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.
Aliases (3)
- Neotropics ×20
- Neotropical forests ×1
- Neotropical region ×1
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 |