Zacatonal is a 306 km (118 sq mi) montane (refers to "high altitude") grasslands and shrubland neotropical realm in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests with 204 bird species and 48 mammal species.
306 km (118 sq mi) The term "montane" in the name of the biome refers to "high altitude", rather than the ecological term which denotes the region below treeline. The Zacatonal is a montane grassland and shrubland ecoregion of central Mexico. Neotropical Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests 204 48 
