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Brown Bear
(Ursus arctos)
Iberian Peninsula
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Brown Bear
(Ursus arctos)
- Weight: 130-180 kg.
- Food: Omnivorous
- Uicn / Cites: (LC) Cites II
- Longevity: 25 years
- Habitat: TBrown bear is a characteristic inhabitant of mature forests in Europe, as well as in wooded habitats in the western and eastern areas of tundra. On the Iberian Peninsula they populate the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains.
Did you know...?:
Brown bears have eyesight comparable to that of humans. They can also see in color. Brown bears spend the winter in their dens, hibernating with no variations in their body temperature. December and January are when the bears give birth and begin to raise their cubs.
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Otter
(Lutra lutra)
Otter
(Lutra lutra)
- Weight: 10-15 kg.
- Food: Carnivore
- Uicn / Cites: (NT) Cite I
- Longevity: 15-20 years
- Habitat: The otter dwells throughout the euro-asiatic continent and in North Africa.
Did you know...?:
The otter is distinguished from other aquatic mustelids, such as mink or weasel, by its corpulence, it’s lighter fur, and also by swimming with the body submerged and the head up. Otters dive with rapid movements, and stay underwater for 10 to 40 seconds.
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Iberian Wolf
(Canis lupus signatus)
Iberian Wolf
(Canis lupus signatus)
- Weight: 27-66 kg.
- Food: Carnivore
- Uicn / Cites: (LC) Cites II
- Longevity: 15-16 years
- Habitat: Iberian Peninsula
Did you know...?:
The Iberian wolf’s fur is heterogeneous. Long dark or black stripes are described cover its two front legs, there is a large dark spot near the hips and another dark band crossing its withers, which is known as the "saddle.” These dark markings are what have given the name "signatus" to this subspecies of wolf, since “signatus” in Latin means 'signed' or 'marked'.
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Mongoose
(Herpestes ichneumon)
Mongoose
(Herpestes ichneumon)
- Weight: 2 kg.
- Uicn / Cites: (NT)
- Habitat: Found in sub-Saharan Africa as well as in other eastern regions of Europe and Turkey, the mongoose is especially at home in the Iberian Peninsula. It inhabits coastal areas such as marshes and reservoirs, avoiding wet forests and extreme deserts.
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The young remain with the mother mongoose for about a year, during which time they customarily walk in single file, glued to each other with one’s nose under the tail of the next in front. this fact gives it the nickname ''hairy snake'' for its length and its short hair.
Vietnamese pig
(Sus scrofa domesticus)
Vietnamese pig
(Sus scrofa domesticus)
- Weight: 43-136 kg.
- Food: Omnivorous
- Longevity: 15-20 years
- Habitat: Temperate and semi-tropical climates.
Did you know...?:
The Vietnamese pig began to become popular in the 1980s, although it was not yet seen as a pet but rather belonged to the world of zoos. Nevertheless, today it is usually considered to be a pet – especially since George Clooney presented his famous pig Max to high society.
Wild Boar
(Sus scrofa)
Wild Boar
(Sus scrofa)
- Weight: 70-90 kg. (male) and 40-65 kg. (female)
- Food: Omnivorous
- Longevity: 10-15 years
- Habitat: Habitat: Boars can live in virtually any habitat, but they prefer places with high vegetation and abundant water for their routine mud baths.
Did you know...?:
Mud baths play an important role in the ecology of the species, with several specific functions. For example, they regulate body temperature when the boar does not sweat because the sweat glands are atrophied. In addition, mud baths influence the social relations of the species and even their sexual selection: whereas in summer all wild boars have mud baths without distinctions of sex or age, during the mating season the mud baths seem reserved almost exclusively to adult males.
Mouflon Sheep
(Ovis musimon)
Mouflon Sheep
(Ovis musimon)
- Weight: 25-55 kg.
- Food: Herbivore
- Longevity: 18 years
- Habitat: On the Iberian Peninsula, the mouflon range includes most of Extremadura, Toledo, Ciudad Real and Córdoba, as well as the mountains of Cuenca and Cazorla. Some can be found also in isolated locations of Valencia and in Tenerife
Did you know...?:
Mouflons are from the sheep family. Females bleat rather like domestic sheep, while males rarely emit any sound at all. However, in mating season the noise produced by colliding horns can be heard from miles away.
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Arruí (Barbary Sheep)
(Ammotragus lervia)
Arruí (Barbary Sheep)
(Ammotragus lervia)
- Weight: Up to 145 kg.
- Food: Herbivore
- Uicn / Cites: (VU) Cites II
- Longevity: 15 years
- Habitat: On high peaks near the cliffs in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
Did you know...?:
This species was introduced to several European countries in the 1970s as part of a widespread desire for big-game hunting. In Spain the arruí and the mouflon were introduced primarily for that purpose.
The first arruí in Spain were introduced in the Natural Park of Sierra Espuña in the region of Murcía.
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Fallow Deer
(Dama dama)
Fallow Deer
(Dama dama)
- Weight: 40-50 kg.
- Food: Herbivore
- Uicn / Cites: No amenazado (NT) / CITES No.
- Longevity: 25 years
- Habitat: Prairies.
Did you know...?:
The mating season for fallow deer takes place in early autumn, a little later than most deer. In Spanish this period is called “la ronca”, in reference to the snorting sounds emitted by the males to warn opponents and attract females. Adult males mark their territory and compete with other males for dominance and the right to cover females. The gestation period lasts 8 months, with generally one calf for each pregnancy. Births take place around the end of May.
Deer
(Cervus elaphus)
Deer
(Cervus elaphus)
- Weight: 100-200 kg.
- Food: Herbivore
- Longevity: 10-20 years
- Habitat: Mountainous areas, especially the roofs of forests of very leafy trees.
Did you know...?:
The age of a deer is calculated by the wear on their teeth.
Genet
(Genetta genetta)
Genet
(Genetta genetta)
- Weight: 1-3 kg.
- Food: Carnivore
- Longevity: 21 years
- Habitat: Forests, savannahs and meadows.
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Genets are nocturnal predators that live and hunt alone, although they tolerate the presence of other individuals of the same species nearby. Occasionally, females cooperate in hunting with their maturing offspring or with a male.
Iberian lynx
(Lynx Pardinus)
Iberian lynx
(Lynx Pardinus)
- Weight: 9,3-12,8 kg
- Food: Carnivore
- Longevity: 7 years
- Habitat: Restricted rural and isolated areas such as Doñana Nature Park.
Did you know...?:
The Iberian lynx is the most endangered feline on the planet.
CR
Critically Endangered
EN
Endangered species
NT
Near Threatened
VU
Vulnerable
NA
Unthreatened
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