Argentine Espinal

Espinal (NT0801)
Lihué Calel National Park
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	List Argentine Monte Dry Chaco Humid Chaco Humid Pampas Paraná flooded savanna Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna Uruguayan savanna
Geography
Area	108,800 km2 (42,000 sq mi)
Country	Argentina
Coordinates	36°34′23″S 64°57′58″W / 36.573°S 64.966°W / -36.573; -64.966
Climate type	Cfa: warm temperate, fully humid, hot summer
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered[1]
Protected	1.74%[2]

The Espinal (NT0801) is an ecoregion of dry, thorny forest, savanna and steppe in Argentina. It has been extensively modified by large scale cattle ranching, but remnants of the original flora remain. It is threatened by the advance of the irrigation-based agricultural frontier.