Indomalayan realm

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The Indomalayan realm is a major biogeographic region of South and Southeast Asia characterized by tropical and subtropical forests with high biodiversity and many endemic species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic realm
biogeographic region
alternativeName Oriental realm
borderedBy Afrotropical realm
linked to: Afrotropical

Australasian realm
Palearctic realm
characterizedBy freshwater ecosystems
high biodiversity
high endemism
mangrove forests
monsoon forests
subtropical forests
tropical forests
contains Andaman Islands
Himalayan foothills
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Malay Archipelago (western part)
linked to: Malay Archipelago

Nicobar Islands
continent Asia
hasBiome mangroves
montane grasslands and shrublands
tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
includesEcoregion Eastern Himalayas
Indochina dry forests
Myanmar coastal mangroves
Philippines moist forests
Sri Lanka lowland rain forests
Sundaland
Western Ghats
locatedIn East Asia
Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

Indochina
Malay Peninsula
Maritime Southeast Asia
Philippines
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
Sunda Islands
Taiwan
southern China
richIn amphibians
bird species
freshwater fish
primates
tropical tree species
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
climate change
deforestation
habitat fragmentation
urbanization
zoogeographicKingdom Oriental region

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Australasian realm borderedBy Indomalayan realm
New Guinea rain forests partOf Indomalayan realm
Stenogastrinae distribution Indomalayan region
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Nicobar megapode biogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm
Sumatran tiger biogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm
Dorylinae foundIn Indomalayan region
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Wallace Line separates Indomalayan realm
subject linked to: the Wallace Line
Manouria impressa ecozone Indomalayan realm
Toronto Zoo hasSection Indo-Malaya
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Rafflesia patma biogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm
Anisophyllea belongsToFloraOf Tropical Asia
linked to: Indomalayan realm
New Guinea mangroves partOf Indomalayan realm
Melursus ursinus geographicRealm Indomalayan realm
Afrotropical realm hasBoundaryWith Indomalayan realm
subject linked to: Afrotropical
Horsfield's fruit bat geographicRealm Indomalayan realm
Pachycephalidae region Indomalayan realm
Certhiidae distribution Indomalayan region
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Certhioidea distribution Indomalaya
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Scandentia geographicDistribution Indomalayan realm
Wallacea faunalRealm Indomalayan realm (partly)
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Malesia partOf Indomalayan realm
Malesia hasFloraRegion Malesian floristic region
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Sundaland partOf Indomalayan realm
Crypteroniaceae distribution Indomalayan realm
Liostenogaster distribution Indomalayan region
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Stephania belongsToBiogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm
Nicobar tree shrew biogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm
Nasalis ecozone Indomalayan realm
Strumigenys belongsToBiogeographicRealm Indomalaya
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Oriental region alsoKnownAs Indomalayan realm
Acropyga geographicDistribution Indomalaya
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Cerapachys geographicDistribution Indomalayan region
linked to: Indomalayan realm
Technomyrmex geographicRange Indomalayan region
linked to: Indomalayan realm