Northern Tallgrass Prairie

Northern Tallgrass Prairie
Northern Tallgrass Prairie
	Tall grasses of Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	List Canadian aspen forests and parklands; Mid-Continental Canadian forests; Western Great Lakes forests; Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition; Central tall grasslands;
Bird species	212
Mammal species	63
Geography
Area	76,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi)
Countries	United States; Canada;
States/Provinces	Minnesota; North Dakota; Manitoba;
Climate type	Humid continental (Dfb)
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/Endangered
Global 200	Yes
Habitat loss	88.245%
Protected	4.21%

The Northern Tallgrass Prairie is one of 844 terrestrial ecoregions defined by One Earth. This ecoregion largely follows the Red River Valley in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the American states of North Dakota and Minnesota.