Sundaland

E282849
biogeographical region subregion of Southeast Asia

Sundaland is a biogeographical region of Southeast Asia comprising the Malay Peninsula and the western Indonesian islands, known for its high biodiversity and past exposure as a contiguous landmass during periods of low sea level.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sundaland canonical 7
Sunda region 4
Sundaic region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographical region ⓘ
subregion of Southeast Asia ⓘ
biogeographicBoundary separated from Sahul by Wallacea ⓘ
boundedBy Sunda Shelf ⓘ
the Wallace Line ⓘ
surface form: Wallace Line

Wallacea ⓘ
countryContainsPartOf Brunei Darussalam ⓘ
surface form: Brunei

Indonesia ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
geologicalFeature Sunda Shelf ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ
hasCharacteristic coral reefs ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
mangrove forests ⓘ
tropical climate ⓘ
tropical rainforests ⓘ
hasFaunalRegion Sundaland mammal fauna ⓘ
hasFloralRegion Sundaland flora ⓘ
hasResearchField biogeography ⓘ
conservation biology ⓘ
paleoclimatology ⓘ
includes Bali ⓘ
Borneo ⓘ
Java ⓘ
Malay Peninsula ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ
knownFor dipterocarp forests ⓘ
hornbill diversity ⓘ
megadiverse forests ⓘ
orangutan habitat ⓘ
rhinoceros habitat ⓘ
tiger habitat ⓘ
locatedIn Southeast Asia ⓘ
paleogeography land bridge between Asian mainland and western Indonesian islands ⓘ
refugium for tropical species during glacial periods ⓘ
partOf Indomalayan realm ⓘ
Sundaland and Wallacea biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
seaLevelHistory exposed during glacial maxima ⓘ
submerged during interglacial high sea levels ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ
logging ⓘ
oil palm expansion ⓘ
wasExposedAs contiguous landmass during Pleistocene low sea levels ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Malay Peninsula → partOf → Sundaland ⓘ
Pegon script → usedIn → Sundaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunda region
Pasundan → partOf → Sundaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunda region
Tasikmalaya → partOf → Sundaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunda region
Wallace Line concept in biogeography → regionWestOf → Sundaland ⓘ
subject surface form: Wallace Line
West Bandung Regency → locatedIn → Sundaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunda region
Sunda Shelf → paleogeographicRegionName → Sundaland ⓘ
Sunda Shelf → associatedWithBiogeographicRegion → Sundaland ⓘ
Indomalayan realm → includesEcoregion → Sundaland ⓘ
Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park → biodiversityHotspot → Sundaland ⓘ
Malesia → separatedFrom → Sundaland ⓘ
crested serpent eagle → distribution → Sundaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundaic region
Kerinci Seblat National Park → partOf → Sundaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundaland biodiversity hotspot