Animal Info - Cape Verde

Threatened Species, Environmental and Social Data (Mammals, Biodiversity/Ecosystems, Population, Area, Economy), References and Links

Threatened Species

Threatened Species: The following list includes all mammals which occur in Cape Verde and are rated as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.

Vulnerable:
- Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
- Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

Environmental and Social Data

Mammals

Total number of species: 5 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of endemic species: 0 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species: 1996: 1 (20 % of total species) (IUCN 1996); 2000: 3 (60 % of total species) (IUCN 2000)

Biodiversity/Ecosystems

Cape Verde contains portions of the Macaronesian Forests and the Western Guinea Current Marine Ecosystems Global 200 Ecoregions (Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999)

Population

Population in 1995: 392,000 (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 97.2 people/sq km (251.8 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 399,857 (World Almanac 1999)

Area

Area: 4,033 sq km (1,557 sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)

Economy

Per capita GDP ($ U.S.) (1996): $1,000 (World Almanac 1999)

References and Links

References: Groombridge & Jenkins 1994, IUCN 1994, IUCN 1996, IUCN 2000, IUCN 2004, Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995, Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999, World Almanac 1999

General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the link for Cape Verde): CIA World Factbook, Foreign Embassies of Washington, D.C., Library of Congress - Country Studies, University of Texas - Country Maps, Washington Post - Countries, World Resources Institute - Country Profiles

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