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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (166)

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

Triplaris distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Gallesia distributionRegion Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Eleutherodactylidae geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Eleutherodactylidae biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
Bromeliaceae nativeRange Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Costa Rican Rainforest partOf Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical ecozone
Mesoamerican forests partOf Neotropical realm
Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot partOf Neotropical realm
Persea species nativeTo Neotropical realm
subject surface form: Persea
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Alzateaceae distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Penelope bridgesi nativeRange Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
cracids distribution Neotropical realm
subject surface form: Cracidae
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Crax fasciolata nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Picramniales distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Melastomataceae centerOfDiversity Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Psidium nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Penelope perspicax foundIn Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Penelope dabbenei belongsTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Vochysiaceae distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Serranía de Pirre region Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Pinogana District locatedInBiogeographicRegion Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
tribe Dorstenieae distribution Neotropical realm
subject surface form: Dorstenieae
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Eudocimus geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Pipile cumanensis belongsTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Cracinae distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Amazon–Orinoco watershed region partOf Neotropical realm
Mischocyttarus foundInBiogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Apoica distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Brachygastra region Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Agelaia nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Protopolybia nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Parachartergus distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Chartergus nativeRange Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Metapolybia foundInBiogeographicRegion Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Epipona distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Polistes canadensis nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Amazona geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Acromyrmex nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Wasmannia distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Strumigenys belongsToBiogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Cephalotes nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Atta nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Attini nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Acropyga geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Camponotus notableRegion Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical region
Myadestinae distribution Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Brachymyrmex nativeTo Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropics
Flora Brasiliensis geographicCoverage Neotropical realm
this entity surface form: Neotropical region