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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
232
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1172
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2621
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Romero macho

Pectis linifolia

Least Concern

Palisade signalgrass

Urochloa brizantha

Not Evaluated

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Least Concern

Palmiste Poison

Hyophorbe indica

Endangered

Vectis moss

Chenia leptophylla

Not Evaluated

Blueberry

Symplocos martinicensis

Least Concern

Panama Hat Plant

Carludovica palmata

Least Concern

Panama redwood

Platymiscium pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Panama tree

Sterculia apetala

Not Evaluated

Pancake Crust

Perenniporia medulla-panis

Vulnerable

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Not Evaluated

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

paperbark teatree

Melaleuca ericifolia

Least Concern

paper daisy

Rhodanthe manglesii

Not Evaluated

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

papillose peat moss

Sphagnum papillosum

Least Concern

Paraguay tea

Ilex paraguariensis

Near Threatened

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Least Concern

paradise-nut

Lecythis zabucajo

Least Concern

Para grass

Urochloa mutica

Not Evaluated

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Least Concern

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

partridgewood

Vouacapoua americana

Critically Endangered

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

pea glycine

Glycine tabacina

Not Evaluated

peach palm

Bactris gasipaes

Vulnerable

peacock-flower

Tigridia pavonia

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera microsphaerica

Vulnerable

Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria guayanensis

Least Concern

pearlfruit

Margyricarpus pinnatus

Not Evaluated

Pearl Millet

Cenchrus americanus

Extinct

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

hato tejas

Microstachys corniculata

Not Evaluated

Perfume guava

Campomanesia lineatifolia

Least Concern

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

peppermint-bendo

Eucalyptus exserta

Least Concern

Pepper Pot

Myriostoma coliforme

Critically Endangered

Peppery Bolete

Chalciporus piperatus

Least Concern

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Perennial soybean

Neonotonia wightii

Least Concern

Perennial Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Least Concern

Perfoliate blackfoot

Melampodium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Persian buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus

Not Evaluated

persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Least Concern

Peruvian-carrot

Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Not Evaluated

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

cluster-bean

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Not Evaluated

Peruvian watergrass

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

Dead Man's Fingers

Codium isthmocladum

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

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