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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
233
CR + EN + VU
Population
212559409
Area
8515767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 33
Endangered 84
Vulnerable 116
Near Threatened 94
Least Concern 1196
Data Deficient 69
Not Evaluated 2666
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

Abyssinian spurge

Euphorbia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

Acanthoceras zachariasii

Not Evaluated

Acanthoica quattrospina

Not Evaluated

achacha

Garcinia gardneriana

Least Concern

Achlya achlyoides

Not Evaluated

Achlya americana

Not Evaluated

Achlya caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Achlya debaryana

Not Evaluated

Achlya diffusa

Not Evaluated

Achlya orion

Not Evaluated

Achlya prolifera

Not Evaluated

Achlya proliferoides

Not Evaluated

Achlya radiosa

Not Evaluated

Achnanthes acares

Not Evaluated

Achnanthes parvula

Not Evaluated

Achnanthes rupestoides

Not Evaluated

Achnanthidium affine

Not Evaluated

Achnanthidium microcephalum

Not Evaluated

Actinoptychus splendens

Not Evaluated

Acute spikerush

Eleocharis acutangula

Not Evaluated

Acutetip Cup Lichen

Cladonia acuminata

Least Concern

Adam'S Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Not Evaluated

Adherent Bristle-grass

Setaria adhaerens

Not Evaluated

Adlafia bryophila

Not Evaluated

Adzuki bean

Vigna angularis

Least Concern

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

African asparagus fern

Asparagus asparagoides

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Gerbera jamesonii

Not Evaluated

African eggplant

Solanum macrocarpon

Not Evaluated

African jointgrass

Hemarthria altissima

Least Concern

African Mahogany

Khaya grandifoliola

Vulnerable

African Mahogany

Khaya ivorensis

Vulnerable

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

African scurfpea

Psoralea pinnata

Not Evaluated

African signalgrass

Urochloa arrecta

Not Evaluated

African-Spinach

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Agrimony Rust

Pucciniastrum agrimoniae

Not Evaluated

Agrocybe cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Airplant

Tillandsia polystachia

Least Concern

Airplant

Tillandsia gardneri

Not Evaluated

Akashiwo sanguinea

Not Evaluated

akee

Blighia sapida

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Alexander palm

Ptychosperma elegans

Least Concern

Alexandra palm

Archontophoenix alexandrae

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Algirosphaera oryza

Not Evaluated

Algirosphaera robusta

Not Evaluated

Allheal

Valeriana officinalis

Near Threatened

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Least Concern

alpine-ash

Eucalyptus delegatensis

Least Concern

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