Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests

Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests
Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests
	Pine-oak forest in the valley of the San Ignacio River near Guajurana, Chihuahua.
	Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	List Sinaloan dry forests; Bajío dry forests; Central Mexican matorral; Meseta Central matorral; Chihuahuan Desert; Sonoran Desert; Sonoran-Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest;
Bird species	319
Mammal species	164
Geography
Area	222,700 km2 (86,000 sq mi)
Countries	United States; Mexico;
States	Arizona; New Mexico; Sonora; Chihuahua; Durango; Zacatecas; Jalisco;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Global 200	Yes
Habitat loss	5.3745%
Protected	13.52%

The Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests (Spanish: Bosques de pino-roble de la Sierra Madre Occidental) are a Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of the Sierra Madre Occidental range from the southwest USA region to the western part of Mexico. They are home to a large number of endemic plants and important habitat for wildlife.

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