Afrotropical

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Afrotropical is a major biogeographic realm encompassing sub-Saharan Africa and nearby islands, characterized by its distinct tropical and subtropical ecosystems and rich biodiversity.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Afrotropical realm 11
Afrotropics 6
Afrotropic ecozone 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic realm
alsoKnownAs Afrotropical
Afrotropical
surface form: Afrotropics
characterizedBy desert and semi-desert biomes
dry forest biomes
montane ecosystems
savanna biomes
subtropical ecosystems
tropical ecosystems
tropical rainforest biomes
contains Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
surface form: Cape Floristic Region

Congo Rainforest
Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot
surface form: East African montane forests

Guinean forests of West Africa
Madagascar dry deciduous forests
Madagascar lowland forests
Miombo woodlands
Sahel
surface form: Sahel region
faunaIncludes African elephant
chimpanzee
giraffe
gorilla
lemurs
lion
floraIncludes acacia trees
baobab trees
proteas
hasBoundaryWith Indomalayan realm
Palearctic realm
hasClimate arid
subtropical
tropical
hasProperty high biodiversity
high endemism
includesRegion Cape Verde Islands
surface form: Cape Verde

Central Africa
Comoros
East Africa
Gulf of Guinea islands
Madagascar
Mascarene Islands
Seychelles
Southern Africa
West Africa
locatedIn Sub-Saharan Africa
surface form: sub-Saharan Africa
partOf Earth
usedIn biogeography
conservation biology
ecology

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

Macaronesia biogeographicRealm Afrotropical
Afromontane forests biogeographicRealm Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Palearctic realm borderedBy Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Guinean forests of West Africa partOf Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets realm Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Indomalayan realm borderedBy Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
WWF ecoregion classification includesRealm Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Anisophyllea belongsToFloraOf Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Tropical Africa
Afrotropical alsoKnownAs Afrotropical
subject surface form: Afrotropical realm
this entity surface form: Afrotropics
Certhioidea distribution Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropics
Trogoniformes geographicDistribution Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropics
Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot partOf Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Zambezian flooded grasslands partOf Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropic ecozone
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands biomeRealm Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Strumigenys belongsToBiogeographicRealm Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropics
Sahel–Central African forest transition zone partOf Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Oriental region borderedBy Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm
Palearctic–African migratory route regionLinked Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropics
Acropyga geographicDistribution Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropics
Aenictogiton biogeographicRealm Afrotropical
this entity surface form: Afrotropical realm