Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests
The Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests are a Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of the Sierra Madre Occidental range from the southwest USA region to the western part of Mexico. They are home to a large number of endemic plants and important habitat for wildlife.
Pine-oak forest in the valley of the San Ignacio River near Guajurana, Chihuahua.
Apache pine (Pinus engelmannii) in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona
The tufted jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi) is endemic to the ecoregion.
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest is a temperate climate terrestrial habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature, with broadleaf tree ecoregions, and with conifer and broadleaf tree mixed coniferous forest ecoregions.
An example of temperate broadleaf and mixed forest in La Mauricie National Park, Quebec.