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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
122
CR + EN + VU
Population
212559409
Area
8515767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 46
Vulnerable 61
Near Threatened 51
Least Concern 703
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 1841
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

kachi grass

Cymbopogon caesius

Not Evaluated

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cress

Acmella oleracea

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila immigrans

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila repleta

Not Evaluated

Dutchman's Pipe Cactus

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Least Concern

Fuller rose beetle

Naupactus cervinus

Not Evaluated

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

Amazon Rosewood

Dalbergia spruceana

Vulnerable

ambarella

Spondias dulcis

Not Evaluated

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Green flatsedge

Cyperus virens

Not Evaluated

Crabgrass

Pappophorum pappiferum

Not Evaluated

tickle grass

Panicum trichoides

Not Evaluated

fiddle-leaf philodendron

Philodendron bipennifolium

Not Evaluated

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

American dodder

Cuscuta americana

Not Evaluated

Scurfy Twiglet

Tubaria furfuracea

Least Concern

Grapeleaf begonia

Begonia reniformis

Not Evaluated

Joannis Palm

Veitchia joannis

Least Concern

Turk's Cap

Melocactus broadwayi

Near Threatened

Drooping Tonguefern

Elaphoglossum herminieri

Least Concern

jewel orchid

Ludisia discolor

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Yellow crabgrass

Digitaria fuscescens

Not Evaluated

jumping orchid

Catasetum macrocarpum

Not Evaluated

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Not Evaluated

guayule

Parthenium argentatum

Not Evaluated

Yefen

Fuirena umbellata

Least Concern

Succulent spiderwort

Tradescantia crassula

Not Evaluated

Joseph's-coat

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Rusty Pennies

Puccinia hydrocotyles

Not Evaluated

drooping she-oak

Allocasuarina verticillata

Least Concern

False Puffball

Reticularia lycoperdon

Not Evaluated

Floating spurge

Phyllanthus fluitans

Not Evaluated

Green Grape Algae

Caulerpa racemosa

Not Evaluated

Chinese fringe flower

Loropetalum chinense

Not Evaluated

Cat's Paw Oyster

Talonostrea talonata

Data Deficient

Tropical sensitive pea

Chamaecrista absus

Least Concern

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Annual Mugwort

Artemisia annua

Not Evaluated

Annual Strawberry Clover

Trifolium resupinatum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Tropical Bog Orchid

Habenaria monorrhiza

Least Concern

Argentinian crabgrass

Digitaria aequiglumis

Not Evaluated

Artist'S Bracket

Ganoderma applanatum

Least Concern

Ascidian

Styela clava

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Cream narcissus

Narcissus tazetta

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

bulbous chervil

Chaerophyllum bulbosum

Not Evaluated

Bullwort

Ammi majus

Not Evaluated

bullytree

Pouteria multiflora

Not Evaluated

burbark

Triumfetta lappula

Least Concern

Burclover

Medicago arabica

Least Concern

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