Baluchistan xeric woodlands

Baluchistan xeric woodlands
Baluchistan xeric woodlands
	Near Charsadda, Pakistan
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Deserts and xeric shrublands
Borders	List Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands; East Afghan montane conifer forests; Himalayan subtropical pine forests; Northwestern thorn scrub forests; Registan–North Pakistan sandy desert; South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert; Sulaiman Range alpine meadows; Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests;
Geography
Area	289,391 km2 (111,734 sq mi)
Countries	Pakistan; Afghanistan; India; Iran;
Coordinates	32.75°N 70.25°E
Conservation
Protected	3.3%

The Baluchistan xeric woodlands ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1307) covers the middle elevations of a series of mountain ranges of western Pakistan and northeastern Afghanistan, reaching 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) from the Arabian Sea in the south to the Hindu Kush Mountains and the Himalayas in the north. The characteristic vegetation is xeric (dry) woodlands of shrubs and herbaceous cover. The region has rich biodiversity but relatively few endemic species.

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