As of 2024, the IUCN Red List featured 441 animal species in Brazil categorized as vulnerable. An additional 263 animal species in the country were considered critically endangered. Brazil is one of the countries with the largest number of extinct animal species in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Number of threatened animal species in Brazil on the IUCN Red List in 2024, by category
* According to the source, this category also includes 'Possibly Extinct' and 'Possibly Extinct in the Wild' which have been developed to identify animal species that are likely already extinct (or extinct in the wild), but require further investigation.
The acronym IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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IUCN. (October 28, 2024). Number of threatened animal species in Brazil on the IUCN Red List in 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/977802/brazil-threatened-animal-species-category/
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IUCN. (2024). Number of threatened animal species in Brazil on the IUCN Red List in 2024, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/977802/brazil-threatened-animal-species-category/
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