas guadalupensis

Not Evaluated

Greyling Bracket

Postia tephroleuca

Least Concern

Antrodia sinuosa

Least Concern

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

Least Concern

Confused Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Not Evaluated

Conrad's False Mussel

Mytilopsis leucophaeata

Not Evaluated

Antrodia heteromorpha

Critically Endangered

Antirrhinum Rust

Puccinia antirrhini

Not Evaluated

copaiba

Copaifera martii

Least Concern

antidote-vine

Fevillea cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Anthostomella tomicoides

Not Evaluated

Antelope Grass

Echinochloa pyramidalis

Least Concern

Lilac Oysterling

Panus conchatus

Least Concern

Pebbled Pixie Cup

Cladonia pyxidata

Least Concern

Daisy Earthstar

Geastrum floriforme

Endangered

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