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East African montane forests
Montane rainforest on Mount Kilimanjaro
East African montane forests (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
List
  • East African montane moorlands
  • East Sudanian savanna
  • Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
  • Serengeti volcanic grasslands
  • Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
  • Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic
Geography
Area65,500 km2 (25,300 sq mi)
Countries
  • Kenya
  • South Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
Coordinates0°33′S 35°39′E / .55°S 35.65°E / -.55; 35.65
Conservation
Conservation statuscritical/endangered[1]
Protected35%[2]

The East African montane forests is a montane tropical moist forest ecoregion of eastern Africa. The ecoregion comprises several separate areas above 2000 meters in the mountains of South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.

  1. ^ "East African montane forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ "East African montane forests". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 1 February 2021. [1]

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