Allegheny Highlands forests

Allegheny Highlands forests
Allegheny Highlands forests
	Slide Mountain and surrounding peaks in the Catskill Mountains
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	List Southern Great Lakes forests; Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests; Northeastern coastal forests; Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests; Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests;
Bird species	198
Mammal species	58
Geography
Area	116,400 km2 (44,900 sq mi)
Country	United States
States	Pennsylvania; New York; Ohio;
Climate type	Humid continental (Dfb)
Conservation
Habitat loss	23.3%
Protected	16.9%

The Allegheny Highlands forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion located in a large part of the Allegheny Plateau physiographic province, including both unglaciated and glaciated portions, in Pennsylvania and New York within North America, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The United States EPA defines the area as belonging to the Northern Central Appalachians and Northern Appalachian Plateau and Uplands ecoregions.

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