Oaxacan montane forests

Oaxacan montane forests
City of Huatusco, Veracruz
Location of the Oaxacan montane forests ecoregion
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	Petén–Veracruz moist forests Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine–oak forests Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests, Veracruz moist forests
Geography
Area	7,577 km2 (2,925 sq mi)
Country	Mexico
States	Oaxaca Puebla, Veracruz
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	219 km2 (3%)[1]

The Oaxacan montane forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in eastern Mexico. It includes a belt of montane tropical forest on the eastern slope of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca and eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ranges. These forests lie between the lowland Petén–Veracruz moist forests and Veracruz moist forests, and the pine–oak forests of the higher mountains.^[2]