Bahia interior forests

Bahia interior forests
Bahia interior forests
	Mata Escura Biological Reserve, in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
	Localization of Bahia interior forests ecoregion as delineated by WWF.
Ecology
Biome	Atlantic Forest
Borders	Serra do Mar coastal forests; Bahia coastal forests; Caatinga; Cerrado;
Bird species	540
Mammal species	182
Geography
Area	230,880 km2 (89,140 sq mi)
Country	Brazil
States	Bahia; Espírito Santo; Minas Gerais; Rio de Janeiro; São Paulo;
Conservation
Habitat loss	69.3%
Protected	1.10%

The Bahia interior forests is an ecoregion of eastern Brazil. It is part of the larger Atlantic forests biome complex, and lies between the Bahia coastal forests and the dry shrublands and savannas of Brazil's interior.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.