Central Mexican matorral

Central Mexican matorral
Central Mexican matorral
	Near Aguascalientes, Mexico
	Location map for the Central Mexican matorral
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	deserts and xeric shrublands
Borders	List Bajío dry forests; Meseta Central matorral; Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests; Sierra Madre Oriental pine–oak forests; Sinaloan dry forests; Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests;
Geography
Area	59,195 km2 (22,855 sq mi)
Countries	Mexico
States	List Aguascalientes; Guanajuato; Hidalgo; Jalisco; Mexico City; Queretaro; Mexico; San Luis Potosí; Zacatecas;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	1,288 km² (2%)

The Central Mexican matorral is an ecoregion of the deserts and xeric shrublands biome of central Mexico. It is the southernmost ecoregion of the Nearctic realm.