NP CANYON DEL SUMIDERO
Chiapas Depression dry forest (NT 0211)

Location:

 Neotropics

Biome:

 Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Size:

 Ecos: 14,000 km2
N. Park: 21,789 ha
Status:
 Critical/ Endangered
General:
 Dry forest valley in Southern Mexico cut by the Alto Grijalva River system.
Special: Great variations in altitude create amazingly diverse habitats. Mix of species coming from Pacific and Cribbean side.
Fauna:
 Endemic Verpaz shrew and Goldmanīs small -eared shrew
Flora:
 nearly 1,000 different dry adapted plant species
Dangers:

Settlements, agricultural pressure, extensive grazing
Only 3% of the remaining natural habitat of this region has any degree of protection
photos references
Sumidero
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