| Northwestern Congolian lowland forests | |
|---|---|
 Elephants in Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve in the Central African Republic | |
 AT0126. Northwestern Congolian lowland forests | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Animals | Western lowland gorilla |
| Geography | |
| Area | 434,082 km2 (167,600 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Elevation | 80 m to 1,450 m |
| Coordinates | 1°36′N 12°18′E / 1.60°N 12.30°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | vulnerable |
| Global 200 | yes |
| Protected | 91,395 square kilometres (35,288 sq mi)[1]% |
The Northwestern Congolian lowland forests (French: Forêts de plaine du nord-ouest du Congo) is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that spans Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and a minuscule part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It forms part of the larger Congolian rainforests region in Central Africa. The region is noteworthy for very high levels of species richness and endemism. It is home to a core population of the critically endangered Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). There are also large populations of forest elephants.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
- ^ "Northwestern Congolian lowland forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Northwestern Congolian lowland forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Northwestern Congolian lowland forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved June 20, 2021.