Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests

Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduous forests
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Bird species380+
Mammal species126
Geography
Area254,100 km2 (98,100 sq mi)
Countries
States
Coordinates24°02′N 89°53′E / 24.033°N 89.883°E / 24.033; 89.883
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered[1]
Protected2.76%

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.

  1. ^ "Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduous forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

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