10.15470/plsrp1 626c16d0-c37e-4b1f-9337-09d58c9eb9ff https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=mammals_camera_trap_spain Mammals_Camera_trap-Spain Eduardo José Rodríguez-Rodríguez Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y estudio de los Mamíferos

Sevilla Sevilla 41015 ES

momat@secem.es 0000-0002-1170-0788 Juan Matutano Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos

Sevilla Sevilla 41015 ES

Javier Calzada Dept. de Ciencias Integradas y Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Física, Matemáticas y Computación, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Huelva

Huelva Huelva 21071 ES

0000-0001-5701-2238 Javier Fernández-López Institute for Game and Wildlife Research, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM)

Ciudad Real Ciudad Real ES

0000-0003-4352-0252 Maria Mas BiBio Research Group, Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers

Granollers Barcelona 08402 ES

http://www.atlesmamifers.cat 0000-0001-9309-5413 Javier Palomo Depto. de Biología Animal, Fac. de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga

Málaga Málaga 29071 ES

0000-0002-0396-1208 Carlos Rouco Depto. de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Área de Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla

S Sevilla 41012 ES

0000-0003-1026-3253 Simone Santoro Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway

Bø NO

0000-0003-0986-3278 Jacinto Román Dept. of Conservation Biology and Global Change, Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC

Sevilla Sevilla 41092 ES

0000-0003-0675-9432 Eduardo José Rodríguez-Rodríguez Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y estudio de los Mamíferos

Sevilla Sevilla 41015 ES

2026-04-28 eng Camera-trap detections of wild and invasive terrestrial mammals collected across mainland Spain between 2014 and 2026. The records were gathered by the MOMAT project of SECEM at more than 1 700 sites and include species identity, number of individuals, exact or centroid coordinates, and deployment effort details. Dataset produced for national conservation reporting and atlas updates, under the MITECO–TRAGSATEC programme funded by EU NextGenerationEU. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License. https://secem.es/estudios/programas/proyecto-momat https://ipt.gbif.es/archive.do?r=mammals_camera_trap_spain The study area encompasses the entire Spanish territory, including the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla. -180 180 90 -90 2014-01-01 2026-12-31 Reliable, standardized biodiversity data are essential for understanding species distributions, assessing conservation status, and supporting evidence-based management. In Spain, the monitoring of terrestrial mammals is particularly challenging due to the high number of species involved and the wide diversity of their ecologies, behaviours, and habitat requirements, all of which must be addressed at a regional scale. Many species differ markedly in detectability, ranging from highly elusive to locally abundant, which complicates the use of a single survey approach. To overcome these challenges, complementary and standardized survey methods are required, combining direct and indirect observations to effectively capture species presence and distribution across multiple ecological contexts. All data presented in this paper were generated through primary field surveys conducted במסגרת the project “Mejora del conocimiento del estado de conservación de la fauna terrestre continental de España (especies autóctonas y exóticas invasoras): Informes sexenales del artículo 17 (Directiva Hábitats) y del artículo 24 (Especies Invasoras), y actualización de atlas y libros rojos”, commissioned by the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), implemented by TRAGSATEC, and funded by the European Union (NextGenerationEU). Additionally, part of the data from Catalonia was provided through the Catalan Mammal Atlas’s contribution to the Spanish Mammal Atlas. We also acknowledge the valuable participation of all professionals and volunteers involved in the project. asNeeded Eduardo José Rodríguez Rodríguez Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y estudio de los Mamíferos

Sevilla Sevilla 41010 ES

momat@secem.es 0000-0002-1170-0788 Camera trapping was used to detect medium- and large-sized terrestrial mammals. The surveys were conducted by both trained professionals and volunteers. Passive infrared camera traps were deployed at knee height (50 cm), following the standard protocol established by the Spanish Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM). In each 10 × 10 km grid cell, three cameras were typically deployed for professional surveys, while in some volunteer surveys only one camera was sometimes used. Cameras were placed in the predominant habitats within each grid cell likely to maximize detection probability, such as animal trails or natural bottlenecks, and operated continuously for a predefined sampling period. Each camera deployment constituted a sampling event, and records include information on location, deployment duration, detection date, number of individuals, responsible person, image identifiers, and taxonomy. Camera trapping provides a non-invasive and highly efficient method for obtaining presence data for elusive species with minimal disturbance. The study area encompasses the entire Spanish territory, including the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla. Camera trapping was used to detect medium- and large-sized terrestrial mammals following SECEM’s standard protocol. Passive infrared cameras were placed at 50 cm height, typically three per 10 × 10 km grid cell in professional surveys (sometimes one in volunteer surveys), in habitats likely to maximize detections such as trails or bottlenecks. Cameras operated continuously for a fixed period, and each deployment was recorded as a sampling event with associated metadata (location, duration, detections, individuals, observer, images, and taxonomy). This method provides efficient, non-invasive presence data for elusive species. All imeges were revided by SECEM personal Eduardo José Rodríguez-Rodríguez 0000-0002-1170-0788 author Jacinto Román Javier Palomo Carlos Rouco Simone Santoro Javier Fernández Juan Matutano María Mas Javier Calzada All data presented in this dataset were generated through primary field surveys carried out within the project “Mejora del conocimiento del estado de conservación de la fauna terrestre continental de España (especies autóctonas y exóticas invasoras): Informes sexenales del artículo 17 (Directiva Hábitats) y del artículo 24 (Especies Invasoras), y actualización de atlas y libros rojos”, commissioned by the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), implemented by TRAGSATEC, and funded by the European Union (NextGenerationEU) The study area encompasses the entire Spanish territory, including the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla. This region spans a wide range of bioclimatic zones, from Atlantic and Alpine in the north, to Mediterranean and semi-arid regions in the south and southeast, as well as Macaronesian climates in the Canary Islands. Elevation ranges from sea level to over 3,400 m in the Pyrenees and Sierra Nevada, resulting in steep climatic and habitat gradients. The landscape is highly heterogeneous, comprising forests (deciduous, coniferous, and mixed), shrublands, grasslands, wetlands, rivers and streams, coastal areas, agricultural lands, and urbanized zones. Such environmental diversity supports a broad spectrum of terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammal species with varying ecological requirements and detectability, making standardized and complementary survey methods essential for comprehensive monitoring. 2026-02-12T07:09:52.812+01:00 dataset Rodríguez-Rodríguez E J, Matutano J, Calzada J, Fernández-López J, Mas M, Palomo J, Rouco C, Santoro S, Román J (2026). Mammals – Camera Trap Surveys – Spain – 2014–2026 – MOMAT Project. Version 2.2. Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos (SECEM). Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.15470/plsrp1 https://ipt.gbif.es/logo.do?r=mammals_camera_trap_spain 626c16d0-c37e-4b1f-9337-09d58c9eb9ff/v2.2.xml