Cuban dry forests

Mogote, Pinar del Rio Province
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
BiomeTropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Bird species246
Mammal species34
Geography
Area65,800 km2 (25,400 mi2)
CountryCuba
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Habitat loss76.471%
Protected6.36%

The Cuban dry forests are a tropical dry forest ecoregion that occupies 65,800 km2 (25,400 sq mi) on Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. The ecoregion receives 1,000–2,000 mm (39–79 in) of rainfall annually. Cuban dry forests can be differentiated into evergreen forests, semi-deciduous forests, mogotes, and sclerophyllous low forests.

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