Animal Info - Cape Verde
Contents
Threatened Species, Environmental
and Social Data (Mammals, Biodiversity/Ecosystems,
Population, Area, Economy),
References and Links
Threatened Species
Threatened Species: The following list
includes all mammals which occur in Cape Verde and are rated as
Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
Environmental and Social Data
Mammals
Total number of species: 5 (Groombridge
& Jenkins 1994)
Number of endemic species: 0 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species: 1996:
1 (20 % of
total species) (IUCN 1996); 2000: 3
(60 % of total species) (IUCN 2000)
Biodiversity/Ecosystems
Cape Verde contains portions of the Macaronesian Forests and the Western Guinea
Current Marine Ecosystems Global
200 Ecoregions (Olson &
Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999)
Population
Population in 1995: 392,000 (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 97.2 people/sq km (251.8 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 399,857 (World
Almanac 1999)
Area
Area: 4,033 sq km (1,557 sq mi) (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Economy
Per capita GDP ($ U.S.) (1996): $1,000 (World Almanac 1999)
References and Links
References: Groombridge & Jenkins 1994, IUCN 1994, IUCN 1996,
IUCN 2000, IUCN
2004, Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995, Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999, World Almanac 1999
General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the link
for Cape Verde): CIA
World Factbook, Foreign
Embassies of Washington, D.C., Library
of Congress - Country Studies, University
of Texas - Country Maps, Washington
Post - Countries, World
Resources Institute - Country Profiles
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