Itombwe Mountains
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The Itombwe Mountains are a biodiverse, forested mountain range in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for their high levels of endemism and critical conservation importance within Central Africa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itombwe Massif | 1 |
| Itombwe Mountains canonical | 1 |
| Mitumba Mountains | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Important Bird Area
ⓘ
biodiversity hotspot ⓘ mountain range ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | South Kivu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biodiversityStatus | biodiversity hotspot within Central Africa ⓘ |
| climate | humid tropical montane climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | high conservation priority area ⓘ |
| contains | Itombwe Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| drainage |
Congo River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Tanganyika basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Albertine Rift montane forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationType | highland ⓘ |
| fauna |
chimpanzee
ⓘ
eastern lowland gorilla ⓘ forest elephant ⓘ numerous endemic bird species ⓘ okapi ⓘ |
| flora | endemic montane plant species ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | uplifted block of the western branch of the East African Rift ⓘ |
| geology | Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ |
| habitat |
bamboo forest patches
ⓘ
grassland and shrubland at higher elevations ⓘ montane forest ⓘ subtropical and tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical conservation importance
ⓘ
exceptional biodiversity ⓘ high levels of endemism ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Swahili-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Itombwe Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Lake Tanganyika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Mwenga NERFINISHED ⓘ town of Uvira ⓘ |
| partOf |
Albertine Rift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East African Rift system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaDesignation | Itombwe Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Important Bird Area by BirdLife International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | BirdLife International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| threat |
bushmeat hunting
ⓘ
civil conflict impacts ⓘ deforestation ⓘ mining activities ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mitumba Mountains
this entity surface form:
Itombwe Massif