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[[File:Spain topo.jpg|thumb|Topographic map of Spain]]
The '''wildlife of Spain''' includes the diverse [[flora]] and [[fauna]] of [[Spain]]. The native plants and animals are adapted to the geography and climate of this country in southwestern Europe. The country has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and another on the Mediterranean Sea. The [[habitat]]s include mountains, hills, forests, rivers, lakes, coasts and cultivated land.
==Geography==
Spain is part of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] in southwestern European, and lies to the east of [[Portugal]] and to the south of [[France]] and the [[Pyrenees]]. It has a long coastline with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and another with the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and includes the [[Canary Islands]] in the Atlantic and the [[Balearic Islands]] in the Mediterranean. Mainland Spain largely consists of a highland plateau, surrounded and dissected by mountain ranges. The main lowland regions are the Ebro Basin in the northeast, the Andalusian Plain in the southwest, the basins of the [[Tagus]] and the [[Guadiana]] in the west and the narrow coastal plains.<ref name=Atlas></ref>
==Climate==
Much of the country experiences a [[Mediterranean climate]] with warm or hot, dry summers and the rainfall falling in winter. A [[semi-arid climate]] occurs in the southeastern part of Spain, but is also found elsewhere in the country such as the Ebro basin. Here the summers are hot and the winters cool, but there is limited precipitation at any time of year. The northern part of the country experiences an [[oceanic climate]], with both winter and summer temperatures influenced by the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and rainfall spread throughout the year. The Balearic Islands have a Mediterranean climate, and the Canary Islands are influenced by their oceanic surroundings and proximity to Africa.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2NDkQDZ World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification] Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Biodiversity==
Amongst European countries, Spain has one of the highest degrees of biodiversity; this is because of its four varied, major biogeographic regions, Atlantic, Alpine, Mediterranean and Macronesian, and the country is considered to be one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. In connection with [[Natura 2000]], a European Union initiative, 27% of the country is included in national parks, wildlife reserves and other protected areas.<ref></ref>
==Flora==
Including the mainland and the island groups, Spain has eight to nine thousand species of [[vascular plant]]s, more than any other country in Europe. Between 20 and 25% of these are [[Endemism|endemic]] to the country and about one thousand two hundred are threatened (also the highest proportion in Europe).<ref name=Convention></ref>
==Fauna==
Including the mainland and the island groups, Spain has an estimated sixty to seventy thousand species of animal. Of these, about seven hundred are vertebrates (excluding marine fish) and the remainder are invertebrates. The highest degree of endemism occurs among freshwater fish and in the mountainous areas, the coastal areas, and among the Canary Island fauna. About 30% of the vertebrates in Spain are threatened.<ref name=Convention/>
Terrestrial mammals native to Spain include two species of [[hedgehog]], two of [[Mole (animal)|mole]] and a dozen species of [[shrew]]. There are about thirty-five species of [[bat]], as well as the [[European rabbit]], the [[European hare]] and three other species of hare. Larger rodents include the [[Eurasian beaver]], the [[red squirrel]] and the [[brown rat]] as well as about twenty-eight species of mice, voles and other smaller [[rodent]]. Of the ungulates, the [[wild boar]], the [[fallow deer]], the [[red deer]], the [[roe deer]], the [[Iberian ibex]] and the [[Pyrenean chamois]] are found in the country.
==References==
[[Category:Biota of Spain]]
The '''wildlife of Spain''' includes the diverse [[flora]] and [[fauna]] of [[Spain]]. The native plants and animals are adapted to the geography and climate of this country in southwestern Europe. The country has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and another on the Mediterranean Sea. The [[habitat]]s include mountains, hills, forests, rivers, lakes, coasts and cultivated land.
==Geography==
Spain is part of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] in southwestern European, and lies to the east of [[Portugal]] and to the south of [[France]] and the [[Pyrenees]]. It has a long coastline with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and another with the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and includes the [[Canary Islands]] in the Atlantic and the [[Balearic Islands]] in the Mediterranean. Mainland Spain largely consists of a highland plateau, surrounded and dissected by mountain ranges. The main lowland regions are the Ebro Basin in the northeast, the Andalusian Plain in the southwest, the basins of the [[Tagus]] and the [[Guadiana]] in the west and the narrow coastal plains.<ref name=Atlas></ref>
==Climate==
Much of the country experiences a [[Mediterranean climate]] with warm or hot, dry summers and the rainfall falling in winter. A [[semi-arid climate]] occurs in the southeastern part of Spain, but is also found elsewhere in the country such as the Ebro basin. Here the summers are hot and the winters cool, but there is limited precipitation at any time of year. The northern part of the country experiences an [[oceanic climate]], with both winter and summer temperatures influenced by the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and rainfall spread throughout the year. The Balearic Islands have a Mediterranean climate, and the Canary Islands are influenced by their oceanic surroundings and proximity to Africa.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2NDkQDZ World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification] Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Biodiversity==
Amongst European countries, Spain has one of the highest degrees of biodiversity; this is because of its four varied, major biogeographic regions, Atlantic, Alpine, Mediterranean and Macronesian, and the country is considered to be one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. In connection with [[Natura 2000]], a European Union initiative, 27% of the country is included in national parks, wildlife reserves and other protected areas.<ref></ref>
==Flora==
Including the mainland and the island groups, Spain has eight to nine thousand species of [[vascular plant]]s, more than any other country in Europe. Between 20 and 25% of these are [[Endemism|endemic]] to the country and about one thousand two hundred are threatened (also the highest proportion in Europe).<ref name=Convention></ref>
==Fauna==
Including the mainland and the island groups, Spain has an estimated sixty to seventy thousand species of animal. Of these, about seven hundred are vertebrates (excluding marine fish) and the remainder are invertebrates. The highest degree of endemism occurs among freshwater fish and in the mountainous areas, the coastal areas, and among the Canary Island fauna. About 30% of the vertebrates in Spain are threatened.<ref name=Convention/>
Terrestrial mammals native to Spain include two species of [[hedgehog]], two of [[Mole (animal)|mole]] and a dozen species of [[shrew]]. There are about thirty-five species of [[bat]], as well as the [[European rabbit]], the [[European hare]] and three other species of hare. Larger rodents include the [[Eurasian beaver]], the [[red squirrel]] and the [[brown rat]] as well as about twenty-eight species of mice, voles and other smaller [[rodent]]. Of the ungulates, the [[wild boar]], the [[fallow deer]], the [[red deer]], the [[roe deer]], the [[Iberian ibex]] and the [[Pyrenean chamois]] are found in the country.
==References==
[[Category:Biota of Spain]]
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