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Andorra

Europa - Almesquera (Pyrenean Desman)

15 May 2021

On 15 May 2021 La Poste (France) issued Andorra's contribution to EUROPA 2021's theme on Endangered National Wildlife featuring the Trumpet Rat.

The Trumpet Rat, or Desman of the Pyrenees, (Galemys Pyrenaicus) is a small mammal of the Talpidae family. It lives in clean, cool and strong waterways, especially with rocky channels.

In most of its range, it has experienced a marked decline in recent decades. Considered to be a critically endangered species, today there are only 2 muskrat outbreaks in Andorra, in the Os and Madriu rivers.