Neotropical realm

E59998
biogeographic realm biogeographic region

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Neotropics 120
Neotropical realm canonical 28
Neotropical region 14

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 ecozone ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Polylepis forest ⓘ
surface form: Andean forests

Atlantic Forest biome ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic Forest

Caribbean ⓘ
Caribbean islands ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
Brazilian Highlands ⓘ
surface form: 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 (166)

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

Amazon rainforest → partOf → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Rhynchortyx → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Cracidae → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Anisophylleaceae → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Atelopus → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Atelopus → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute → operatesIn → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Pinaroloxias → biogeographicRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Mazama americana → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Sciurillinae → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Thraupidae → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Cyathea → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Mona coqui → biogeographicRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Serranía de Majé region → biogeographicRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Penelope → geographicDistribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Crax → geographicDistribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Cecropia → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Valdivian temperate rain forest → partOf → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Chilean Matorral → partOf → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Mitu → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropical forests
Phenax → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Rousselia → geographicDistribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Gouania → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Chelonoidis → geographicDistribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Myriocarpa → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Atta cephalotes → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Aburria → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Aburria → distributionRegion → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Dorylinae → foundIn → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Discaria → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Urera → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Lozanella → distributionRegion → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Chocó–Darién moist forests → partOf → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Alvaradoa → distributionRegion → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Sephanoides → habitat → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Tapirira → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Tapirira → geographicRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Sarcomphalus → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Metopium → distributionRegion → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Magellanic subpolar forests → partOf → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Australian floristic region → distinguishedFrom → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropical floristic region
WWF ecoregion classification → includesRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Astronium → distributionRegion → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Burseraceae → distribution → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Spondias → nativeTo → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Yungas forest → partOf → Neotropical realm ⓘ
Opisthocomiformes → region → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Pipridae → nativeRange → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Pipridae → biogeographicRealm → Neotropical realm ⓘ
San Lorenzo forest sites → locatedIn → Neotropical realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neotropics