| South Western Ghats montane rain forests | |
|---|---|
 View of montane rain forest in Silent Valley National Park, Nilgiri mountains | |
 Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Indomalayan |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 22,500 km2 (8,700 sq mi) |
| Country | India |
| States | |
| Elevation | 1,000 to 2,695 m (3,281 to 8,842 ft) |
| Rivers | Periyar River |
| Climate type | tropical |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | critical/endangered[1] |
| Protected | 5,998 km2 (2,316 sq mi)%[2] |
The South Western Ghats montane rain forests is an ecoregion in South India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu at elevations from 1,000 to 2,695 m (3,281 to 8,842 ft). Annual rainfall in this ecoregion exceeds 2,800 mm (110 in).[3]
- ^ Rawat, G.S.; Desai, A.; Somanathan, H. & Wikramanayake, E.D. (2002). "South Western Ghats montane rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- ^ Dinerstein, E.; Olson, D.; Joshi, A.; Vynne, C.; Burgess, N.D.; Wikramanayake, E.; Hahn, N.; Palminteri, S.; Hedao, P.; Noss, R. & al. (2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.
- ^ Wikramanayake, E.; Dinerstein, E. & Loucks, C.J. (2002). "South Western Ghats montane rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press. pp. 284–287. ISBN 978-1559-639-23-1.