Uruguayan savanna

Uruguayan savanna
Coxilhas (hills covered by grasslands) in Morro Redondo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
Ecoregion territory (yellow boundaries)
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
Biometropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
List
Geography
Area353,573 km2 (136,515 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected3.43%[1]

The Uruguayan savanna, also known as the Brazilian-Uruguayan savanna, is a subtropical grassland and savanna ecoregion which includes all of Uruguay and southernmost Brazil, along with portions of Argentina along the Uruguay River. In Brazil, this ecoregion is known as Pampas.[2]

  1. ^ "Uruguayan savanna". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 24 March 2022
  2. ^ "Você conhece o Pampa?". www.minasbioconsultoria.com (in Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-12.