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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

Confederate jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Not Evaluated

cone-like Turk's-head cactus

Melocactus conoideus

Critically Endangered

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

Least Concern

Confused Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Not Evaluated

Conrad's False Mussel

Mytilopsis leucophaeata

Not Evaluated

Coowarra Box

Eucalyptus cambageana

Vulnerable

copaiba

Copaifera guianensis

Least Concern

copaiba

Copaifera martii

Least Concern

cow-itch

Mucuna pruriens

Not Evaluated

coquito palm

Jubaea chilensis

Endangered

coral-bean

Erythrina fusca

Least Concern

coral-bean

Erythrina herbacea

Least Concern

Coral reef araucaria

Araucaria columnaris

Least Concern

Coral tree

Erythrina poeppigiana

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Lilac Oysterling

Panus conchatus

Least Concern

Pebbled Pixie Cup

Cladonia pyxidata

Least Concern

Daisy Earthstar

Geastrum floriforme

Endangered

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Cork bark oak

Quercus suber

Least Concern

Corkscrew Willow

Salix matsudana

Not Evaluated

corkwoodtree

Duboisia myoporoides

Least Concern

Corndaisy

Glebionis segetum

Least Concern

Corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Least Concern

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Foetid Russula

Russula foetens

Near Threatened

Farinose Cartilage Lichen

Ramalina farinacea

Least Concern

Spurge Rust

Melampsora euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

Crested Coral

Clavulina coralloides

Least Concern

Lipstick Powderhorn

Cladonia macilenta

Least Concern

Reindeer Lichen

Cladonia arbuscula

Least Concern

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican guava

Psidium friedrichsthalianum

Not Evaluated

Cotton Thistle

Onopordum acanthium

Endangered

Mothball Crust

Scytinostroma portentosum

Least Concern

Hairy Oysterling

Resupinatus trichotis

Least Concern

Broad Bean Rust

Uromyces viciae-fabae

Not Evaluated

Moss Ear

Chromocyphella muscicola

Vulnerable

Speckled Greenshield

Flavopunctelia flaventior

Not Evaluated

Cowslip

Primula veris

Least Concern

Crab Apple

Malus sylvestris

Vulnerable

Crab Finger Grass

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

crane grass

Ixophorus unisetus

Not Evaluated

Japanese-holly

Ardisia crispa

Not Evaluated

Creeping Charlie

Glechoma hederacea

Least Concern

creeping cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans

Least Concern

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

Creeping Love Grass

Eragrostis hypnoides

Not Evaluated

creeping saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

Not Evaluated

Creeping White Clover

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

Creole cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

Crested Philippine violet

Barleria cristata

Not Evaluated

Savigny's brittle star

Ophiactis savignyi

Not Evaluated

Crimson Flax

Linum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Crimson fountaingrass

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

crinkle-awn

Trachypogon spicatus

Not Evaluated

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