Ecoregion: Northern Triangle subtropical forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Indomalayan |
Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 53,872 km2 (20,800 sq mi) |
Country | Myanmar |
Coordinates | 27°45′N 97°45′E / 27.75°N 97.75°E |
The Northern Triangle subtropical forests ecoregion (WWF ID:IM0140) covers remote, mountainous terrain in the far north of Myanmar. Due to the regions isolation it is relatively untouched and unexplored by humans. Over 95% of the ecoregion is covered with closed evergreen forest, and importantly for conservation, these forests exist in large contiguous blocks.[1] As of the late 1990s, 140 mammal species were known to be in the region, and new species, such the Leaf muntjac discovered in 1997, are still being found.[2][3][1][4]