Cape Verde

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Threatened

158

CR + EN + VU

Critically Endangered

43

CR

Endemic Threatened

64

Found only here

Declining

36%

57 species

Category Breakdown

Distribution of 158 threatened species

CR 43
EN 57
VU 58
CR: 43
EN: 57
VU: 58
Taxonomic Breakdown

Threatened % by group

mammals1/1 (100%)
birds8/8 (100%)
insects6/6 (100%)
other invertebrates28/28 (100%)
plants11/11 (100%)
fungi3/3 (100%)
corals3/3 (100%)
molluscs6/6 (100%)
crustaceans3/3 (100%)
arachnids1/1 (100%)
Top Threats in Cape Verde
1.Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources60 species
2.Logging & wood harvesting39 species
3.Annual & perennial non-timber crops29 species
4.Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)28 species
5.Housing & urban areas28 species
6.Recreational activities25 species
7.Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases20 species
8.Marine & freshwater aquaculture19 species
9.Gathering terrestrial plants17 species
10.Domestic & urban waste water16 species
Endemic Spotlight

64 endemic threatened species found only here

Lang's Short-tailed Blue

EN

Leptotes pirithous

Syrphid Fly

EN

Eristalinus aeneus

sandvoksmott

EN

Aphomia zelleri

Short-eared Owl

CR

Asio flammeus

All Species in Cape Verde (158)
SpeciesStatusGroupTrend
Bombus dahlbomiiENinsects↓
Girella zonataVUfishes?
Conus lugubrisCRmolluscs?
Lang's Short-tailed BlueLeptotes pirithousENinsects?
Syrphid FlyEristalinus aeneusENinsects?
blue-winged locustSphingonotus caerulansVUinsects?
sandvoksmottAphomia zelleriENinsects?
Semi-aquatic bugsHebrus pusillusVUinsects?
Yellowbelly rockcodEpinephelus marginatusVUother invertebrates?
old-man's face crabAtelecyclus rotundatusVUcrustaceans?
Mycteroperca fuscaVUfishes↓
softshell crabCallinectes sapidusVUcrustaceans?
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusCRbirds?
koralltrollhummerMunidopsis serricornisENcrustaceans?
Crevalle jackCaranx hipposVUother invertebrates?
flattened sea fan coralParamuricea placomusENcorals?
greater flowerbud coralAnthothela grandifloraCRcorals?
Eunicella verrucosaVUcorals?
Nebrius ferrugineusVUfishes↓
noords kaardertjeDictyna majorCRarachnids?
Pseudupeneus prayensisVUfishes↓
thicklip grey mulletChelon labrosusVUother invertebrates?
Haliotis tuberculataVUmolluscs↓
Diluvian PuncturellaPuncturella noachinaENmolluscs?
Smooth Grass SnailVallonia pulchellaVUmolluscs?
Balistes punctatusVUfishes↓
Blind SnailCecilioides aciculaVUmolluscs?
Balistes capriscusVUfishes↓
Sardinella maderensisVUfishes?
Thunnus obesusVUfishes↓
Gobius tetrophthalmusVUfishes?
DyeballPisolithus arhizusENfungi?
Ginglymostoma cirratumVUfishes↓
Rhizoprionodon acutusVUfishes↓
Negaprion brevirostrisVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus limbatusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus brevipinnaVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus obscurusENfishes↓
Carcharhinus longimanusCRfishes↓
Carcharhinus falciformisVUfishes↓
Mustelus mustelusENfishes↓
Paragaleus pectoralisENfishes↓
Sphyrna lewiniCRfishes↓
Sphyrna zygaenaVUfishes↓
Anoxypristis cuspidataCRfishes↓
Kornet grenlavRamalina polymorphaVUfungi?
Scymnodon ringensVUfishes↓
DonkeyEquus asinusENmammals?
Chioninia vaillantiiENreptiles↓
European Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaCRbirds?
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