Taita Hills

E721566

Taita Hills are a biodiverse mountain range in southeastern Kenya known for their unique cloud forests and high levels of endemic plant and animal species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot
mountain range
climate drier conditions in lower slopes
humid montane climate in upper elevations
contains Chawia Forest NERFINISHED
Fururu Forest NERFINISHED
Mbololo Forest NERFINISHED
Ngangao Forest NERFINISHED
Wundanyi town NERFINISHED
Yale Forest NERFINISHED
country Kenya
endemicSpecies Taita apalis NERFINISHED
Taita blade-horned chameleon
Taita thrush NERFINISHED
Taita warty frog NERFINISHED
Taita white-eye NERFINISHED
endemicTo some Eastern Arc forest-dependent species
hasCharacteristic high biodiversity
high endemism
severe habitat fragmentation
hasConservationStatus globally important for biodiversity conservation
hasEcosystemType cloud forest
dry forest fragments
montane forest
hasLandUse eucalyptus woodlots
smallholder agriculture
tea plantations
hasResearchActivity forest fragmentation studies
long-term biodiversity monitoring
highestPoint Mbololo Hill NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Taita people NERFINISHED
knownFor cloud forest remnants
endemic amphibian species
endemic bird species
endemic plant species
high conservation priority
locatedIn Taita-Taveta County NERFINISHED
southeastern Kenya
locatedNear Tsavo East National Park NERFINISHED
Tsavo West National Park NERFINISHED
Voi NERFINISHED
mountainSystem Eastern Arc Mountains NERFINISHED
partOf Eastern Arc Mountains NERFINISHED
region Coastal Kenya hinterland
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
deforestation
fuelwood collection
habitat fragmentation

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