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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
233
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 33
Endangered 84
Vulnerable 116
Near Threatened 94
Least Concern 1196
Data Deficient 69
Not Evaluated 2666
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Bog orchid

Habenaria rodeiensis

Not Evaluated

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf red ironbark

Eucalyptus crebra

Least Concern

narrow-leaved-stringybark

Eucalyptus eugenioides

Least Concern

Hazel Woodwart

Hypoxylon fuscum

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Natal plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Least Concern

Canary Islands Pine

Pinus canariensis

Least Concern

Natural Rubber

Hevea brasiliensis

Least Concern

Neat feather-moss

Pseudoscleropodium purum

Least Concern

Neckweed

Veronica peregrina

Not Evaluated

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Steyermark's Selenipedium

Selenipedium steyermarkii

Endangered

Godefroy's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum godefroyae

Endangered

Khasi-papeda

Citrus latipes

Near Threatened

Spotted Spider Orchid

Brassia maculata

Least Concern

Isabel's Selenipedium

Selenipedium isabelianum

Endangered

Forest Growing Oncidium

Gomesa silvana

Endangered

Klotsch's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium klotzschianum

Endangered

New England Blackbutt

Eucalyptus andrewsii

Least Concern

New Guinea Creeper

Mucuna bennettii

Least Concern

New World midsorus fern

Blechnum occidentale

Not Evaluated

Marsh Pine

Pinus serotina

Least Concern

Globe Kyllinga

Cyperus brevifolius

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Florida Keys nut-rush

Scleria lithosperma

Least Concern

Hazel sterculia

Sterculia foetida

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

Niger

Guizotia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

spider cactus

Gymnocalycium denudatum

Endangered

Nightshade

Solanum laxum

Not Evaluated

Harper's Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis dipsacea

Least Concern

Nimblewill

Muhlenbergia schreberi

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

niruri

Phyllanthus niruri

Least Concern

Green Feather Algae

Caulerpa sertularioides

Not Evaluated

giant timber bamboo

Bambusa oldhamii

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Oval-blade Algae

Caulerpa prolifera

Not Evaluated

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Killarney Featherwort

Plagiochila bifaria

Critically Endangered

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

white silk cottontree

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

Emperor crowngrass

Paspalum coryphaeum

Not Evaluated

Paspalum

Paspalum mandiocanum

Not Evaluated

Ribbed paspalum

Paspalum malacophyllum

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf bristlegrass

Setaria megaphylla

Not Evaluated

Darnel lovegrass

Eragrostis airoides

Not Evaluated

Water Net

Hydrodictyon reticulatum

Not Evaluated

hairy-sheath love grass

Eragrostis polytricha

Not Evaluated

northern-cottonwood

Bombax ceiba

Least Concern

Mexican flamevine

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Simple-stem everlasting

Gamochaeta simplicicaulis

Not Evaluated

White Rose

Rosa alba

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Praxelis

Praxelis clematidea

Not Evaluated

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

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