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NP
POPOCATEPETL - IZTACCIHUATL |
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Location: |
Neotropics | ||||
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Biome: |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests | ||||
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Size: |
NP: 25,679 ha | ||||
| Status: | Critical/ Endangered | ||||
| General: | Central Mexico—states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Michoacan, Guanajuato, Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, and Veracruz. | ||||
| Special: | This area became a National Park in 1948 | ||||
| Climate: | 88%
Temperate, semicold Climate 12% Temperate subhumid Climate |
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| Fauna: |
Volcano rabit (Romerolagus diazi) |
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| Flora: | 64%
Pine forest 12% Oyamel forest (Abies religiosa) 11% Agricultural exploitation 6% Mountain prairie 7% Others |
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| Dangers: | Agricultural pressure, extensive grazing | ||||
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