Pernambuco interior forests | |
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![]() Pernambuco interior forest in Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve, Brazil. | |
![]() Pernambuco interior forests ecoregion as defined by WWF. | |
Ecology | |
Biome | Atlantic Forest |
Borders | |
Bird species | 343[1] |
Mammal species | 132[1] |
Geography | |
Area | 22,792 km2 (8,800 sq mi) |
Country | ![]() |
States | |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/Endangered |
Habitat loss | 95%[2] |
Protected | 0.39%[2] |
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.