Pernambuco interior forests

Pernambuco interior forests
Pernambuco interior forest in Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve, Brazil.
Pernambuco interior forests ecoregion as defined by WWF.
Ecology
BiomeAtlantic Forest
Borders
Bird species343[1]
Mammal species132[1]
Geography
Area22,792 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
Country Brazil
States
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/Endangered
Habitat loss95%[2]
Protected0.39%[2]

The "Pernambuco" interior forests (in reality Paraiba and Pernambuco forest/states and not only "Pernambuco") is an ecoregion of the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Biome, and the South American Atlantic Forest biome. It lies in eastern Brazil between the coastal Pernambuco coastal forests and the dry Caatinga shrublands of Brazil's interior.

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b "Pernambuco interior forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.