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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

Protoperidinium claudicans

Not Evaluated

Physarum viride

Not Evaluated

Princess vine

Cissus verticillata

Least Concern

Phacus hamelii

Not Evaluated

Physarum leucopus

Not Evaluated

hairy clustervine

Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Not Evaluated

Prostrate false buttonweed

Spermacoce prostrata

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Pinnularia mesolepta

Not Evaluated

Physarum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora gonapodyides

Not Evaluated

purple allamanda

Allamanda blanchetii

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

purple-fringed liverwort

Ricciocarpos natans

Vulnerable

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Lizard's Claw

Lysurus cruciatus

Not Evaluated

purple-margined liverwort

Reboulia hemisphaerica

Vulnerable

Phaeographis dendritica

Vulnerable

Fiddle-leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata

Not Evaluated

Paraphysomonas imperforata

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

purple spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Least Concern

Purple-Spored Puffball

Calvatia cyathiformis

Not Evaluated

Paraphysomonas butcheri

Not Evaluated

Nupela wellneri

Not Evaluated

Pygmy Brittlestem

Psathyrella pygmaea

Least Concern

Neidium bisulcata

Not Evaluated

Hairy sensitive pea

Chamaecrista pilosa

Least Concern

quassia

Quassia amara

Least Concern

Nitzschia angularis

Not Evaluated

Monomorphina pyrum

Not Evaluated

radiating bur-marigold

Bidens radiata

Least Concern

Mastogloia braunii

Not Evaluated

Melosira octogona

Not Evaluated

rambutan

Nephelium lappaceum

Least Concern

Mallomonas calceolus

Not Evaluated

Rapunzel Moss

Schwetschkeopsis fabronia

Not Evaluated

Melampsora epitea

Not Evaluated

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Leucocoprinus cretaceus

Not Evaluated

Lepocinclis marssonii

Not Evaluated

Lecanographa lyncea

Critically Endangered

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Junghuhnia nitida

Least Concern

Red Campion

Silene dioica

Least Concern

Hyphodermella corrugata

Vulnerable

Reddening Lepiota

Leucoagaricus americanus

Not Evaluated

Hemitrichia pardina

Not Evaluated

Reed Grass-Like Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium caricinum

Near Threatened

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

Hymenochaete cinnamomea

Vulnerable

Hantzschia virgata

Not Evaluated

Red Quebracho

Schinopsis balansae

Least Concern

bull-nettle

Cnidoscolus urens

Least Concern

Hecatonema terminale

Least Concern

Frustulia rhomboides

Not Evaluated

Pleated Pluteus

Pluteus longistriatus

Not Evaluated

Eunotia serra

Not Evaluated

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