Western Australian Mulga shrublands | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Australasian |
Biome | deserts and xeric shrublands |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 461,958 km2 (178,363 sq mi) |
Country | Australia |
State | Western Australia |
Coordinates | 26°30′S 119°15′E / 26.5°S 119.25°E |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Vulnerable |
Protected | 4.53%[1]</ref> |
The Western Australian Mulga shrublands is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of inland Western Australia.[2] It is one of Australia's two mulga ecoregions, characterized by dry woodlands of mulga trees (Acacia aneura and related species) interspersed with areas of grassland and scrub.[3][1][4]