• Source: List of mammals of Cape Verde

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Cape Verde. There are thirteen mammal species in Cape Verde, of which one is endangered and two are vulnerable.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:




Order: Chiroptera (bats)


The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Hypsugo
Savi's pipistrelle, Hypsugo savii LR/lc
Genus: Pipistrellus
Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
Genus: Plecotus
Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus LR/lc




Order: Cetacea (whales)



The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

Suborder: Mysticeti
Family: Balaenopteridae
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata VU
Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis EN
Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei EN
Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae VU
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Phocoena
Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena VU
Family: Physeteridae
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU
Family: Kogiidae
Genus: Kogia
Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD
Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD
Family: Ziphidae
Genus: Mesoplodon
Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Orcinus
Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
Genus: Delphinus
Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LR/cd
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
Genus: Stenella
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata LR/cd
Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene DD
Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba DD
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis DD
Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris LR/cd
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus LC
Genus: Globicephala
Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
Genus: Peponocephala
Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra DD




Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)


There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Monachus
Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus EN possibly extirpated




See also


Wildlife of Cape Verde
List of chordate orders
Lists of mammals by region
List of prehistoric mammals
Mammal classification
List of mammals described in the 2000s




Notes






References


"Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
"Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.

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• List of mammals of Cape Verde
• Geography of Cape Verde
• Wildlife of Cape Verde
• Cape Verde giant skink
• Outline of Cape Verde
• Red kite
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of mammals of Lesotho
• List of mammals of Zanzibar
• Green monkey