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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 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 ...
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]
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.
Endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. [5] The range for wild individuals is spread across four places along southeastern Brazil, with a recent census estimating 3,200 individuals left in the wild [6] and a captive population maintaining about 490 individuals among 150 zoos. [3] [7] [8]
Brazil is home to over 6% of the world's endangered species. [8] According to a species assessment conducted by the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, 97 species have been identified in Brazil with vulnerable, lower risk/near threatened, endangered, or critically endangered standing. [9]
The species is declared critically endangered by the Secretariat of the Environment in 1998 and the Ministry of the Environment of Brazil in 2003. [9] [12] A. zikani was included by the IUCN in the 100 Most Endangered Species in the World report, [13] and is one of two butterfly species on the list. [8] [14] [15]