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List of mammals of Cape Verde

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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.This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

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:

LR/lc	Lower risk/least concern	Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

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 possibly extirpated
Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  - Common slender mongoose, Herpestes sanguineus LC introduced

Order: [[Primate]]s

The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes

Suborder: Haplorhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
  - Parvorder: Catarrhini
    - Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
      - Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
        
        Genus: Chlorocebus
        
        Green monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus LC introduced

Notes

References

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References

(2015). "''Monachus monachus''".

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