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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
235
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1213
Data Deficient 72
Not Evaluated 2663
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

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Bermuda pigroot

Sisyrinchium micranthum

Least Concern

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Bertero's mistletoe

Phoradendron berteroanum

Not Evaluated

bigpod sesbania

Sesbania herbacea

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Big Smoky Bracket

Bjerkandera fumosa

Least Concern

Big-Sting Nettle

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Not Evaluated

Billion-Dollar Grass

Echinochloa frumentacea

Not Evaluated

Bine

Humulus lupulus

Least Concern

Birch Mazegill

Lenzites betulinus

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

bird-chilli

Capsicum frutescens

Not Evaluated

bird-eye primrose

Primula farinosa

Near Threatened

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

Bird'S Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Least Concern

bird's-nest pincushion

Mammillaria decipiens

Least Concern

Bird Vetch

Vicia cracca

Least Concern

Biscogniauxia cinereolilacina

Near Threatened

bhutan-cypress

Cupressus torulosa

Least Concern

Bhutan Pine

Pinus wallichiana

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Bifid Crestwort

Lophocolea bidentata

Not Evaluated

Big Blue Pinkgill

Entoloma bloxamii

Vulnerable

Big Caltropa

Kallstroemia maxima

Least Concern

Big-laurel

Magnolia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

black pepper

Piper nigrum

Not Evaluated

Black Peppermint

Eucalyptus nova-anglica

Vulnerable

Black Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Black river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

Data Deficient

black rock moss

Andreaea rupestris

Not Evaluated

Black sage

Varronia curassavica

Least Concern

black-sage

Varronia polycephala

Least Concern

black Sea jellyfish

Blackfordia virginica

Not Evaluated

blackseed crabgrass

Digitaria ternata

Not Evaluated

Black-Seed Proso Millet

Panicum miliaceum

Not Evaluated

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

black spear grass

Heteropogon contortus

Not Evaluated

Black Stem Rust

Puccinia graminis

Not Evaluated

Blackstem Spleenwort

Asplenium resiliens

Not Evaluated

Biting Stonecrop

Sedum acre

Least Concern

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

bitterwood

Simarouba amara

Least Concern

Black bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra

Not Evaluated

Bleeding Oak Crust

Stereum gausapatum

Least Concern

Blessed milkthistle

Silybum marianum

Not Evaluated

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Blewit

Lepista nuda

Least Concern

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

Toco Toucan

Toucanus toco

Least Concern

Blood root

Justicia secunda

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Least Concern

black titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Least Concern

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