East African montane forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropical |
Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 65,500 km2 (25,300 sq mi) |
Countries | |
Coordinates | 0°33′S 35°39′E / .55°S 35.65°E |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | critical/endangered[1] |
Protected | 35%[2] |
The East African montane forests is a montane tropical moist forest ecoregion of eastern Africa. The ecoregion comprises several separate areas above 2000 meters in the mountains of South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.