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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

common bee-brush

Aloysia gratissima

Not Evaluated

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Common catchfly

Silene gallica

Extinct

common-cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Least Concern

Common Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Not Evaluated

common fanflower

Scaevola aemula

Not Evaluated

Common Field Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Least Concern

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

Least Concern

Common Earthball

Scleroderma citrinum

Least Concern

Common Garden Poppy

Papaver somniferum

Not Evaluated

Common Gold-Dust

Chrysothrix xanthina

Not Evaluated

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Common Grapefern

Botrypus virginianus

Not Evaluated

Common Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

Common Haircap

Polytrichum commune

Least Concern

Common Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Not Evaluated

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

Vulnerable

common large wetland moss

Calliergonella cuspidata

Least Concern

Common Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Not Evaluated

Common Maërl

Phymatolithon calcareum

Data Deficient

common marmoset

Callithrix jacchus

Least Concern

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Common Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Least Concern

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Data Deficient

Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor

Least Concern

Common Porecrust

Schizophyllum commune

Least Concern

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Least Concern

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Least Concern

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Least Concern

Common Saltwort

Salsola kali

Least Concern

Common Scouring-Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Near Threatened

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Common St. John'S Wort

Hypericum perforatum

Least Concern

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Common Tamarisk-Moss

Thuidium tamariscinum

Least Concern

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Least Concern

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Common Timothy

Phleum pratense

Least Concern

Common Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius

Least Concern

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Compact Stonewort

Nitella mucronata

Vulnerable

Compact Stonewort

Nitella tenuissima

Extinct

Compound sea squirt

Diplosoma listerianum

Data Deficient

Ajuga

Ajuga reptans

Endangered

Amboina Pitch Tree

Agathis dammara

Vulnerable

Angelin

Andira inermis

Least Concern

Bael Fruit

Aegle marmelos

Near Threatened

bagasse

Ambelania acida

Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Endangered

Beggar'S-Buttons

Arctium lappa

Least Concern

Black Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Least Concern

candelabra aloe

Aloe arborescens

Least Concern

Candelabra Tree

Araucaria angustifolia

Critically Endangered

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Common corncockle

Agrostemma githago

Critically Endangered

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