Northern Triangle subtropical forests

Ecoregion: Northern Triangle subtropical forests
Mist hanging over mountains north of Myitkyina, Myanmar
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area53,872 km2 (20,800 sq mi)
CountryMyanmar
Coordinates27°45′N 97°45′E / 27.75°N 97.75°E / 27.75; 97.75

The Northern Triangle subtropical forests ecoregion (WWF ID:IM0140) covers remote, mountainous terrain in the far north of Myanmar. Due to the regions isolation it is relatively untouched and unexplored by humans. Over 95% of the ecoregion is covered with closed evergreen forest, and importantly for conservation, these forests exist in large contiguous blocks.[1] As of the late 1990s, 140 mammal species were known to be in the region, and new species, such the Leaf muntjac discovered in 1997, are still being found.[2][3][1][4]

  1. ^ a b "Northern Triangle subtropical forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Northern Triangle subtropical forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Northern Triangle subtropical forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

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