Desman

"Desmans are aquatic insectivores of the tribe Desmanini (also considered a subfamily, Desmaninae) in the mole family, Talpidae. This tribe consists of two living species found in Europe: the Russian desman (Desmana moschata) in European Russia, and the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrenees. Both species are endangered, the Russian desman critically so." (Wiki) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desman

Ecology

Connected Sites

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Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley "Toutefois, on retrouve, parmi la faune, des espèces particulièrement intéressantes comme le desman des Pyrénées (Galemys pyrenaicus), une petite taupe aquatique endémique du nord de l’Espagne." (Nom File)
Primeval Beech Forests Hayedos de Navarra at Lizardoia and Aztaparreta. "Fauna:.......Pyrenean desman"
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu "La grande faune du site ne présente pas une valeur exceptionnelle; par contre quelques espèces comme le desman (mammifère –endémique des Pyrénées et montagnes du nord de l'Espagne)", 2017 Reactive Mission report

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