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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

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Rosy Wood Mushroom

Agaricus dulcidulus

Least Concern

oval grimmia

Grimmia ovalis

Vulnerable

Salted shell lichen

Coccocarpia palmicola

Not Evaluated

Golden Waxcap

Hygrocybe chlorophana

Least Concern

Oyster Rollrim

Tapinella panuoides

Least Concern

Common Pinmould

Mucor mucedo

Not Evaluated

Moss Pea Truffle

Glomus fuegianum

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Golden Star Tunicate

Botryllus schlosseri

Least Concern

Deceiver

Laccaria laccata

Not Evaluated

Brassica Downy Mildew

Hyaloperonospora brassicae

Not Evaluated

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

Phallus indusiatus

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bracket

Trametes hirsuta

Not Evaluated

Mermaid's Tea Cup

Udotea cyathiformis

Not Evaluated

Poplar Rust

Melampsora medusae

Not Evaluated

Asian soybean rust

Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Not Evaluated

Corm dry rot

Rigidoporus vinctus

Not Evaluated

Saffron Soldiers

Trichia scabra

Not Evaluated

Starfish Fungus

Aseroe rubra

Not Evaluated

Manyflower Sandmallow

Sidastrum multiflorum

Least Concern

Soldier's orchid

Zeuxine strateumatica

Least Concern

Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen

Melampsora larici-populina

Not Evaluated

saffron spike

Aphelandra squarrosa

Not Evaluated

Frosted Rim-Lichen

Lecanora caesiorubella

Not Evaluated

Pale Bog-Moss

Sphagnum strictum

Not Evaluated

Leaf rust of coffee

Hemileia vastatrix

Not Evaluated

Snow Fungus

Tremella fuciformis

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Fairy Sparklers

Xylaria tentaculata

Not Evaluated

Pale Oyster

Pleurotus pulmonarius

Least Concern

Golden Spoon

Byrsonima crassifolia

Not Evaluated

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia merochlorophaea

Least Concern

Romero macho

Pectis linifolia

Least Concern

Golden mussel

Limnoperna fortunei

Least Concern

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Least Concern

Vectis moss

Chenia leptophylla

Not Evaluated

Golden Freshwater Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Not Evaluated

Panama redwood

Platymiscium pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Panama tree

Sterculia apetala

Not Evaluated

Pancake Crust

Perenniporia medulla-panis

Vulnerable

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Golden Brownie

Psilocybe cubensis

Not Evaluated

Goa-bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Data Deficient

Glaucous Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Not Evaluated

Glabrous Catsear

Hypochaeris glabra

Critically Endangered

papillose peat moss

Sphagnum papillosum

Least Concern

ginger prawn

Metapenaeus monoceros

Not Evaluated

Elegant Earthstar

Geastrum elegans

Critically Endangered

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Least Concern

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

peacock-flower

Tigridia pavonia

Not Evaluated

Sea Lettuce

Ulva lactuca

Least Concern

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera microsphaerica

Vulnerable

giant mud crab

Scylla serrata

Not Evaluated

hato tejas

Microstachys corniculata

Not Evaluated

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Pepper Pot

Myriostoma coliforme

Critically Endangered

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