Western Gulf coastal grasslands

Western Gulf coastal grasslands
Tamaulipan pastizal
Western Gulf coastal grasslands; Tamaulipan pastizal
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	List East Central Texas forests; Mississippi lowland forests; Piney Woods forests; Southeastern conifer forests; Tamaulipan mezquital; Veracruz moist forests;
Bird species	335
Mammal species	75
Geography
Area	77,425 km2 (29,894 sq mi)
Countries	Mexico; United States;
States	Louisiana; Tamaulipas; Texas;
Climate type	Humid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Habitat loss	48.734%
Protected	10.31%

The Western Gulf coastal grasslands (Spanish: Pastizales costeros del Golfo Occidental) are a subtropical grassland ecoregion of the southern United States and northeastern Mexico. It is known in Louisiana as the "Cajun Prairie", Texas as "Coastal Prairie," and as the Tamaulipan pastizal (Spanish: Pastizal Tamaulipeco) in Mexico.

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