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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Reptilia > Order: Testudines > Family: Testudinidae > Genus: Testudo > Species: Testudo marginata

Marginated tortoise - Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792

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Threat status Europe Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by EU Habitats Directive and 7 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites 74 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats
  • heathland and shrub
May also occur in
  • grassland
  • woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code 1218

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