Chiapas Depression dry forests

Chiapas Depression dry forests
Chiapas Depression dry forests
	Chiapas Depression dry forests in Sumidero Canyon
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Borders	Central American pine–oak forests; Chimalapas montane forests; Petén–Veracruz moist forests,; Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forests;
Geography
Area	13,974 km2 (5,395 sq mi)
Countries	southern Mexico; Guatemala;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/Endangered
Global 200	Mexican dry forests
Protected	309 km² (2%)

The Chiapas Depression dry forests form one of the ecoregions that belong to the tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests biome, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund, in northwestern Central America.

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