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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
232
CR + EN + VU
Population
212559409
Area
8515767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 31
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 115
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1172
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2621
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

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Snail flower

Sigmoidotropis speciosa

Not Evaluated

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Philibert's fern moss

Thuidium assimile

Vulnerable

Philippine evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Not Evaluated

Climbing Prairie Rose

Rosa setigera

Not Evaluated

Philippine mussaenda

Mussaenda philippica

Least Concern

Philippine ground orchid

Spathoglottis plicata

Not Evaluated

Phoenician Juniper

Juniperus phoenicea

Least Concern

Couscous Crust

Bulbillomyces farinosus

Least Concern

Piassava Palm

Attalea funifera

Least Concern

piccabeen bangalow palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

pignut

Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Pigeon bundleflower

Desmanthus pernambucanus

Least Concern

Pigeonpea

Cajanus cajan

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pilosefruit Esenbeckia

Esenbeckia pilocarpoides

Least Concern

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

pineapple cactus

Mammillaria longimamma

Vulnerable

Cotton Ball Cactus

Espostoa lanata

Least Concern

Gum myrtle

Angophora costata

Least Concern

pine-strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Not Evaluated

Red-cedar

Juniperus scopulorum

Not Evaluated

pink-bloodwood

Corymbia intermedia

Least Concern

pinklet

Stenandrium dulce

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Pink Trumpet Tree

Handroanthus impetiginosum

Not Evaluated

Pink velvet banana

Musa velutina

Least Concern

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

khaki-gum

Eucalyptus alba

Least Concern

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Pithraj Tree

Aphanamixis polystachya

Least Concern

Netted Crust

Byssomerulius corium

Least Concern

Grey Mould

Botrytis cinerea

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Siam Tulip

Curcuma alismatifolia

Near Threatened

Yerba de guava

Coccocypselum hirsutum

Not Evaluated

Plantain signalgrass

Urochloa plantaginea

Not Evaluated

Pleated Inkcap

Parasola plicatilis

Least Concern

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

poatoru

Conceveiba guianensis

Least Concern

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

riparian feather moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Not Evaluated

Poisonbulb

Crinum asiaticum

Not Evaluated

dwarf rush

Juncus capitatus

Critically Endangered

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Polkadot-plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Not Evaluated

Red Wood

Inga laurina

Least Concern

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

anoda-weed

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

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