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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2647
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

sandboxtree

Hura crepitans

Not Evaluated

sandcarpet

Cardionema ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Sand Dollar Cactus

Astrophytum asterias

Vulnerable

Sander's Alocasia

Alocasia sanderiana

Critically Endangered

Dark Stonewort

Nitella opaca

Least Concern

Sand Pea

Eriosema crinitum

Not Evaluated

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

Sandy Stiltball

Battarrea phalloides

Not Evaluated

Peronospora alsinearum

Not Evaluated

Santa maria

Calophyllum brasiliense

Data Deficient

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Large-leaved Spotted Gum

Corymbia henryi

Least Concern

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

Sappan

Biancaea sappan

Least Concern

sapphire-flower

Browallia speciosa

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Synura petersenii

Not Evaluated

Sasanqua camellia

Camellia sasanqua

Least Concern

Satinleaf

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

Least Concern

Podosira stelligera

Not Evaluated

Savory

Satureja hortensis

Not Evaluated

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Sawara Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera

Not Evaluated

Encyonopsis microcephala

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros pelagicus

Not Evaluated

Scaly Earthball

Scleroderma verrucosum

Least Concern

Pythium acanthicum

Not Evaluated

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Scurfy Deceiver

Laccaria proxima

Least Concern

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Scrub Pine

Pinus virginiana

Least Concern

sea club-rush

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Least Concern

Sea-Coast Tuber-Bulrush

Bolboschoenus robustus

Least Concern

Sea Coconut

Manicaria saccifera

Least Concern

seagrass

Halodule emarginata

Data Deficient

sea-grass

Halodule wrightii

Least Concern

Tuffybells

Wahlenbergia linarioides

Not Evaluated

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

Sea Purslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Least Concern

sea rocket

Cakile maritima

Least Concern

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

australian-kauri

Agathis robusta

Not Evaluated

Seaside Koniga

Lobularia maritima

Not Evaluated

Seifriz's chamaedorea

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Least Concern

Semarang rose-apple

Syzygium samarangense

Least Concern

European Wool Carder Bee

Anthidium manicatum

Least Concern

Senegal date palm

Phoenix reclinata

Least Concern

Senegal mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

Vulnerable

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

seven stars

Ariocarpus retusus

Least Concern

serrulate-leaved long-beaked moss

Rhynchostegium serrulatum

Not Evaluated

Sessile Earthstar

Geastrum fimbriatum

Least Concern

Seychelles stilt palm

Verschaffeltia splendida

Near Threatened

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Shellflower

Moluccella laevis

Not Evaluated

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

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