Pernambuco interior forests

Pernambuco interior forests
Pernambuco interior forests
	Pernambuco interior forest in Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve, Brazil.
	Pernambuco interior forests ecoregion as defined by WWF.
Ecology
Biome	Atlantic Forest
Borders	Caatinga; Pernambuco coastal forests; Southern Atlantic mangroves;
Bird species	343
Mammal species	132
Geography
Area	22,792 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
Country	Brazil
States	Sergipe; Pernambuco; Alagoas; Paraíba; Rio Grande do Norte;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/Endangered
Habitat loss	95%
Protected	0.39%

The "Pernambuco" interior forests (in reality Paraiba and Pernambuco forest/states and not only "Pernambuco") is an ecoregion of the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Biome, and the South American Atlantic Forest biome. It lies in eastern Brazil between the coastal Pernambuco coastal forests and the dry Caatinga shrublands of Brazil's interior.

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "Pernambuco interior forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.