El Salvador
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SPI: 18.76
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: El Salvador
El Salvador borders the North Pacific Ocean in Central America, and its terrain is mostly mountainous. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
El Salvador has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include deforestation; soil erosion and pollution; and water pollution.
12%
of land currently protected
705
total land vertebrate species
1
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Hawksbill Turtle
35
amphibians / 1 endemic
401
birds / 0 endemic
159
mammals / 0 endemic
110
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
