It is a subterranean species found in a wide variety of Mediterranean habitats. It is often found in moist, sandy soils that are easy to burrow in and have a high level of humus. It occurs in low intensity agricultural land. The females lay a single egg.

GBGC6892-09|EU443257|Blanus cinereus| ACCCGTTGATTTTTCTCCACCAACCATAAAGACATCGGCACCTTGTATTTGCTGTTCGGCGCCTGAGCCGGCATAGCAGGCACAGCCCTT---AGCCTATTAATCCGCGCCGAACTGGGCCAACCAGGCGCAATGCTCGGCGAC---GATCAAATCTATAACGTAGTCGTTACCGCACACGCATTTGTCATAATTTTTTTCATGGTAATACCCATTATAATCGGCGGCTTTGGCAACTGATTAATCCCACTCATA---ATCGGCGCACCAGACATGGCCTTCCCACGAATAAACAACATAAGCTTCTGACTATTACCCCCATCACTTCTACTCCTGCTGGCCTCCGCAGGAGTAGAAGCGGGCGCAGGCACTGGCTGAACAGTCTACCCCCCACTCGCTGGCAACATGGCCCATGCCGGCGCATCAGTCGACCTG---ACCATCTTCTCACTGCATTTAGCAGGTGTATCATCAATTCTAGGCGCAATTAACTTTATTACCACCTGCATTAATATAAAACCACCGCAAATGACCCAATACCAAACGCCACTATTTGTGTGATCAGTACTAATTACAGCAGTACTTCTACTACTATCACTACCAGTCTTGGCTGCC---GGCATTACAATACTATTAACAGACCGAAACATTAACACCTCCTTCTTTGACCCGGCCGGCGGTGGCGACCCTGTCCTCTACCAACACCTATTTTGATTCTTCGGCCACCCAGAAGTATATATCCTTATCCTCCCAGGATTTGGCATGATCTCACATATCGTCACATATTACGCCGGAAAAAAA---GAACCCTTCGGCTATATGGGAATAGTCTGAGCTATATTATCAATCGGCTTCCTGGGCTTTATCGTCTGAGCCCACCACATATTCACAGTAGGAATGG 
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It is difficult to determine the abundance of this species, but it appears to be most common in areas of sandy and moist soil.

Stable

The threats to this species are not well known; it might be locally threatened by urbanization. It is known to be eaten by wild boar Sus scrofa, which are expanding their distribution in Spain and Portugal, but the extent to which this constitutes a threat is unclear.

This species is protected by national legislation. It occurs in many protected areas. Further studies are needed into the threats, distribution and abundance for this species.