Araucaria moist forests

Araucaria moist forests
Araucaria moist forests
	Araucaria moist forest in Aparados da Serra National Park, Brazil.
	Araucaria moist forests ecoregion as defined by WWF.
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	Alto Paraná Atlantic forests; Cerrado; Serra do Mar coastal forests; Uruguayan savanna;
Bird species	440
Mammal species	141
Geography
Area	216,100 km2 (83,400 sq mi)
Countries	Brazil; Argentina;
States	São Paulo; Paraná; Santa Catarina; Rio Grande do Sul; Misiones Province;
Conservation
Habitat loss	87.0%
Protected	4.757%

The Araucaria moist forests, officially classified as mixed ombrophilous forest (Portuguese: "Floresta Ombrófila Mista") in Brazil, are a montane subtropical moist forest ecoregion. The forest ecosystem is located in southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. The ecoregion is a southern portion of the Atlantic Forest. The ecoregion also includes select areas of open field called "campos de cima da serra" or "coxilhas" (highland fields).

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