Hispaniolan moist forests

Hispaniolan moist forests
Hispaniolan moist forests
	Hills north of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	Greater Antilles mangroves; Hispaniolan dry forests,; Hispaniolan pine forests;
Geography
Area	45,350 km2 (17,510 sq mi)
Countries	Dominican Republic; Haiti;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Global 200	Greater Antillean moist forests
Protected	3,244 km2 (7%)

19°N 70.7°W / 19; -70.7 The Hispaniolan moist forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the island of Hispaniola. They cover 46,000 km² (18,000 sq mi), around 60% of the island's area.

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