However, the natural vegetation has been severely depleted with estimates of what is left down as far a 5.4%.[5] Despite this, the region is still home to 3,356 species of vascular plants, half the total of the state of Veracruz, and includes 400 species of trees.[1] The wild vegetation is mostly found at the higher elevations, on the volcanos near the coast.[5] Endangered species of flora include Chironectes minimus, Vampyrum spectrum, Alouatta palliate, Ateles geoffroyii, Cyclopes didactylus.[3] There are fifteen plant species that are endemic to the region