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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

Harris mud crab

Rhithropanopeus harrisii

Not Evaluated

Cortadera blanca

Scleria gaertneri

Least Concern

Anthostomella tomicoides

Not Evaluated

Cannonball Tree

Couroupita guianensis

Least Concern

Canker Rose

Rosa canina

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Canistel

Pouteria campechiana

Least Concern

Canela-de-velha

Lindackeria paraensis

Near Threatened

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Antelope Grass

Echinochloa pyramidalis

Least Concern

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Least Concern

Highland coffee

Coffea stenophylla

Vulnerable

Heyder's Pincushion Cactus

Mammillaria heyderi

Least Concern

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

Cucurbit Downy Mildew

Pseudoperonospora cubensis

Not Evaluated

Horsebush

Peltophorum dubium

Least Concern

Candy Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus wislizeni

Vulnerable

Black Mangrove

Avicennia germinans

Least Concern

High mallow

Malva sylvestris

Least Concern

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

Himalayan bamboo

Drepanostachyum falcatum

Not Evaluated

dancing ladies

Gomesa varicosa

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Hinoki false cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Not Evaluated

Kumquat

Citrus japonica

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

hoary basil

Ocimum africanum

Not Evaluated

kaffir-lime

Citrus hystrix

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock Rust

Puccinia malvacearum

Not Evaluated

Holly osmanthus

Osmanthus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Honduras mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered

Honey Box

Eucalyptus melliodora

Vulnerable

Honeycomb Coral Slime Mold

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Not Evaluated

honeyplant

Hoya carnosa

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus sibiricus

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Torodinium teredo

Not Evaluated

hooded shrimp

Athanas nitescens

Least Concern

Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Not Evaluated

Horned Pansy

Viola cornuta

Not Evaluated

Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia palustris

Vulnerable

Horseradish tree

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

Horseshoe geranium

Pelargonium zonale

Not Evaluated

Hottentot fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

False aralia

Plerandra elegantissima

Endangered

Imperial Crapet Grass

Axonopus scoparius

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

mother-of-hundreds

Mammillaria compressa

Least Concern

Elatior hybrid primroses

Primula polyantha

Not Evaluated

Illinois Pondweed

Potamogeton illinoensis

Least Concern

iguana hackberry

Celtis iguanaea

Not Evaluated

Elongated Sea Pearls

Valonia macrophysa

Not Evaluated

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

Pineland False Buttonweed

Spermacoce tetraquetra

Least Concern

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Cotton Morning Glory

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Least Concern

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Least Concern

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