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Among the 12 mammal orders which occur in Brazil, eleven have threatened species, except Lagomorpha (which has only one species in Brazil, the Brazilian cottontail). [1] [3] Although the rodents have been the most diverse order of mammals, the order with most species on this list is the Primates (34 species). [3] [4]
The Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is a critically endangered species and may be extinct in the wild.. Brazil has more than 1900 bird species, [1] and according to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation and the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, there are 240 species or subspecies of Brazilian birds listed as threatened, six as extinct and two as extinct in the wild.
Brazil has the largest mammal diversity in the world, with more than 600 described species and more likely to be discovered. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 66 of these species are endangered, and 40% of the threatened taxa belong to the primate group. 658 species are listed. [1]
Brazil has 55,000 recorded plant species, the highest number of any country. [3] About 30% of these species are endemic to Brazil. [8] The Atlantic Forest region is home to tropical and subtropical moist forests, tropical dry forests, tropical savannas, and mangrove forests. The Pantanal region is a wetland, and home to a known 3,500 species of ...
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the best known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system. . Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmenta
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, invasive species, and climate change. [1]
In 2009, 769 endangered species were identified in Brazil, making it home to the eighth largest number of endangered species in the world. [23] For Brazil, and the countries that precede it, high rates of deforestation, industrialization, and urbanization explain the growing number of endangered species in extremely bio-diverse areas.
The species was first described scientifically by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, published in 1753. [4] The type locality was in Pernambuco, Brazil. [1] In addition to its vernacular name "tapeti", it commonly known as the "forest cottontail" [5] or the "Brazilian cottontail". [6]