| Borneo lowland rain forests | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Primary lowland forest at Danum Valley, Sabah | |
 Map of the Borneo lowland rain forests ecoregion | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Indomalayan |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 425,124 km2 (164,141 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | vulnerable,[1] nature could reach half protected[2] |
| Protected | 6.267%[3] |
The Borneo lowland rain forests is an ecoregion, within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, of the large island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.[1] It supports approximately 15,000 plant species, 380 bird species and several mammal species. The Borneo lowland rain forests is diminishing due to logging, hunting and conversion to commercial land use.
- ^ a b "Borneo lowland rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 1924, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
- ^ Borneo lowland rain forests. DOPA Explorer. Accessed 11 March 2023.