How are grasslands classified?

Grasslands might be classified into steppes and savannahs. In the steppes the prevailing vegetation is grass, as in the pampas of South America and in the prairies of North America. The fauna is mostly formed by herbivores, as rodents and ungulates. The savannahs present small trees, for instance in the Brazilian cerrado or the African savannahs. The fauna is diverse; in the Brazilian cerrado there are animals as ostriches, lizards, armadillos, jaguars, etc., and many types of insects; the African savannahs are the home of large herbivores and carnivores, as zebras, antelopes, giraffes, lions and leopards.

Biomes - Image Diversity: savannah