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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 23
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 60
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 82
Plantae 44

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cabo Verde

garter cone

Conus genuanus

Least Concern

nodose purpura

Thais nodosa

Least Concern

agate cone

Conus ermineus

Least Concern

Greek keyhole limpet

Diodora graeca

Not Evaluated

Florida dog winkle

Stramonita haemastoma

Not Evaluated

Crescent Dart

Agrotis trux

Not Evaluated

lamellose coral shell

Coralliophila meyendorffii

Not Evaluated

Pink stem borer

Sesamia nonagrioides

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Divided Tunicate

Styela canopus

Not Evaluated

humped keyhole limpet

Diodora gibberula

Not Evaluated

emerald nerite

Smaragdia viridis

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

comb hyptis

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Agrius cingulata

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

spurge hawk-moth

Hyles euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Pearly Underwing

Peridroma saucia

Not Evaluated

Clover Cutworm

Anarta trifolii

Least Concern

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Looper

Trichoplusia ni

Not Evaluated

Pale mottled willow moth

Caradrina clavipalpis

Least Concern

bordered straw

Heliothis peltigera

Not Evaluated

turnip moth

Agrotis segetum

Least Concern

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

blackneck

Lygephila pastinum

Least Concern

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

striped hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Gem

Orthonama obstipata

Not Evaluated

Greater Wax Moth

Galleria mellonella

Least Concern

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

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