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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

Orinoco-apple

Solanum sessiliflorum

Not Evaluated

Woolly Hair

Ulothrix flacca

Least Concern

rat-tail orchid

Trichocentrum sprucei

Not Evaluated

Meadow Puffball

Lycoperdon pratense

Least Concern

Chestnut

Pochota fendleri

Least Concern

Wedge Flapwort

Leptoscyphus cuneifolius

Critically Endangered

Schwerdtfeger's Pine

Pinus tecunumanii

Vulnerable

Fragile Stonewort

Chara globularis

Least Concern

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

Bracted fanpetals

Sida ciliaris

Least Concern

toothcup

Ammannia latifolia

Least Concern

Smooth joyweed

Alternanthera paronychioides

Not Evaluated

drooping-white-gum

Corymbia papuana

Least Concern

winged water-primrose

Ludwigia decurrens

Least Concern

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Spiral head ginger

Costus scaber

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Dead and Awake

Neptunia plena

Least Concern

Coral Weed

Corallina officinalis

Least Concern

Olive Lute

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum

Not Evaluated

Catalonian jasmine

Jasminum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

Cat Dapperling

Lepiota felina

Least Concern

Onion Earthball

Scleroderma cepa

Data Deficient

Chinese star-anise

Illicium verum

Not Evaluated

Brown Rust Of Wheat

Puccinia recondita

Not Evaluated

Bunchy Flat Sedge

Cyperus polystachyos

Least Concern

branched pipe coral

Carijoa riisei

Not Evaluated

Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum

Not Evaluated

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Cattail Grass

Setaria pumila

Least Concern

Cricket-Bat Willow

Salix alba

Least Concern

cricketvine

Fridericia chica

Least Concern

Hen Pen

Bryopsis plumosa

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Rusty Rock

Hildenbrandia rubra

Least Concern

Green String Lettuce

Ulva linza

Least Concern

Flexuous Gutweed

Ulva flexuosa

Least Concern

Thread Weed

Ulva compressa

Least Concern

Sea Hair

Chaetomorpha linum

Least Concern

Mediterranean figwort

Scrophularia peregrina

Not Evaluated

Florida Pine

Pinus palustris

Endangered

Gut Weed

Ulva intestinalis

Least Concern

Lawn Marshpennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Not Evaluated

Cedar-of-Lebanon

Cedrus libani

Vulnerable

Brazilian diesel tree

Copaifera langsdorffii

Least Concern

Smooth Star Apple

Chrysophyllum argenteum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus glomeratus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Guava

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Least Concern

Pacara earpod tree

Enterolobium contortisiliquum

Least Concern

Red hot poker vine

Norantea guianensis

Not Evaluated

Cuban bulrush

Cyperus blepharoleptos

Least Concern

star sedge

Rhynchospora nervosa

Least Concern

Chestnutleaf false croton

Caperonia castaneifolia

Not Evaluated

rat-tail orchid

Trichocentrum cepula

Not Evaluated

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Teak

Dipteryx micrantha

Data Deficient

Brazilian Watermeal

Wolffia brasiliensis

Least Concern

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