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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

wild sage

Casearia sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Veined Shield

Pluteus thomsonii

Least Concern

Pinnularia acidophila

Not Evaluated

white copal

Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Least Concern

Wire With

Desmodium axillare

Least Concern

Yellow leafbract

Malachra alceifolia

Not Evaluated

Cryptomonas curvata

Not Evaluated

Bog Sage

Salvia uliginosa

Not Evaluated

Chenille Weed

Dasya baillouviana

Not Evaluated

Fig

Ficus nymphaeifolia

Not Evaluated

Tripos lineatus

Not Evaluated

Olpidiopsis saprolegniae

Not Evaluated

Sargasso Weed

Sargassum natans

Not Evaluated

pride-of-Burma

Amherstia nobilis

Not Evaluated

red love grass

Eragrostis secundiflora

Not Evaluated

desert hackberry

Celtis pallida

Least Concern

White Tubelet

Henningsomyces candidus

Least Concern

Creeping buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Least Concern

creeping leafstalk grass

Pharus lappulaceus

Not Evaluated

Curupay

Anadenanthera colubrina

Least Concern

Fivestamen Pricklyash

Zanthoxylum pentandrum

Least Concern

Grassland Puffball

Lycoperdon lividum

Least Concern

Miniature Barrel Cactus

Thelocactus setispinus

Least Concern

Peeling Puffball

Lycoperdon marginatum

Not Evaluated

spotted dracaena

Dracaena surculosa

Not Evaluated

White-headed Marmoset

Callithrix geoffroyi

Least Concern

Shoestring Fern

Vittaria lineata

Not Evaluated

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Heteranthera reniformis

Not Evaluated

Rhizoma peanut

Arachis glabrata

Not Evaluated

crato passionvine

Passiflora cincinnata

Not Evaluated

Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Not Evaluated

False Weymouth Pine

Pinus pseudostrobus

Least Concern

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

tonka

Dipteryx odorata

Not Evaluated

Chlorine Dust Lichen

Chrysothrix chlorina

Extinct

Rusty Woodwart

Hypoxylon rubiginosum

Least Concern

Scattered paspalum

Paspalum conspersum

Not Evaluated

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

Sacred lotus

Nelumbo nucifera

Not Evaluated

sacred virola

Virola elongata

Not Evaluated

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

Not Evaluated

Saffron Milk-Cap

Lactarius deliciosus

Data Deficient

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Common Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

Vulnerable

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

japanese-thuya

Thujopsis dolabrata

Not Evaluated

saltmarsh baccharis

Baccharis glutinosa

Not Evaluated

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

Not Evaluated

False Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Not Evaluated

toothpick cactus

Stetsonia coryne

Least Concern

savonette

Lonchocarpus sericeus

Least Concern

Sanchezia

Sanchezia parvibracteata

Not Evaluated

sandboxtree

Hura crepitans

Not Evaluated

sandcarpet

Cardionema ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Sand Dollar Cactus

Astrophytum asterias

Vulnerable

Sander's Alocasia

Alocasia sanderiana

Critically Endangered

Dark Stonewort

Nitella opaca

Least Concern

Sand Pea

Eriosema crinitum

Not Evaluated

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

Sandy Stiltball

Battarrea phalloides

Not Evaluated

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