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208:(Burma). Surrounded at lower elevations by moist tropical forests, this ecoregion is home a diverse range of subtropical and temperate species, including many species characteristic of the
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Montane cloud forests occur above 2000 meters elevation. In the transition zone to the lower-elevation mixed broadleaf evergreen forests, the predominant tree species are typical of the
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A 2017 assessment found that 1,763 square kilometres (681 sq mi), or 6%, of the ecoregion is in
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278:(Mount Victoria) in southern Chin State, which rises to 3,109 metres (10,200 ft) above sea level.
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The ecoregion covers an area of 29,700 square kilometers (11,500 sq mi), encompassing the
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grow abundantly on the trees in the montane cloud forests, and common epiphytes include species of
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Lower montane forests occur below 1000 meters elevation. Dominant canopy trees include
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interspersed among tall grasses and herbs including species of
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815:"Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests"
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122:29,615 km (11,434 sq mi)
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195:Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests
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477:Quercus semecarpifolia
465:Lithocarpus xylocarpus
440:Rhododendron cuffeanum
296:Lagerstroemia speciosa
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641:white-browed nuthatch
471:Rhododendron arboreum
423:become more common.
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594:Pardofelis nebulosa
179:critical/endangered
175:Conservation status
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343:(Quercus),
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204:in western
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69:Indomalayan
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671:References
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606:Eld's deer
553:Thalictrum
543:Delphinium
541:Aconitum,
453:Dendrobium
447:, and the
357:Eriobotrya
238:Chin State
234:Chin Hills
144:Chin State
35:Chin State
425:Epiphytes
371:Himalayas
216:species.
210:Himalayas
202:ecoregion
184:Protected
114:Geography
598:sun bear
547:Geranium
536:Lonicera
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498:Aconitum
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349:Eugenia
228:of the
220:Setting
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206:Myanmar
131:Myanmar
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