List of ecoregions in Mexico
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This is a list of ecoregions of Mexico as defined by the World Wildlife Fund. A different system of ecoregional analysis is used by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
, a trilateral body linking Mexican, Canadian and United States environmental regimes.
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation was established by Canada, Mexico, and the United States to implement the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation , the environmental side accord to the North American Free Trade Agreement...
, a trilateral body linking Mexican, Canadian and United States environmental regimes.
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forestsTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forestsTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests , also known as tropical moist forests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome....
- Chiapas moist forests
- Chimalpas montane forests
- Pantanos de CentlaPantanos de CentlaThe Pantanos de Centla is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in southern Mexico, which includes seasonally flooded forests and wetlands.-Setting:The ecoregion covers an area of in the states of Tabasco and Campeche...
- Petén-Veracruz moist forestsPetén-Veracruz moist forestsThe Petén-Veracruz moist forests ecoregion, of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest biome, is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.-Setting:...
- Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forests
- Sierra de los TuxtlasSierra de los TuxtlasThe Sierra de Los Tuxtlas are a volcanic belt and mountain range along the southeastern Veracruz Gulf coast in southcentral Mexico....
- Veracruz moist forestsVeracruz moist forestsThe Veracruz moist forests are an ecoregion, in the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest biome, in eastern Mexico.-Setting:The Veracruz moist forests cover an area of , occupying a portion of Mexico's Gulf Coastal Plain between the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Gulf of Mexico...
- Veracruz montane forests
- Yucatán moist forests
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forestsTropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forestsThe tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons...
- Bajío dry forestsBajío dry forestsThe Bajío dry forests is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of west-central Mexico.The Bajío dry forests lie in the southwestern portion of the Mexican Plateau...
- Balsas dry forestsBalsas dry forestsThe Balsas dry forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of southern Mexico.-Setting:The Balsas dry forests occupy the basin of the Balsas River. the ecoregion covers an area of , extending across portions of Michoacan, Guerrero, Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, and Oaxaca states...
- Central American dry forests
- Chiapas depression dry forests
- Jalisco dry forests
- Revillagigedo Islands dry forestsRevillagigedo IslandsThe Revillagigedo Islands or Revillagigedo Archipelago are a group of four volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, known for their unique ecosystem...
- Sierra de la Laguna dry forestsSierra de la Laguna dry forestsThe Sierra de la Laguna dry forests are a subtropical dry forest ecoregion of the southern Baja California Peninsula in Mexico.-Location:The dry forests cover the lower elevations of the Sierra de la Laguna, from elevation. They are surrounded at lower elevations by the San Lucan xeric scrub,...
- Sinaloan dry forests
- Sonoran-Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forestSonoran-Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forestThe Sonoran-Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in northwestern Mexico.-Location and description:...
- Southern Pacific dry forests
- Veracruz dry forestsVeracruz dry forestsThe Veracruz dry forests are a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion located in central Veracruz, Mexico. They cover an area of . The dry climate is a result of the rain shadow created by the Sierra de Chiconquiaco. The forests receive...
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forestsTropical and subtropical coniferous forestsTropical and subtropical coniferous forests are a forest biome. They are located in regions of semi-humid climate at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Most tropical and subtropical coniferous forest ecoregions are found in the Nearctic and Neotropic ecozones, from Mexico to Nicaragua and on the...
- Central American pine-oak forestsCentral American pine-oak forestsThe Central American pine-oak forests ecoregion, in the tropical and subtropical coniferous forests biome, is found in Central America and southern Mexico.-Setting:...
- Sierra Juárez and San Pedro Mártir pine-oak forestsSierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forestsThe Sierra Juárez and San Pedro Mártir pine-oak forests is an ecoregion, in the Temperate coniferous forests biome, that covers the higher elevations of the Sierra Juárez and Sierra San Pedro Mártir ranges, of the Peninsular Ranges, in the northern Baja California Peninsula of Mexico, near the...
- Sierra de la Laguna pine-oak forestsSierra de la Laguna pine-oak forestsThe Sierra de la Laguna pine-oak forests is a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion, found in the Sierra de la Laguna range at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the state of Baja California Sur of Mexico.-Setting:...
- Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forestsSierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forestsThe Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forests is an ecoregion of southern Mexico, in the Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests biome. It occupies the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, which lies mostly within the state of Oaxaca, extending north into Puebla and Veracruz states...
- Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forestsSierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forestsThe Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests are a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Sierra Madre Occidental range of western Mexico and the southwestern United States...
- Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forestsSierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forestsThe Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests are a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion of northeastern and Central Mexico, extending into the state of Texas in the United States.-Setting:...
- Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forestsSierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forestsThe Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forests is a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range of southern Mexico.-Setting:...
- Trans-Mexican volcanic belt pine-oak forestsTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forestsThe Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests is a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of central Mexico.-Setting:...
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublandsTropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublandsTropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands are a grassland terrestrial biome located in semi-arid to semi-humid climate regions of subtropical and tropical latitudes. Grasslands are dominated by grass and other herbaceous plants. Savannas are grasslands with scattered trees...
- Western Gulf coastal grasslandsWestern Gulf coastal grasslandsThe Western Gulf coastal grasslands are a subtropical grassland ecoregion of the southern United States and northeastern Mexico. It is known in Texas as "Coastal Prairie" and as the Tamaulipan pastizal in Mexico.-Setting:...
Deserts and xeric shrublandsDeserts and xeric shrublandsDeserts and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture.-Definition and occurrence:...
- Chihuahuan desertChihuahuan DesertThe Chihuahuan Desert is a desert, and an ecoregion designation, that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border in the central and northern portions of the Mexican Plateau, bordered on the west by the extensive Sierra Madre Occidental range, and overlaying northern portions of the east range, the Sierra...
- San Lucan xeric scrubSan Lucan xeric scrubThe San Lucan xeric scrub is a xeric shrubland ecoregion of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.-Setting:The San Lucan xeric scrub covers an area of at the southern tip of the peninsula. The xeric scrub extends from coast up to 250 meters elevation, where the Sierra de la Laguna dry forests...
- Sonoran desertSonoran DesertThe Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the northwest Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is one of the largest and hottest...
- Baja California desertBaja California DesertThe Baja California Desert is a Desert ecoregion of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.-Geography and climate:The ecoregion covers 77,700 square kilometers and includes most of the Peninsula's western slope. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Peninsular Ranges...
- Meseta Central matorral
- Central Mexican matorralCentral Mexican matorralThe Central Mexican matorral is an ecoregion of the Deserts and xeric shrublands Biome of central Mexico.-Setting:The Central Mexican matorral covers an area of on the southern portion of the Mexican Plateau....
- Gulf of California xeric shrub
- Tamaulipan matorralTamaulipan matorralThe Tamaulipan matorral ecoregion, in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, is of northern Mexico.-Setting:The Tamaulipan matorral extends along the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental range in northeastern Mexico, extending from central Tamaulipas state across central Nuevo León. The...
- Tamaulipan mezquitalTamaulipan mezquitalThe Tamaulipan mezquital ecoregion, in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, is located in the southern United States and northeastern Mexico...
- Tehuacan Valley matorralTehuacán Valley matorralThe Tehuacán Valley matorral is a xeric shrubland ecoregion, within the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, in central Mexico.-Setting:The ecoregion occupies the Tehuacán and Cuicatlán valleys, covering parts of Puebla and Oaxaca states. The valleys lie in the rain shadow of the surrounding...
Mangroves
- Alvarado mangroves
- Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangrovesMarismas Nacionales-San Blas mangrovesMarismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves is a Mangrove ecoregion of the Pacific coast of Mexico.-Setting:The Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves occupy an area of in coastal Nayarit and Sinaloa states...
- Mayan Corridor mangroves
- Mexican South Pacific Coast mangroves
- Petenes mangroves
- Ría Lagartos mangroves
- Tehuantepec-El Manchon mangroves
- Usumacinta mangroves
Rio Bravo Complex
- Rio BravoRio GrandeThe Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...
- PecosPecos RiverThe headwaters of the Pecos River are located north of Pecos, New Mexico, United States, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet on the western slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County. The river flows for through the eastern portion of that state and neighboring Texas before it...
- GuzmanGuzmán BasinThe Guzmán Basin is an endorheic basin of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies the northwestern portion of Chihuahua in Mexico, and extends into southwestern New Mexico in the United States....
- MapimíBolsón de MapimíThe Bolsón de Mapimí is an endorheic river basin located in the center-north of the Mexican Plateau.It is also known as the Comarca Lagunera, and is shared by the states of Durango, Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Zacatecas...
- Cuatro CiénegasCuatro CiénegasCuatro Ciénegas is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It stands at , at an average elevation of 740 metres above sea level. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....
- Llanos El SaladoLlanos el SaladoThe Llanos el Salado is a large endorheic basin of central Mexico. It is located on the Mexican Plateau, and covers portions of several Mexican states, including eastern and northeastern Zacatecas, Northern San Luis Potosí, western Tamaulipas, southwestern Nuevo León, and southeastern Coahuila.The...
- Conchos
- Lower Rio Bravo
- Rio San JuanRío San JuanRío San Juan may refer to* Río San Juan , Nicaragua* Río San Juan, Dominican Republic* Río San Juan, north-eastern Venezuela* Río San Juan , Mexico...
- Rio SaladoSalado River, MexicoThe Rio Salado, also known as Río Salado, Río Salado de los Nadadores, or Salado River, is a river in northern Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande . Its basin extends across the northern portion of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas states.It originates in the Sierra Madre Oriental in Coahuila...
Lerma/Santiago Complex
- SantiagoRío Grande de SantiagoThe Río Grande de Santiago is one of the longest rivers in Mexico, measuring up long. The river begins at Lake Chapala and continues roughly north-west through the Sierra Madre Occidental, receiving the Verde, Juchipila, Bolaños, and other tributaries...
- ChapalaLake ChapalaLake Chapala is Mexico's largest freshwater lake. It lies in the municipalities of Chapala, Jocotepec , Poncitlán, and Jamay, in Jalisco, and in Venustiano Carranza and Cojumatlán de Régules, in Michoacán.- Geographic Features :...
- LermaLerma RiverThe Lerma Santiago River is Mexico's second longest river. It is a river in west-central Mexico that begins in Mexican Plateau at an altitude over above sea level, and ends where it empties into Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake, near Guadalajara, Jalisco...
- Rio Verde Headwaters
- Manantlan/Ameca
Atlantic Central Complex
- Southern Veracruz
- Belizean Lowlands
- Catemaco
- CoatzacoalcosCoatzacoalcos RiverThe Coatzacoalcos is a large river that feeds mainly the south part of the state of Veracruz; it originates in the Sierra de Niltepec and crosses the state of Oaxaca in the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, flowing for toward the Gulf of Mexico. Tributaries include El Corte, Sarabia,...
- Grijalva-Usumacinta
- YucatánYucatánYucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....