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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

southern Florida sandmat

Euphorbia adenoptera

Not Evaluated

Spiked speedwell

Veronica spicata

Vulnerable

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

spindle palm

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Critically Endangered

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

spiral tasselweed

Ruppia cirrhosa

Extinct

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Splendid Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum insigne

Endangered

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

karanda

Carissa carandas

Not Evaluated

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Spotted Gum

Corymbia maculata

Least Concern

Spotted henbit

Lamium maculatum

Least Concern

Apple Of Sodom

Solanum carolinense

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Arcyria major

Not Evaluated

Cribraria vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Pleurosigma normanii

Not Evaluated

Argentine fingergrass

Eustachys retusa

Not Evaluated

Arrow-Leaved Lettuce

Lactuca canadensis

Not Evaluated

arrowroot

Thalia geniculata

Least Concern

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Hemitrichia minor

Not Evaluated

karri

Eucalyptus diversicolor

Least Concern

butterfly-orchid

Psychopsis versteegiana

Not Evaluated

bacury

Platonia insignis

Not Evaluated

Beef-Steak Fungus

Fistulina hepatica

Near Threatened

Stalked Lettuce Leaf Algae

Halimeda tuna

Not Evaluated

Spotty Featherwort

Plagiochila punctata

Not Evaluated

Watercress Algae

Halimeda opuntia

Not Evaluated

Sprawling signalgrass

Urochloa reptans

Least Concern

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

Bengal bamboo

Bambusa tulda

Not Evaluated

spreading threadwort

Cephaloziella divaricata

Endangered

Crowngrass

Paspalum pilosum

Not Evaluated

spring-bloodwood

Corymbia ptychocarpa

Least Concern

sqaure-wood

Discocarpus essequeboensis

Not Evaluated

Square-stemmed Bamboo

Chimonobambusa quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

Loddiges's cattleya

Cattleya loddigesii

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Palm

Sabal bermudana

Endangered

stevia

Stevia rebaudiana

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Besse's Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium besseae

Endangered

Bicoloured Deceiver

Laccaria bicolor

Least Concern

big sandbur

Cenchrus myosuroides

Not Evaluated

Big Hop Clover

Trifolium campestre

Near Threatened

star-apple

Chrysophyllum cainito

Not Evaluated

Star jasmine

Jasminum multiflorum

Not Evaluated

star-thistle

Centaurea calcitrapa

Extinct

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

sticky baccharis

Baccharis salicifolia

Least Concern

Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Least Concern

Sticky Scalycap

Pholiota gummosa

Least Concern

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