Vogelkop–Aru lowland rain forests

Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests
Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests
	Wayag Islands
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Australasian realm
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Central Range montane rain forests; New Guinea mangroves; Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests; Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests; Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests; Vogelkop montane rain forests;
Geography
Area	75,270 km2 (29,060 sq mi)
Countries	Indonesia
Province	Maluku; Papua,; West Papua;
Coordinates	1.22°S 132.23°E
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively stable/intact
Protected	7,557 km² (10%)

The Vogelkop–Aru lowland rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in Indonesia. The ecoregion covers the peninsular lowlands of western New Guinea, along with the Aru Islands and other nearby islands.

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