Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests

Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests
Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests
	Road in Amarapura, outside of Mandalay
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Indomalayan realm
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests; Irrawaddy dry forests; Kayah–Karen montane rain forests; Mizoram–Manipur–Kachin rain forests; Myanmar coastal rain forests; Northern Indochina subtropical forests; Tenasserim–South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests;
Geography
Area	137,909 km2 (53,247 sq mi)
Country	Myanmar
Administrative divisions	Bago Region; Kayin State; Magway Region; Mandalay Region; Mon State; Naypyidaw Union Territory; Sagaing Region,; Shan State;
Conservation
Conservation status	vulnerable
Protected	4,359 km² (3%)

The Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in central Myanmar. The ecoregion occupies the central basin of the Irrawaddy River and the lower basin of the Salween River. The ecoregion is characterized by forests of tall trees which drop their leaves in the dry season. Most of the ecoregion's forests have been converted to agriculture.

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