Borneo lowland rain forests
The Borneo lowland rain forests is an ecoregion, within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, of the large island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It supports approximately 15,000 plant species, 380 bird species and several mammal species. The Borneo lowland rain forests is diminishing due to logging, hunting and conversion to commercial land use.
| Borneo lowland rain forests | |
|---|---|
Primary lowland forest at Danum Valley, Sabah | |
Map of the Borneo lowland rain forests ecoregion | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Indomalayan |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 425,124 km2 (164,141 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | vulnerable, nature could reach half protected |
| Protected | 6.267% |
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