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Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands
Ecoregion
in
Chihuahuan Desert
in
NM
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TX
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The Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands ecoregion comprises the higher elevation mountainous areas, generally above 5000 or 6000 feet. These include the Chisos, Davis, Glass, and Apache mountains of Texas and the Organ, Florida, San Andres, and Oscura mountains of New Mexico. Increased precipitation in the mountains supports woodland areas except on sunny, exposed slopes that may have grass and chaparral only. Oaks, junipers, and pinyon pines predominate on all these mountain ranges. At lower elevations they occur in canyons and shaded hollows, and with increasing elevation and moisture levels, form more dense woodlands. Coniferous forests are limited in extent; some
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Plants
Tigna Potato
Solanum stoloniferum (species)
42
Observations
JAN - DEC
Havard’s Century Plant
Agave havardiana (species)
42
Observations
JAN - DEC
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus coccineus (species)
39
Observations
JAN - DEC
Tree Cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata (species)
33
Observations
JAN - DEC
Alligator Juniper
Juniperus deppeana (species),
“Checkerbark Juniper”
22
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Urosaurus ornatus
SPECIES ·
“Ornate Tree Lizard”, “Tree Lizard”
22
Observations
JAN - DEC
Rock Squirrel
Otospermophilus variegatus (species)
21
Observations
JAN - DEC
Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu (species),
“Javelina”, “Saíno”, “Báquiro”, “Musk Hog”, “Mexican Hog”, “Quenk”, “Saino”, “Baquiro”, “South American Collared Peccary”
16
Observations
JAN - DEC
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus (species),
“Black-Tailed Deer”, “Cedros Island Black-Tailed Deer”, “Cedros Island Mule Deer”
16
Observations
JAN - DEC
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi (species)
14
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
White-Winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica (species)
13,788
Observations
JAN - DEC
Black-Crested Titmouse
Baeolophus atricristatus (species),
“Mexican Titmouse”
12,369
Observations
JAN - DEC
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca (species),
“Pipilo Fuscus”
12,326
Observations
JAN - DEC
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus (species)
12,080
Observations
JAN - DEC
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura (species)
11,689
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Limenitis bredowii
SPECIES
14
Observations
JAN - DEC
Echinargus isola
SPECIES ·
“Hemiargus Isola”, “Reakirt's Blue”
13
Observations
JAN - DEC
Brachystola magna
SPECIES ·
“Plains Lubber Grasshopper”
10
Observations
JAN - DEC
Battus philenor
SPECIES ·
“Pipevine Swallowtail”
10
Observations
JAN - DEC
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus (species),
“Grey Hairstreak”
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
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Ecoregion
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Ecoregion
Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands
Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands
Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands
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