Description
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 901 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Rodríguez-Rodríguez E J, Matutano J, Calzada J, Fernández-López J, Palomo J, Rouco C, Santoro S, Román J (2026). Arvicola sapidus – Spanish Survey – 2023–2025 – MOMAT Project. Version 2.2. Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos (SECEM). Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.15470/ltc0nn
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos (SECEM). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 075c6dc6-e442-48fa-9913-438213b61234. Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos (SECEM) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Spain.
Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
Mainland Spain (various provinces; 29–31 UTM zones)
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Arvicola sapidus
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2023-01-01 / 2025-01-01 |
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Project Data
State and EU regulations require Member States to monitor, track, and assess various species of terrestrial mammals. Periodically, it is necessary to update reports and Red Lists, which are essential for defining appropriate management measures to protect and promote biodiversity in our country. In this context, the project developed by SECEM together with TRAGSATEC (2024–2025) was launched, in which a Terrestrial Mammal Monitoring plan (MOMAT) was designed. Its objective is to gather information on most mammal species that currently lack specific monitoring programs. At present, the MOMAT project operates thanks to volunteer participation. The data collected help improve knowledge about the species included both in the annexes of the Habitats Directive and in the EU Regulation on invasive alien species. All the information generated will contribute to future updates of the Atlas and Red Book of Terrestrial Mammals of Spain, facilitating a better understanding of our fauna and supporting more effective decision-making in conservation.
| Title | Proyecto de Monitorización de Mamíferos Terrestres (MOMAT) |
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| Identifier | MOMAT |
| Funding | 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) |
| Study Area Description | The study area encompasses the entire Spanish territory of the Iberian Peninsula. 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. 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. |
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Sampling Methods
Surveys followed the standardised methodology described by Román (2010), consisting of systematic searches for field signs along aquatic habitats. Resulting records from both targeted surveys were incorporated as independent datasets and include both presence and explicitly recorded absence data.
| Study Extent | Mainland Spain |
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| Quality Control | All records were revised by SECEM team |
Method step description:
- Protocols described in: Román, J. (2010). Manual de campo para un sondeo de rata de agua (Arvicola sapidus). Manuales de Mastozoología. Sociedad Española para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos (SECEM), Málaga.
Additional Metadata
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| Maintenance Description | Monitoring intended to be repeated every 10 years. |
| Alternative Identifiers | 10.15470/ltc0nn |
| 10.15470/4xlxwb | |
| 075c6dc6-e442-48fa-9913-438213b61234 | |
| https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=arvicola_sapidus_spanish_survey |