Succulent Karoo
| Succulent Karoo | |
|---|---|
Goegap Nature Reserve, South Africa | |
location of the ecoregion | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 102,700 km2 (39,700 mi2) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Relatively stable |
| Protected | 2352 km2 (2%) |
The Succulent Karoo is an ecoregion defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature to include regions of desert in South Africa and Namibia, and a biodiversity hotspot. The geographic area chosen by the WWF for what they call 'Succulent Karoo' does not correspond to the actual Karoo.