Cardamom Mountains rain forests

The Cardamom Mountains rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Southeast Asia, as identified by the WWF. The ecoregion covers the Cardamom Mountains and Elephant Mountains and the adjacent coastal lowlands in eastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia, as well as the Vietnamese island of Dao Phu Quoc.

Cardamom Mountains rain forests
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan realm
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Bird species450
Mammal species100+
Geography
Area44,289 km2 (17,100 sq mi)
Countries
Provinces
Elevation0-1,800 metres
GeologySandstone with some limestone, volcanic rock and granite
Conservation
Conservation statusrelatively stable/intact
Protected18,647 km² (43%)
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