Neotropical realm

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The Neotropical realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing tropical and subtropical ecosystems of Central and South America and the Caribbean, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and high levels of endemism.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic realm
biogeographic region
biomeIncludes desert and xeric shrublands
mangroves
montane cloud forest
savanna
tropical dry forest
tropical rainforest
wetlands
borderedBy Afrotropical realm
Antarctic realm
Nearctic realm
climateType subtropical
tropical
contains Amazon rainforest
Andes biodiversity hotspots
Caribbean biodiversity hotspot
Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot
faunaCharacteristic Neotropical parrots
New World monkeys
hummingbirds
poison dart frogs
floraCharacteristic bromeliads
orchids
tree ferns
hasCharacteristic high biodiversity
high endemism
large number of endemic plant species
large number of endemic vertebrate species
species-rich rainforests
includesRegion Amazon Basin
Andean forests
Atlantic Forest
Caribbean
Caribbean islands
Central America
Cerrado
Chaco
Mesoamerican forests
Pantanal
South America
lowland tropical South America
southern Mexico
locatedIn Western Hemisphere
partOf Earth
recognizedBy WWF
biogeographers
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
climate change
deforestation

Referenced by (29)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Anisophylleaceae ("Neotropics")
Atelopus ("Neotropics")
Cecropia ("Neotropics")
Cyathea ("Neotropics")
Gouania ("Neotropics")
Myriocarpa ("Neotropics")
Phenax ("Neotropics")
distribution
Aburria ("Neotropics")
Atta cephalotes ("Neotropics")
Cracidae ("Neotropics")
Mazama americana ("Neotropics")
Mitu ("Neotropical forests")
Rhynchortyx ("Neotropics")
Sciurillinae ("Neotropics")
nativeTo
Chelonoidis ("Neotropics")
Crax ("Neotropics")
Penelope ("Neotropics")
Rousselia ("Neotropics")
geographicDistribution
Mona coqui ("Neotropics")
Pinaroloxias
Serranía de Majé region ("Neotropics")
biogeographicRealm
Amazon rainforest
Chilean Matorral
Valdivian temperate rain forest
partOf
Atelopus
Thraupidae
belongsToBiogeographicRealm
Aburria
distributionRegion
Dorylinae ("Neotropical region")
foundIn
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ("Neotropics")
operatesIn

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