Pyrenean desman

Pyrenean desman[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Galemys
Species:
G. pyrenaicus
Binomial name
Galemys pyrenaicus
(É. Geoffroy, 1811)
  Galemys pyrenaicus pyrenaicus
  Galemys pyrenaicus rufulus

The Pyrenean desman or Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a small semiaquatic, globally threatened mammal related to moles and shrews, and, along with the Russian desman (Desmana moschata), is one of the two extant members of the tribe Desmanini.[2][3] The species occurs in north and central parts of Spain and Portugal, French Pyrenees, and Andorra,[2] but severe range contractions have been documented across its geographic distribution.[4]

  1. ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b c Quaglietta, L. (2022) [amended version of 2021 assessment]. "Galemys pyrenaicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T8826A214429993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T8826A214429993.en.
  3. ^ Palmeirim, J. M.; Hoffmann, R. S. (1983). "Galemys pyrenaicus". Mammalian Species (207): 1–5. doi:10.2307/3503939. JSTOR 3503939. S2CID 253913583.
  4. ^ Quaglietta, L.; Paupério, J.; Martins, F.; Alves, P.C.; Beja, P. (20 June 2018). "Recent range contractions in the globally threatened Pyrenean desman highlight the importance of stream headwater refugia". Animal Conservation. 21 (6): 515–525. Bibcode:2018AnCon..21..515Q. doi:10.1111/acv.12422. S2CID 90982534.