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Cabo Verde

Africa · Western Africa

Total Species
126
Threatened
0
CR + EN + VU
Population
555,987
Area
4,033 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 82
Plantae 44

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cabo Verde

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Not Evaluated

Greater Wax Moth

Galleria mellonella

Least Concern

Greek keyhole limpet

Diodora graeca

Not Evaluated

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Guinea Fowl

Numida meleagris

Least Concern

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Hottentot fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

humped keyhole limpet

Diodora gibberula

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

lamellose coral shell

Coralliophila meyendorffii

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Maruca pod borer

Maruca vitrata

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

nodose purpura

Thais nodosa

Least Concern

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Olive-tree Pearl

Palpita vitrealis

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Pale mottled willow moth

Caradrina clavipalpis

Least Concern

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Pearly Underwing

Peridroma saucia

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Agrius cingulata

Not Evaluated

Pink stem borer

Sesamia nonagrioides

Not Evaluated

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

spurge hawk-moth

Hyles euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

Starry Pearl

Cynaeda dentalis

Least Concern

striped hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

Not Evaluated

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

turnip moth

Agrotis segetum

Least Concern

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