Cardamom Mountains rain forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Indomalayan realm |
Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Borders | |
Bird species | 450 |
Mammal species | 100+ |
Geography | |
Area | 44,289 km2 (17,100 sq mi) |
Countries | |
Provinces | |
Elevation | 0-1,800 metres |
Geology | Sandstone with some limestone, volcanic rock and granite |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | relatively stable/intact |
Protected | 18,647 km² (43%)[1] |
The Cardamom Mountains rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Southeast Asia, as identified by the WWF. The ecoregion covers the Cardamom Mountains and Elephant Mountains and the adjacent coastal lowlands in eastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia, as well as the Vietnamese island of Dao Phu Quoc.