Tamaulipan mezquital
| Tamaulipan mezquital | |
|---|---|
Tamaulipan thornscrub, Webb County, Texas (10 June 2016) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Nearctic |
| Biome | Deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Bird species | 340 |
| Mammal species | 90 |
| Geography | |
| Area | 141,500 km2 (54,600 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| States | |
| Rivers | Rio Grande |
| Climate type | Hot semi-arid (BSh) |
| Conservation | |
| Habitat loss | 18.449% |
| Protected | 0.68% |
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The Tamaulipan mezquital (Spanish: Mezquital Tamaulipeco), also known as the Brush Country, is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion in the Southern United States and northeastern Mexico. It covers an area of 141,500 km2 (54,600 sq mi), encompassing a portion of the Gulf Coastal Plain in southern Texas, northern Tamaulipas, northeastern Coahuila, and part of Nuevo León.