Northern Tallgrass Prairie | |
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Tall grasses of Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Nearctic |
Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
Borders | |
Bird species | 212[1] |
Mammal species | 63[1] |
Geography | |
Area | 76,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) |
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Climate type | Humid continental (Dfb) |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/Endangered[2] |
Global 200 | Yes |
Habitat loss | 88.245%[1] |
Protected | 4.21%[1] |
The Northern Tallgrass Prairie is one of 844 terrestrial ecoregions defined by One Earth.[3] This ecoregion largely follows the Red River Valley in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the American states of North Dakota and Minnesota.[2]