Sundaland heath forests

Sundaland heath forests
Sundaland heath forests
	Padang scrub at Bako National Park
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Indomalayan
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Borneo lowland rain forests; Borneo montane rain forests; Borneo peat swamp forests,; Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests; Sumatran lowland rain forests;
Geography
Area	76,130 km2 (29,390 sq mi)
Countries	Indonesia; Malaysia;
Conservation
Conservation status	critical/endangered
Protected	6,436 km² (8%)

The Sundaland heath forests, also known as Kerangas forest, is a type of tropical moist forest found on the island of Borneo, which is divided between Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as on the Indonesian islands of Belitung and Bangka, which lie to the west of Borneo.

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