Western Gulf coastal grasslands Tamaulipan pastizal | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Nearctic |
Biome | Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
Borders | |
Bird species | 335[1] |
Mammal species | 75[1] |
Geography | |
Area | 77,425 km2 (29,894 sq mi) |
Countries | |
States | |
Climate type | Humid subtropical (Cfa) |
Conservation | |
Habitat loss | 48.734%[1] |
Protected | 10.31%[1] |
The Western Gulf coastal grasslands (Spanish: Pastizales costeros del Golfo Occidental) are a subtropical grassland ecoregion of the southern United States and northeastern Mexico.[2][3] It is known in Louisiana as the "Cajun Prairie", Texas as "Coastal Prairie," and as the Tamaulipan pastizal (Spanish: Pastizal Tamaulipeco) in Mexico.