Grassland
Plains ruled by grass: steppes, prairies, moorland and puna.
What it means
Where there is too little rain for forest and enough that it is not desert, grass takes over. These are open ecosystems with very few places to hide, and that has shaped their inhabitants: large herbivores that band together and run, predators that stalk or chase, and many birds that nest on the ground. Fire and grazing are part of how they work rather than an anomaly; suppress them entirely and a grassland usually turns to scrub.
Species
Red Kangaroo
Osphranter rufus
Least ConcernGolden Jackal
Canis aureus
Near ThreatenedPatagonian Mara
Dolichotis patagonum
House Mouse
Mus musculus
Near ThreatenedManed Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
Little Owl
Athene noctua
VulnerableTopi
Damaliscus lunatus
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Not EvaluatedMonarch
Danaus plexippus
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
VulnerableSloth Bear
Melursus ursinus
Near ThreatenedWhite Rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
Indian Cobra
Naja naja
Near ThreatenedAmerican Bison
Bison bison
Least Weasel
Mustela nivalis
Least ConcernCommon Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Least ConcernWhite Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Least ConcernRed Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Near ThreatenedEuropean Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Near ThreatenedGreater Rhea
Rhea americana
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Plains Viscacha
Lagostomus maximus
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