North Western Ghats montane rain forests

North Western Ghats montane rain forests
Hanumanagudi Falls in Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Indomalayan
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Deccan thorn scrub forests Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests Malabar Coast moist forests Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests South Western Ghats montane rain forests
Geography
Area	30,825 km2 (11,902 sq mi)
Country	India
States	Goa Gujarat Karnataka Maharashtra Damaon, Diu & Silvassa
Conservation
Conservation status	critical/endangered
Protected	5,331 km2 (17%)[1]

The North Western Ghats montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern Indian peninsula. It covers an area of 30,900 square kilometers (11,900 sq mi), extending down the spine of the Western Ghauts range, from southernmost Gujarat through Damaon, Maharashtra, Goa & Karnataka. The montane rain forests are found above 1000 meters elevation, and are surrounded at lower elevations by the North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests.^{[citation needed]}