List of Neotropical ecoregions by bioregion

Amazonia bioregion

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Caribbean bioregion

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Central America bioregion

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Montane grasslands and shrublands

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Central Andes

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Montane grasslands and shrublands

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Eastern South America

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Deserts and xeric shrublands

  • Caatinga (Brazil)
  • Saint Peter and Saint Paul rocks (Brazil)

Northern Andes

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Montane grasslands and shrublands

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Orinoco bioregion

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Southern South America

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

South Florida

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Mangrove

Gulf of Mexico

Yucatán Peninsula

Atlantic Central America

West Indies

Continental Caribbean

Amazon-Orinoco-Maranhao

Northeast Brazil

Southeast Brazil

Sea of Cortez

Southern Mexico

Pacific Central America

Pacific South America

Galápagos Islands

References

  • Dinerstein, Eric; David Olson; Douglas J. Graham; et al. (1995). A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. World Bank, Washington, D.C..

See also

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