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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

branched pipe coral

Carijoa riisei

Not Evaluated

Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum

Not Evaluated

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Cattail Grass

Setaria pumila

Least Concern

Cricket-Bat Willow

Salix alba

Least Concern

cricketvine

Fridericia chica

Least Concern

Hen Pen

Bryopsis plumosa

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Rusty Rock

Hildenbrandia rubra

Least Concern

Green String Lettuce

Ulva linza

Least Concern

Flexuous Gutweed

Ulva flexuosa

Least Concern

Thread Weed

Ulva compressa

Least Concern

Sea Hair

Chaetomorpha linum

Least Concern

Mediterranean figwort

Scrophularia peregrina

Not Evaluated

Florida Pine

Pinus palustris

Endangered

Gut Weed

Ulva intestinalis

Least Concern

Lawn Marshpennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Not Evaluated

Cedar-of-Lebanon

Cedrus libani

Vulnerable

Brazilian diesel tree

Copaifera langsdorffii

Least Concern

Smooth Star Apple

Chrysophyllum argenteum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus glomeratus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Guava

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Least Concern

Pacara earpod tree

Enterolobium contortisiliquum

Least Concern

Red hot poker vine

Norantea guianensis

Not Evaluated

Cuban bulrush

Cyperus blepharoleptos

Least Concern

star sedge

Rhynchospora nervosa

Least Concern

Chestnutleaf false croton

Caperonia castaneifolia

Not Evaluated

rat-tail orchid

Trichocentrum cepula

Not Evaluated

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Teak

Dipteryx micrantha

Data Deficient

Brazilian Watermeal

Wolffia brasiliensis

Least Concern

Breadnut

Brosimum alicastrum

Not Evaluated

Cep

Boletus edulis

Least Concern

Cider Gum

Eucalyptus gunnii

Not Evaluated

Creole tea

Sauvagesia erecta

Least Concern

yellow thatching grass

Hyperthelia dissoluta

Not Evaluated

cohoba

Anadenanthera peregrina

Not Evaluated

Cokerite Palm

Attalea maripa

Least Concern

Ceylon gooseberry

Dovyalis hebecarpa

Not Evaluated

Ceylon-olive

Elaeocarpus serratus

Not Evaluated

gnaingar

Eucalyptus phoenicea

Least Concern

Chaco Potato

Solanum chacoense

Least Concern

Giant Elm Bracket

Rigidoporus ulmarius

Not Evaluated

Physarum decipiens

Not Evaluated

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

red granadilla

Passiflora miniata

Not Evaluated

Howler Monkey Inga

Inga vismiifolia

Least Concern

Simon bamboo

Pleioblastus simonii

Not Evaluated

Mountain Guava

Psidium amplexicaule

Least Concern

Yellow unicorn-plant

Ibicella lutea

Not Evaluated

shaving-brush-tree

Pseudobombax ellipticum

Least Concern

Fiji fan palm

Pritchardia pacifica

Not Evaluated

Silicicolous Maya

Miconia silicicola

Least Concern

flame-violet

Episcia cupreata

Not Evaluated

spatheflower

Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Least Concern

Hedge Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Least Concern

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Climbing Cactus

Epiphyllum phyllanthus

Not Evaluated

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