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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212559409
Area
8515767 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

blackbutt-peppermint

Eucalyptus smithii

Least Concern

traveler's-palm

Ravenala madagascariensis

Least Concern

Treasure flower

Gazania rigens

Not Evaluated

Tree aenium

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

tree-of-life

Mauritia flexuosa

Least Concern

Tree stonecrop

Sedum dendroideum

Not Evaluated

Triangle barnacle

Balanus trigonus

Not Evaluated

Triangle cactus

Acanthocereus tetragonus

Least Concern

triangle palm

Dypsis decaryi

Vulnerable

Singapore holly

Malpighia coccigera

Not Evaluated

Tropical fanpetals

Sida urens

Not Evaluated

Poor Pine

Pinus glabra

Least Concern

Azores thyme

Thymus caespititius

Not Evaluated

Blistered Saucer Leaf Algae

Turbinaria turbinata

Not Evaluated

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

blackdown-stringybark

Eucalyptus sphaerocarpa

Least Concern

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Not Evaluated

Common Bird'S Nest

Crucibulum laeve

Least Concern

blue mud-plantain

Heteranthera limosa

Not Evaluated

Trinidad Macawood

Platymiscium trinitatis

Least Concern

black-gum

Eucalyptus ovata

Vulnerable

Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium formosum

Least Concern

tonka

Taralea oppositifolia

Least Concern

Grass

Urochloa mollis

Not Evaluated

Cramp Balls

Daldinia concentrica

Vulnerable

black-marlock

Eucalyptus redunca

Least Concern

Trinidad palm

Sabal mauritiiformis

Near Threatened

Tripe Fungus

Auricularia mesenterica

Near Threatened

plains bristle grass

Setaria macrostachya

Not Evaluated

triplinerved eupatorium

Ayapana triplinervis

Not Evaluated

dwarf butterfly orchid

Prosthechea pygmaea

Least Concern

Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Not Evaluated

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Three Finger Leaf Algae

Halimeda incrassata

Not Evaluated

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

Blue panicum

Panicum antidotale

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Regal lily

Lilium regale

Not Evaluated

tropical smokebush

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Least Concern

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Tropical wild petunia

Ruellia brevifolia

Not Evaluated

Tropic croton

Croton glandulosus

Not Evaluated

tallowwood

Ximenia americana

Least Concern

Brittle Swan-neck Moss

Campylopus fragilis

Not Evaluated

true senna

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Sandbur

Cenchrus latifolius

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

broad-leaved aloe

Aloe maculata

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

trumpet-tree

Cecropia peltata

Least Concern

Trumpet tree

Cecropia palmata

Least Concern

Trumpet Trees

Handroanthus capitatus

Vulnerable

Trumpet Trees

Handroanthus barbatus

Near Threatened

tuna

Opuntia tuna

Not Evaluated

purple dropseed

Sporobolus purpurascens

Not Evaluated

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