Eastern Arc forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropical |
Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 23,800 km2 (9,200 sq mi) |
Countries | |
Elevation | 800 - 2635 metres |
Coordinates | 8°36′S 35°30′E / 8.6°S 35.5°E |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | critical/endangered |
Global 200 | yes |
Protected | 20.31%[1] |
The Eastern Arc forests is a montane tropical moist forest ecoregion of eastern Africa. The ecoregion comprises several separate highland areas above 800 meters in Kenya, and (mostly) Tanzania.[2][1][3]