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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 2
Least Concern 37
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 83
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 82
Plantae 44

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cabo Verde

sphinx du laurier-rose

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

sphinx du liseron

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

sphinx livournien

Hyles livornica

Not Evaluated

sphinx nicéa

Hyles euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

Tabac arborescent

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Teigne de la cire

Galleria mellonella

Least Concern

Teigne des choux

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

Tourterelle turque

Streptopelia decaocto

Near Threatened

tulipier du Gabon

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

ver-gris du trèfle

Anarta trifolii

Least Concern

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

Vagrant Twitcher

Tebenna micalis

Not Evaluated

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

Starry Pearl

Cynaeda dentalis

Least Concern

Olive-tree Pearl

Palpita vitrealis

Not Evaluated

Citrus flower moth

Prays citri

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Yorkshire Y

Cornutiplusia circumflexa

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Crambid Moth

Duponchelia fovealis

Not Evaluated

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Not Evaluated

crispate scissurelle

Anatoma crispata

Data Deficient

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Maruca pod borer

Maruca vitrata

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

garter cone

Conus genuanus

Least Concern

nodose purpura

Thais nodosa

Least Concern

agate cone

Conus ermineus

Least Concern

Florida dog winkle

Stramonita haemastoma

Not Evaluated

lamellose coral shell

Coralliophila meyendorffii

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Divided Tunicate

Styela canopus

Not Evaluated

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Agrius cingulata

Not Evaluated

humped keyhole limpet

Diodora gibberula

Not Evaluated

emerald nerite

Smaragdia viridis

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

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