PUERTO VALLARTA DRY FOREST
Jaliso Dry Forest (NT 0217)

Location:

Neotropics

Biome:

Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forest

Size:

26,100 km 2
Status: Critical/ Endangered
General: Rich, subhumid forests covering small hills and volcanic formations (lava spills). Rains during four to five months yearly (rainy season June - September, October). Most trees lose leaves during the dry season.
Special: One of the most diverse forests of the World.
Fauna: Crucial point on bird migratory routes.
More than 70 endangered Mammal species.

Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Ghost bat (Diclidurus albus)
Marsh mouse (Peromyscus perfulvus)

Dangers: Logging, settlements, agricultural pressure, poaching.
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