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Mexico ranks first in biodiversity in reptiles with 707 known species, second in mammals with 438 species, fourth in amphibians with 290 species, and fourth in flora, with 26,000 species. [3] Mexico is also ranked second in the world in ecosystems and fourth in overall species. [4] About 2,500 species are protected by Mexican legislation. [4]
Pages in category "Fauna of Mexico" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. .
This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Mexico.As of September 2014, there were 536 mammalian species or subspecies listed. Based on IUCN data, Mexico has 23% more noncetacean mammal species than the U.S. and Canada combined in an area only 10% as large, or a species density over 12 times that of its northern neighbors.
Mexico is a newly industrialized and developing country, [17] with the world's 12th-largest economy by both nominal GDP and PPP. Mexico ranks first in the Americas and seventh in the world by the number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. [18] It is also one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, ranking fifth in natural biodiversity. [19]
In 2000 a Mexican corporation, Cementos de Mexico (CEMEX) began to purchase lands for conservation in the region. On CEMEX lands livestock and fences were removed and native vegetation encouraged. By 2006, CEMEX owned 78,947 ha (195,080 acres) in or near the Maderas del Carmen and managed another 25,303 ha (62,530 acres). [ 5 ]
Pages in category "Endemic fauna of Mexico" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Camarona ...
Mexican Flora and Fauna Protection Areas (Áreas de Protección de Flora y Fauna in Spanish) comprise 29 protected natural areas of Mexico administrated by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, or CONANP), an agency of the federal government.
Pages in category "Endemic mammals of Mexico" The following 130 pages are in this category, out of 130 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.