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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
238
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 87
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2673
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

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Moroccan toadflax

Linaria maroccana

Not Evaluated

mosaic-plant

Fittonia albivenis

Not Evaluated

Rust of pelargonium

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis

Not Evaluated

Mosquito Basil

Ocimum campechianum

Least Concern

Moss Bell

Galerina hypnorum

Least Concern

Legume

Calopogonium galactioides

Least Concern

Moss Rust

Eocronartium muscicola

Near Threatened

Mossy Maze Polypore

Cerrena unicolor

Near Threatened

Snowy Oysterling

Cheimonophyllum candidissimum

Endangered

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia labiata

Not Evaluated

Mottled spurge

Euphorbia lactea

Not Evaluated

Herb of the cross

Verbena officinalis

Least Concern

catole palm

Syagrus oleracea

Not Evaluated

pinwheel-flower

Tabernaemontana catharinensis

Least Concern

Coral tree

Erythrina speciosa

Least Concern

mountain-cabbage

Euterpe precatoria

Least Concern

giant horsetail

Equisetum giganteum

Not Evaluated

Mountain Coolibah

Eucalyptus orgadophila

Near Threatened

Sander's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum sanderianum

Critically Endangered

Mountain Grey Gum

Eucalyptus cypellocarpa

Least Concern

mountain-gum

Eucalyptus dalrympleana

Least Concern

Guadeloupe trumpet-tree

Tabebuia obtusifolia

Not Evaluated

mountain soursop

Annona montana

Not Evaluated

Dotted Hornwort

Anthoceros punctatus

Vulnerable

Diatom

Coscinodiscus wailesii

Not Evaluated

Parsley Spleenwort

Asplenium cristatum

Not Evaluated

Mule Grass

Bouteloua americana

Not Evaluated

Wild Birdnest Fern

Asplenium serratum

Not Evaluated

scarlet-bugler

Cleistocactus baumannii

Least Concern

Cutleaf Spleenwort

Asplenium abscissum

Least Concern

scribbly-gum

Eucalyptus haemastoma

Vulnerable

Bush beardgrass

Schizachyrium condensatum

Not Evaluated

Yellow Pouncewort

Lejeunea flava

Not Evaluated

Japanese lovegrass

Eragrostis tenella

Least Concern

tropical sprangletop

Leptochloa virgata

Not Evaluated

Oldfield grass

Anthephora hermaphrodita

Least Concern

Elastic grass

Eragrostis tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Dumortier's Liverwort

Dumortiera hirsuta

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Silkleaf

Lagascea mollis

Not Evaluated

Guavaberry

Myrciaria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Juba's-bush

Iresine diffusa

Not Evaluated

lax hornpod

Mitreola petiolata

Least Concern

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Slender dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus alsinoides

Not Evaluated

Golden Leather Fern

Acrostichum aureum

Not Evaluated

Indian paintbrush

Castilleja arvensis

Least Concern

Largeleaf maidenhair

Adiantum macrophyllum

Not Evaluated

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea tiliacea

Least Concern

Red algae

Acanthophora spicifera

Not Evaluated

cow-tongue fern

Campyloneurum phyllitidis

Not Evaluated

Isopterygium Moss

Isopterygium tenerum

Not Evaluated

Streamside Swordfern

Nephrolepis rivularis

Not Evaluated

golden shrimp-plant

Pachystachys lutea

Not Evaluated

Candlestick

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

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