Chiapas montane forests

Chiapas montane forests
Chiapas montane forests
	Yajalón, in Chiapas, Mexico
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Central American pine–oak forests; Chiapas Depression dry forests; Petén–Veracruz moist forests; Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine–oak forests; Southern Pacific dry forests;
Geography
Area	5,759 km2 (2,224 sq mi)
Countries	Mexico; Guatemala;
States	Chiapas
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	273 km² (5%)

The Chiapas montane forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in southern Mexico and extending into western Guatemala. It includes the montane tropical forests on the northern and northeastern slopes of the Chiapas Highlands.

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