Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduous forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Indomalayan |
Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Borders | List
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Bird species | 380+ |
Mammal species | 126 |
Geography | |
Area | 254,100 km2 (98,100 sq mi) |
Countries | |
States | |
Coordinates | 24°02′N 89°53′E / 24.033°N 89.883°E |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
Protected | 2.76% |
The Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion of Bangladesh and India. The ecoregion covers an area of 254,100 square kilometres (98,100 sq mi), comprising most of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar and Tripura, and extending into adjacent states of Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and a tiny part of Assam, as well as adjacent western Myanmar.