Albertine Rift montane forests Forêts montagnardes du Rift Albertin
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda
Ecoregion territory (in yellow)
Ecology
Biome
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
List
Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
East Sudanian savanna
Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic
Central Zambezian miombo woodlands
Southern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
Northeast Congolian lowland forests
Rwenzori–Virunga montane moorlands
Bird species
732[1]
Mammal species
228[1]
Geography
Area
103,900 km2 (40,100 sq mi)
Countries
List
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
Coordinates
2°45′S29°08′E / 2.75°S 29.14°E / -2.75; 29.14
Conservation
Habitat loss
27.433%[1]
Protected
12.48%[1]
The Albertine Rift montane forests (French: Forêts montagnardes du Rift Albertin) is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in east-central Africa. The ecoregion covers the mountains of the northern Albertine Rift, and is home to distinct Afromontane forests with high biodiversity.[2][3][4]
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