Central Great Plains (ecoregion)

Central Great Plains
Central Great Plains (area 27 on the map)
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTemperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
List
Bird species228[1]
Mammal species88[1]
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateTexas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska
Climate typeHumid continental (Dfa) and humid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Habitat loss50.68%[1]
Protected0.48%[1]
Designated as Central and Southern Mixed Grasslands by the World Wildlife Fund

The Central Great Plains are a prairie ecoregion of the central United States, part of North American Great Plains. The region runs from west-central Texas through west-central Oklahoma, central Kansas, and south-central Nebraska.

It is designated as the Central and Southern Mixed Grasslands ecoregion by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

  1. ^ a b c d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.