Karakoram–West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe

Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe
Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe
	Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe near Ladakh, India
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Biome	Montane grasslands and shrublands
Borders	List Pamir alpine desert and tundra; North Tibetan Plateau-Kunlun Mountains and alpine desert; Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe; Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows; Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows; Paropamisus xeric woodlands;
Bird species	172
Mammal species	45
Geography
Area	143,300 km2 (55,300 sq mi)
Countries	India; China; Afghanistan; Pakistan;
Conservation
Habitat loss	1.4065%
Protected	18.28%

The Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion found in parts of Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, and India.