Animal Info - Sao Tomé and Principe


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 Sao Tomé and Principe and are rated as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals

  • Vulnerable:
    • Sao Tomé Collared Fruit Bat (Myonycteris brachycephala).  (Endemic to Sao Tomé.)
    • Sao Tomé Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon tomensis). (Endemic to Sao Tomé and Principe.)
    • Sao Tomé Shrew (Crocidura thomensis). (Endemic to Sao Tomé and Principe.)

Environmental and Social Data

Mammals

Total number of species: 8 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of endemic species: 3 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species: 1996 and 2000: 3 (37.5 % of total species) (IUCN 1996, IUCN 2000)

Biodiversity/Ecosystems

Sao Tomé and Principe contains portions of the Gulf of Guinea Islands Forests, Guinean-Congolian Coast Mangroves, and Gulf of Guinea Marine Ecosystems Global 200 Ecoregions (Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999)

Population

Population in 1995: 140,000 (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 145.3 people/sq km (377.8 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 150,123 (World Almanac 1999)

Area

Area: 963 sq km (372 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 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  Sao Tomé and Principe): 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 ProfilesLinks for Sao Tomé and PrincipeSao Tomé and Principe Page


Top of Page | Search This Site

Home | Rarest Mammals | Species Index | Species Groups Index | Country Index | Links


Last modified: November 8, 2005;

© 1999 - 2019 Animal Info. Endangered animals of the world.  Contact Us..