2.8 Southern Forests: A Center for Biodiversity - Mammals

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Southern Forests: A Center for Biodiversity - Mammals
Southern US
Southern US
0 205 410
820
1,230
1,640 Miles
a. Mammal richness of ecoregions Number of species: 162 - 265 106 - 161 82 - 105 69 - 81 63 - 68 59 - 62 52 - 58 40 - 51 16 - 39 1 - 15 0
b. Mammal strict-endemism of ecoregions Number of species: 4 -6 3 2 1 0
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Source: Mammal diversity by ecoregion (Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World, Olson et al., 2001)