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.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Neotropics 120
Neotropical realm canonical 28
Neotropical region 14

How this entity was disambiguated

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

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

Tinamidae distributionRegion Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Certhioidea distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Cotingidae nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Xenarthra geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Tanagridae sensu lato distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Euphoniinae distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Trogoniformes geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Mazama nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Suboscines distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Oryzoborus angolensis nativeRange Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Oryzoborus maximiliani distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Oryzoborus crassirostris nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Coerebinae distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Tangara distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Sicalis flaveola distributionRegion Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Conirostrum distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Conirostrum geographicRealm Neotropical realm
Hemispingus distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Chlorophanes spiza belongsToBiogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Euphonia distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Chlorochrysa distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Cyanerpes nitidus distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Thlypopsis distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Xenodacnis distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Xenodacnis biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
Melanospiza distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Melopyrrha region Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Sciurillus pusillus belongsTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Charles tree finch biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Sporophila distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Oryzoborus torridus nativeRange Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
white-lipped peccary nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Tayassu endemicTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Pimelodidae nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Loricariidae geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Aspredinidae nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Nearctic ecozone borders Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical ecozone
Callitrichidae distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Atelidae geographicRealm Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Cyanerpes caeruleus nativeRange Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Cyanerpes caeruleus ecoregionAssociation Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Cyanerpes lucidus geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Poospiza distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Oryzoborus nuttingi ecozone Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Nyctibiiformes geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Yungas isPartOf Neotropical realm
Sarcoramphus nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Rivulidae distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Coccoloba nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Antigonon distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics