East African montane forests

East African montane forests
Montane rainforest on Mount Kilimanjaro
East African montane forests (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area65,500 km2 (25,300 sq mi)
Countries
Coordinates0°33′S 35°39′E / .55°S 35.65°E / -.55; 35.65
Conservation
Conservation statuscritical/endangered[1]
Protected35%[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.

  1. ^ "East African montane forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ "East African montane forests". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 1 February 2021. [1]