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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 36
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 84
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 82
Plantae 44

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cabo Verde

crispate scissurelle

Anatoma crispata

Data Deficient

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

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

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

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Agrius cingulata

Not Evaluated

humped keyhole limpet

Diodora gibberula

Not Evaluated

emerald nerite

Smaragdia viridis

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Hottentot fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Not Evaluated

Aniseed-Weed

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

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

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

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