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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
129
CR + EN + VU
Population
212 559 409
Area
8 515 767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 22
Endangered 45
Vulnerable 62
Near Threatened 40
Least Concern 646
Data Deficient 51
Not Evaluated 1681
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

arara nut-tree

Joannesia princeps

Vulnerable

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Arrowhead Rattlebox

Crotalaria sagittalis

Least Concern

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Wingpod Purslane

Portulaca umbraticola

Not Evaluated

Venus Flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

Vulnerable

Morning Star

Hillia parasitica

Not Evaluated

Pillbug

Haplophthalmus danicus

Not Evaluated

golden polypod

Phlebodium decumanum

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

giant flat sedge

Cyperus giganteus

Least Concern

Camden White Gum

Eucalyptus benthamii

Endangered

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Hooked Veilwort

Metzgeria leptoneura

Not Evaluated

creeping-cucumber

Melothria pendula

Least Concern

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Black Cottonwood

Populus nigra

Not Evaluated

southern elder

Sambucus australis

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Chinese mugwort

Artemisia verlotiorum

Not Evaluated

Naked crabgrass

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

narrow-leaf strap fern

Campyloneurum angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Blue Mountains Ash

Eucalyptus oreades

Least Concern

Cladonia subsquamosa

Not Evaluated

swamp flat sedge

Cyperus ligularis

Not Evaluated

red louro

Sextonia rubra

Least Concern

Wax flower

Hoya australis

Not Evaluated

copper grimmia

Grimmia atrata

Vulnerable

Summer fimbry

Fimbristylis aestivalis

Not Evaluated

sweet tanglehead

Heteropogon melanocarpus

Not Evaluated

Stripe Rust

Puccinia striiformis

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Hornwort

Dendroceros crispus

Not Evaluated

Berlandier'S Goosefoot

Chenopodium berlandieri

Not Evaluated

Blue margined brown alga

Dictyota ciliolata

Not Evaluated

Dung Candlesnuff

Xylaria guepinii

Not Evaluated

Ridge beggartick

Bidens gardneri

Not Evaluated

Blushing Rosette

Abortiporus biennis

Near Threatened

Scaly Shield

Pluteus petasatus

Least Concern

Woodwasp

Sirex noctilio

Vulnerable

Big Badja Gum

Eucalyptus badjensis

Least Concern

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea polystachya

Not Evaluated

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Fallacia pygmaea

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Memorial Rose

Rosa luciae

Not Evaluated

african-juniper

Juniperus procera

Least Concern

African mangosteen

Garcinia livingstonei

Not Evaluated

American Trumpet Vine

Campsis radicans

Not Evaluated

Common Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Not Evaluated

kachi grass

Cymbopogon caesius

Not Evaluated

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cress

Acmella oleracea

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila immigrans

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila repleta

Not Evaluated

Dutchman's Pipe Cactus

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Least Concern

Fuller rose beetle

Naupactus cervinus

Not Evaluated

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

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