Chocó–Darién moist forests

E113804
ecoregion terrestrial ecoregion tropical rainforest

The Chocó–Darién moist forests are a highly biodiverse tropical rainforest ecoregion along the Pacific coast of Colombia and Panama, known for extreme rainfall, rich endemic species, and largely intact wilderness.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Chocó rainforest 3
Chocó–Darién moist forests canonical 3
Biogeographic Chocó 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion ⓘ
terrestrial ecoregion ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
biomeType tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ
borderedBy Andes ⓘ
surface form: Andes Mountains

Pacific Ocean coast ⓘ
containsRegion Chocó Department ⓘ
Darién Province ⓘ
surface form: Darién region
ecoregionCode NT0115 ⓘ
hasAnnualRainfall up to 11000 mm ⓘ
hasBiomeCode NT ⓘ
hasCharacteristic extreme rainfall ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
largely intact wilderness ⓘ
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
hasConservationPriority high ⓘ
hasConservationStatus globally significant for biodiversity conservation ⓘ
hasElevationRange sea level to lower montane elevations ⓘ
hasFauna endemic amphibians ⓘ
endemic birds ⓘ
endemic plants ⓘ
hasFlora epiphytes ⓘ
palms ⓘ
tropical lowland rainforest trees ⓘ
hasHabitatType foothill forest ⓘ
lowland rainforest ⓘ
hasSeasonality aseasonal rainfall ⓘ
hasSoilType nutrient-poor tropical soils ⓘ
hasVegetation evergreen broadleaf forest ⓘ
isPartOfHotspot Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
knownFor one of the wettest places on Earth ⓘ
rich endemic species ⓘ
locatedInCountry Colombia ⓘ
Panama ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Chocó biogeographic region ⓘ
Neotropical realm ⓘ
recognizedBy World Wildlife Fund ⓘ
spansPoliticalBoundary Darién Gap ⓘ
surface form: Colombia–Panama border
supports indigenous communities ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
logging ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Darién Gap → ecoregion → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
Chocó Department → hasEcosystem → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
Chocó Department → partOf → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Biogeographic Chocó
Los Katíos National Park → partOf → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot
Cordillera Occidental → ecoregion → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
Serranía del Sapo → partOf → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Darién rainforest
Bahía Solano → near → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chocó rainforest
Atrato River → flowsThrough → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chocó rainforest
Atrato River → drainageBasin → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chocó–Darién moist forests ecoregion
Wounaan people → culturalRegion → Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chocó rainforest