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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

Torodinium teredo

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus sibiricus

Not Evaluated

Honeycomb Coral Slime Mold

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock Rust

Puccinia malvacearum

Not Evaluated

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Least Concern

Many-Rooted Earthball

Scleroderma polyrhizum

Not Evaluated

Pearl flower

Heterocentron subtriplinervium

Not Evaluated

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Cucurbit Downy Mildew

Pseudoperonospora cubensis

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

matchstick flapwort

Odontoschisma denudatum

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

Mauritanian convolvulus

Ipomoea mauritiana

Not Evaluated

Leaf and stem scab

Elsinoe batatas

Not Evaluated

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Least Concern

Leafy Flat-blade Algae

Stypopodium zonale

Not Evaluated

Mazapan

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Not Evaluated

Richard'S Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris jupicai

Not Evaluated

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Herb of the cross

Verbena officinalis

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

Leafy Rolled-blade Algae

Padina boergesenii

Not Evaluated

Rigid Beard Moss

Didymodon rigidulus

Not Evaluated

Yellowpored Bracket

Flaviporus brownii

Not Evaluated

Rio grande pearlhead

Isocarpha oppositifolia

Data Deficient

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Turtleweed

Batis maritima

Not Evaluated

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Hedgemustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Least Concern

Heath Star Moss

Campylopus introflexus

Not Evaluated

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Ganoderma zonatum

Not Evaluated

Hazel Woodwart

Hypoxylon fuscum

Least Concern

Mexican stonecrop

Sedum mexicanum

Not Evaluated

Mexican vanilla

Vanilla mexicana

Not Evaluated

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

milkberry

Chiococca alba

Least Concern

Milk-White Toothed Polypore

Irpex lacteus

Data Deficient

Miller's Oysterling

Clitopilus hobsonii

Least Concern

millimetre moss

Micromitrium tenerum

Endangered

Cortadera blanca

Scleria gaertneri

Least Concern

Harris mud crab

Rhithropanopeus harrisii

Not Evaluated

Hard Pine

Pinus rigida

Not Evaluated

Handsome Club

Clavulinopsis laeticolor

Least Concern

Hairypod cowpea

Vigna luteola

Least Concern

mistletoe fig

Ficus deltoidea

Least Concern

Haspan flatsedge

Cyperus haspan

Least Concern

Hairy Earthtongue

Trichoglossum hirsutum

Least Concern

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