Ethiopian montane forests

Ethiopian montane forests
Ethiopian montane forests
	Location of the Ethiopian montane forests ecoregion
Ecology
Realm	Afrotropical
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List East Sudanian savanna; Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands; Sahelian Acacia savanna; Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets; Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic;
Geography
Area	249,302 km2 (96,256 sq mi)
Countries	List Ethiopia; Djibouti; Eritrea; Sudan; Somaliland;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	7.43%

The Ethiopian montane forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in eastern Africa. It covers the middle elevations of the Ethiopian Highlands in Ethiopia and extends into neighboring Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, and Somaliland. The ecoregion includes distinctive Afromontane forests, woodlands, grasslands, and shrublands. The ecoregion's biodiversity is threatened by deforestation, conversion to agriculture, and overgrazing.

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