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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
129
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 22
Endangered 45
Vulnerable 62
Near Threatened 40
Least Concern 646
Data Deficient 51
Not Evaluated 1681
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

lesser pocket moss

Fissidens bryoides

Not Evaluated

Lesser Sea-Spurrey

Spergularia marina

Least Concern

Longleaf primrose-willow

Ludwigia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Iodine Bonnet

Mycena filopes

Least Concern

Hogvine

Camonea umbellata

Not Evaluated

Zombi pea

Vigna vexillata

Not Evaluated

heavyfruit butterfly orchid

Encyclia oncidioides

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Inhambane coffee

Coffea racemosa

Near Threatened

Plantain

Musa balbisiana

Least Concern

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

Rhabdonema minutum

Not Evaluated

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

mahogany fern

Didymochlaena truncatula

Not Evaluated

Tropical burnweed

Erechtites valerianifolius

Not Evaluated

Lindberg'S Hypnum Moss

Calliergonella lindbergii

Endangered

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Custard Apple

Annona symphyocarpa

Least Concern

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Florida Hammock Milkpea

Galactia striata

Least Concern

Foxtail copperleaf

Acalypha alopecuroidea

Least Concern

Longbeak rattlebox

Crotalaria longirostrata

Least Concern

long-beaked grimmia

Grimmia longirostris

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Cotton Morning Glory

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Least Concern

Abutilon

Abutilon indicum

Not Evaluated

Flat Green Feather Algae

Caulerpa mexicana

Not Evaluated

Slash pine

Pinus elliottii

Least Concern

long-leaved fork moss

Paraleucobryum longifolium

Least Concern

slender pondweed

Potamogeton gayi

Not Evaluated

Small-Spored Pea Truffle

Glomus microcarpum

Not Evaluated

Pineland False Buttonweed

Spermacoce tetraquetra

Least Concern

Braun'S Stonewort

Chara braunii

Vulnerable

Neverdie

Kalanchoe crenata

Not Evaluated

Elongated Sea Pearls

Valonia macrophysa

Not Evaluated

Illinois Pondweed

Potamogeton illinoensis

Least Concern

Low Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Not Evaluated

lowland rotala

Rotala ramosior

Not Evaluated

Sacatrapo

Caperonia palustris

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

tropical ladies'-tresses

Hapalorchis lineata

Not Evaluated

Elatior hybrid primroses

Primula polyantha

Not Evaluated

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa

Not Evaluated

White Mermaid's Wine Glass

Acetabularia crenulata

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

False aralia

Plerandra elegantissima

Endangered

Slender Cyperus

Cyperus distans

Not Evaluated

Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia palustris

Vulnerable

Magellan's peat moss

Sphagnum magellanicum

Not Evaluated

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Least Concern

maidenhair pocket moss

Fissidens adianthoides

Least Concern

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Queensland fire-wheel-tree

Stenocarpus sinuatus

Least Concern

Queen's-wreath

Petrea volubilis

Least Concern

hooded shrimp

Athanas nitescens

Least Concern

Paraguayan purslane

Portulaca amilis

Not Evaluated

White-tipped Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum diaphanum

Least Concern

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