Western Gulf coastal grasslands

Western Gulf coastal grasslands
Tamaulipan pastizal
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
Bird species335
Mammal species75
Geography
Area77,425 km2 (29,894 sq mi)
Countries
States
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Habitat loss48.734%
Protected10.31%

The Western Gulf coastal grasslands (Spanish: Pastizales costeros del Golfo Occidental) are a subtropical grassland ecoregion of the southern United States and northeastern Mexico. It is known in Louisiana as the "Cajun Prairie", Texas as "Coastal Prairie," and as the Tamaulipan pastizal (Spanish: Pastizal Tamaulipeco) in Mexico.