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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

Peppery Bolete

Chalciporus piperatus

Least Concern

Giant arrowhead

Sagittaria montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Gentian-Leaved St. John'S-Wort

Hypericum gentianoides

Not Evaluated

Perennial Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Least Concern

persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Least Concern

Peruvian watergrass

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

Dead Man's Fingers

Codium isthmocladum

Not Evaluated

Petticoat Mottlegill

Panaeolus papilionaceus

Least Concern

Snail flower

Sigmoidotropis speciosa

Not Evaluated

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Philibert's fern moss

Thuidium assimile

Vulnerable

Climbing Prairie Rose

Rosa setigera

Not Evaluated

Couscous Crust

Bulbillomyces farinosus

Least Concern

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

French Rocket

Sisymbrium erysimoides

Not Evaluated

Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

Xenasma pulverulentum

Vulnerable

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Trichia contorta

Not Evaluated

Gum myrtle

Angophora costata

Least Concern

Trachelomonas similis

Not Evaluated

pinklet

Stenandrium dulce

Not Evaluated

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Pink velvet banana

Musa velutina

Least Concern

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

Thalassiosira mala

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Pithraj Tree

Aphanamixis polystachya

Least Concern

Netted Crust

Byssomerulius corium

Least Concern

Grey Mould

Botrytis cinerea

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Torodinium robustum

Not Evaluated

Yerba de guava

Coccocypselum hirsutum

Not Evaluated

Trechispora microspora

Least Concern

Pleated Inkcap

Parasola plicatilis

Least Concern

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Not Evaluated

Surirella biseriata

Not Evaluated

riparian feather moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Not Evaluated

Resupinatus poriaeformis

Least Concern

dwarf rush

Juncus capitatus

Critically Endangered

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Pythiogeton utriforme

Not Evaluated

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Pythium torulosum

Not Evaluated

Poplar Bracket

Oxyporus populinus

Not Evaluated

Puccinia polygoni-amphibii

Not Evaluated

Potato Blight

Phytophthora infestans

Not Evaluated

Potato Earthball

Scleroderma bovista

Least Concern

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

Not Evaluated

Protoperidinium subinerme

Not Evaluated

prickly beard moss

Barbula unguiculata

Least Concern

Ricefield waternymph

Najas graminea

Least Concern

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

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