Atlantic Forest | Places | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The Atlantic Forest stretches from northeast Brazil southward along the Atlantic coastline and inland into northeast Argentina and eastern Paraguay. It is a complex comprising 15 ecoregions, including tropical and subtropical rain forest, coastal …
The Atlantic Forest - The Nature Conservancy
Animals: The Atlantic Forest harbors around 2,200 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians—5% of the vertebrates on Earth. This includes nearly 200 bird species found nowhere else, and 60% of all of Brazil’s threatened animal species call this forest home.
Atlantic Forest - Species - CEPF
More than 70 of the 260 mammals species in the hotspot are endemic. They include species such the Vulnerable thin-spined porcupine (Chaetomys subspinosus) and Endangered painted tree rat (Callistomys pictus).
Atlantic Forest - Wikipedia
Over 11,000 species of plants and animals are considered threatened today in the Atlantic Forest. [7] Over 52% of the tree species and 92% of the amphibians are endemic to this area. The forest harbors around 20,000 species of plants, with almost 450 tree species being found in just one hectare in some locations.
What is the Atlantic Forest and why do we need to save it?
This forest is also one of the richest natural areas on the planet, filled with iconic species like jaguars, sloths, tamarins, and toucans. Just 1 hectare of the Atlantic Forest can support 450 species of trees. Seven percent of the world’s plant species and 5% of the world’s vertebrate animal species are found there. And many of these ...
Atlantic Forests, South America - WWF
More than 52% of the tree species and 92% of the amphibians in the Atlantic Forest are found nowhere else in the world. 6,000 plant species, 263 amphibians and 160 mammals, including 22 primate species, are endemic.
Brazil's Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) - WorldRainforests.com
Encompassing a variety of tropical forest habitats—from dry forests to moist forests to coastal mangroves—the Mata Atlântica once stretched up-and-down Brazil's coastline, and covered parts of Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. Today, it survives largely in small degraded patches and protected areas.
The Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest area - WWF
It houses an impressive variety of species - some 450 different trees can be found in only one hectare for example - and hosts animals and plants found nowhere else. Over 90% of all amphibians and 50% of all plants found in the forest are …
Atlantic Forest, Brazil | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Stretching from northeastern Brazil down along the Atlantic coastline, reaching inland to eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina, this biome is considered one of the most biodiverse places in the world.
The Biodiversity Hotspot of the Atlantic Forest - WorldAtlas
2017年4月25日 · About 40% of the vascular plants and 60% of the vertebrate species living here are endemic to the region. 92% of the amphibians of the Atlantic Forest are found nowhere else in the world. 140 species featuring in Brazil’s list of threatened species are residents of …