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Mongolian Steppe

Also Known As Mongolian-Manchurian Steppe
Savanna and Grassland

The Mongolian-Manchurian grassland, often called the Mongolian Steppe, is a temperate grassland ecoregion of East Asia covering roughly 887,000 square kilometers across Mongolia and neighboring China. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Biogeographic Realm
Palearctic 1
Protected Status
Partially Protected 2
Large-scale biome/ecoregion spanning many jurisdictions: it contains formally protected reserves and parks alongside unprotected land, so no single stronger category applies to the region as a whole.
Area (sq km)
887,300 1
Water Type
Terrestrial 3
Connections

Demonstrates

Wildfire, Natural Phenomena
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Hosts

Przewalski's Horse, Species
Source Przewalski's Horse (Wikipedia)
Saiga Antelope, Species
Source World Wildlife Fund
Tarbagan marmot, Species
Source Animal Diversity Web: Marmota sibirica

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

China

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mongolia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • lead section
    The Mongolian-Manchurian grassland, also known as the Mongolian-Manchurian steppe or Gobi-Manchurian steppe, in the temperate grassland biome, is an ecoregion in East Asia
  • Biogeographic realm: palearctic (derived from location stated in entity description)
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2. World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife Fund
  • Protected Status: Partially Protected
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3. Mongolian-Manchurian grassland (Wikipedia)
Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
in the temperate grassland biome
Przewalski's Horse (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHosts: Przewalski's Horse, Reintroduction section
Quote, Hosts: Przewalski's Horse, Reintroduction section
Hustai National Park
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Demonstrates: WildfireView the Source
Animal Diversity Web: Marmota sibirica
Animal Diversity WebHosts: Tarbagan marmot, Geographic Range
Quote, Hosts: Tarbagan marmot, Geographic Range
Within Mongolia, M. s. sibirica lives on the eastern steppes and the Hentii mountain range.
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