Campos Rupestres montane savanna

Campos Rupestres montane savanna
300px Campos rupestres in Serra do Espinhaço, Brazil.
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Ecology
Biome	Atlantic Forest, Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	Bahia interior forests, Serra do Mar coastal forests, Cerrado and Caatinga
Geography
Area	26.417 km2 (10.200 sq mi)
Country	Brazil
States	São Paulo (state), Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Bahia
Conservation
Protected	5.00%

File:Lychnophora ericoides - Arnica do campo, candeia.jpg

Lychnophora ericoides in the Campos Rupestres montane savanna habitat.

The Campos Rupestres montane savanna is an ecoregion of the montane subtropical savanna Biome, located in eastern Brazil. It is an ecoregion within the South American Atlantic Forest biome, and borders the Cerrado subtropical savanna ecoregion.

Geography

The Campos Rupestres montane savanna ecoregion lies between 700–2,000 metres (2,300–6,600 ft) in elevation.

It forms several discontinuous enclaves in the Serra do Espinhaço, Serra da Mantiqueira, and Serra dos Órgãos mountain ranges. They are found in the states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro.

Natural history

Flora

This montane savanna ecoregion is a chief center of biodiversity in the Cactaceae family. A large percentage of the South American Cactaceae species are present within the Campo Rupestre montane savanna habitats.

Fauna

Indigenous mammals include the: tapirs, capybaras, bush dogs, and armadillos.

Indigenous reptiles include the crocodiles, lizards, tortoises and iguanas.

The riparian zones offer habitat for birds, reptiles, and mammals that require more water than the plateau species.

See also

• List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil — flora of its diverse ecoregions.
• Ecoregions in the Atlantic Forest biome
• List of ecoregions in Brazil