California interior chaparral and woodlands

California interior chaparral and woodlands
Hillside in Sunol Regional Wilderness, April 2004
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	List California Central Valley grasslands California montane chaparral and woodlands Klamath-Siskiyou forests Northern California coastal forests Sierra Nevada forests
Bird species	231[1]
Mammal species	78[1]
Geography
Area	64,600 km2 (24,900 sq mi)
Country	United States
State	California
Climate type	Mediterranean (Csa and Csb)
Conservation
Conservation status	Vulnerable[2]
Global 200	Yes
Habitat loss	12.915%[1]
Protected	18.35%[1]

The California interior chaparral and woodlands ecoregion covers 24,900 square miles (64,000 km²) in an elliptical ring around the California Central Valley. It occurs on hills and mountains ranging from 300 feet (91 m) to 3,000 feet (910 m). It is part of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, with cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Temperatures within the coast can range from 53° to 65 °F and 32° to 60 °F within the mountains.^[3] Many plant and animal species in this ecoregion are adapted to periodic fire.