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Topographic map of Spain. The wildlife of Spain includes the diverse flora and fauna of Spain.The country located at the south of France has two long coastlines, one on the north on the Cantabrian Sea, another on the East and South East on the Mediterranean Sea, and a smaller one on the west and south west on the Atlantic Ocean, its territory includes a big part of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Canary Islands, Spain. [1] Since the Osorian shrew (Crocidura osorio) was proven to be actually a population of introduced European greater white-toothed shrew (C. russula) [2] the Canarian shrew, C. canariensis is believed to be the only surviving native terrestrial mammal of the archipelago, every other species now present having been ...
The Basco-béarnaise is a sheep breed from the Northern Basque Country and Béarn.Its characteristics are long, white wool, curved horns, weighing up to 80 kg (180 lb). It is mainly a dairy sheep and the milk (7.42% fat content, 5.39% proteins) is used to make the AOC Ossau-Iraty che
Individual animals in Spain (9 P) * Lists of mammals of Spain (5 P) A. Animal welfare and rights in Spain (4 C, 2 P) B. Fauna of the Balearic Islands (3 C, 14 P) C.
Frequently, leguminous plants predominate in the scrub of the underbrush. Stage of pine forests. The native species have practically disappeared, as has the associated vegetation. Together with the pines, heliophilic (preferring dry and sunny habitats) and invasive brush start to appear, almost always based on the families Cistaceae and Ericaceae.
The ecoregion covers coastal low plains, hills, and badlands close to Spain's southeastern coast. The ecoregion's geology is complex, made up mostly of sedimentary rocks like marl, gypsum, limestone, conglomerate, sandstone and consolidated dunes, together with coastal outcrops of volcanic rock like Cabo de Gata. The region is geologically ...
This category includes the endemic and native plants of Spain. According to the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions , this excludes the Balearic Islands , Canary Islands , and the Spanish North African Territories, but includes Andorra and Gibraltar .
These animals are most often raised in mixed farms, or farms that contain a combination of these types of animals and not just one type exclusively. [1] Although the number of livestock farms notably decreased between the years of 1999 and 2009, the number of animals raised on each remaining farm increased dramatically, as discussed in further ...