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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

water orchid

Habenaria repens

Not Evaluated

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Warer willow

Justicia gendarussa

Not Evaluated

Oak Curtain Crust

Hymenochaete rubiginosa

Least Concern

Oak Mazegill

Daedalea quercina

Least Concern

Ochre Bracket

Trametes ochracea

Least Concern

Juniper Disco

Pithya cupressina

Not Evaluated

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Least Concern

Bladderwort

Utricularia breviscapa

Least Concern

Bladdermallow

Herissantia crispa

Not Evaluated

Hyophila Moss

Hyophila involuta

Not Evaluated

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Grass Oysterling

Crepidotus epibryus

Least Concern

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Onion Downy Mildew

Peronospora destructor

Not Evaluated

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Onion-Stalk Parasol

Leucocoprinus cepistipes

Not Evaluated

Palmate Roseweed

Rhodymenia pseudopalmata

Not Evaluated

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Grass-Leaf Rush

Juncus marginatus

Least Concern

Grapevine Downy Mildew

Plasmopara viticola

Not Evaluated

Southern Soldiers

Cladonia didyma

Not Evaluated

Pink Segmented Algae

Jania adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Maryland dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus filipes

Not Evaluated

Blue Dots

Evolvulus sericeus

Not Evaluated

Fuzzy Tip Algae

Neomeris annulata

Not Evaluated

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera opuntioides

Vulnerable

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

James' waterlily

Nymphaea jamesoniana

Not Evaluated

Orange Jelly Spot

Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Not Evaluated

orange peat moss

Sphagnum subsecundum

Not Evaluated

Orange Peel Fungus

Aleuria aurantia

Least Concern

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

grand ammannia

Ammannia robusta

Least Concern

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Mosquito flatsedge

Cyperus prolixus

Not Evaluated

Paddle Blade Algae

Avrainvillea longicaulis

Not Evaluated

Chrysanthemum White Rust

Puccinia horiana

Not Evaluated

cypress peperomia

Peperomia glabella

Least Concern

Green Bubble Weed

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Not Evaluated

leafless swallow-wort

Orthosia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Tender lovegrass

Eragrostis scaligera

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Orobus-seed Liverwort

Targionia hypophylla

Not Evaluated

doubletoothed hydroid

Obelia bidentata

Not Evaluated

Sea Pearl

Valonia ventricosa

Not Evaluated

Cup Lichen

Cladonia coccifera

Least Concern

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Tree aster

Vernonanthura polyanthes

Not Evaluated

Gray'S Cup Lichen

Cladonia grayi

Data Deficient

Mint Rust

Puccinia menthae

Not Evaluated

Rust fungus

Puccinia brachypodii

Not Evaluated

Dung Cannon

Pilobolus crystallinus

Not Evaluated

Minute Pouncewort

Myriocoleopsis minutissima

Not Evaluated

Yellow Cobweb

Xenasmatella vaga

Least Concern

Japanese mazus

Mazus pumilus

Not Evaluated

Freckled Dapperling

Echinoderma asperum

Least Concern

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