Animal Info - Lesotho
Contents
Threatened Species, Environmental
and Social Data (Mammals, Biodiversity/Ecosystems,
Population, Area/Land Use, Protected Lands, Economy, Education), References
and Links
Threatened Species
Threatened Species: The following list
includes all mammals which occur in Lesotho 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: 33 (Groombridge
& Jenkins 1994)
Number of endemic species: 0 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species: 1996:
2 (6 % of
total species) (IUCN 1996); 2000: 4
(12 % of total species) (IUCN 2000)
Biodiversity/Ecosystems
Lesotho contains portions of the South African Montane Grasslands &
Shrublands Global 200
Ecoregion (Olson & Dinerstein 1998,
Olson & Dinerstein 1999)
Population
Population in 1995: 2,050,000 (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 67.5 people/sq km (174.9 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 2,089,829 (World
Almanac 1999)
Average population growth rate, 1980 - 1990: 2.7 % (World Bank 1992)
Area/Land Use
Area: 30,355 sq km (11,720 sq mi) (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Percentages of primary world ecosystem types:
- Grass and Shrub: 75 %
- Interrupted Woods: 25 %
(Groombridge 1992)
Percent of land area classified as the following degree of human disturbance: Low:
0 %, Medium: 81 %, High: 19 % (WRI 1994)
Protected Lands
Area: 70 sq km (27 sq mi) (Groombridge
1992)
Percent of land protected: 0 % totally protected, 0.22 % partially protected, 0.22
% totally or partially protected (Groombridge
1992)
Economy
Per capita GNP ($ U.S.) (1991): $582 (WRI
1994)
Per capita GDP ($ U.S.) (1996): $1,860 (World Almanac 1999)
Education
Percent of females in secondary education (1989): 31 % (World Bank 1992)
References and Links
References: Groombridge 1992, Groombridge & Jenkins 1994, IUCN 1996,
IUCN 2000, IUCN
2004, Natl. Geog.
Soc. 1995, Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999, World Almanac 1999, World Bank 1992, WRI 1994
General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the link
for Lesotho): 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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