Afrotropical

E163858

Afrotropical is a major biogeographic realm encompassing sub-Saharan Africa and nearby islands, characterized by its distinct tropical and subtropical ecosystems and rich biodiversity.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Afrotropical realm 43
Afrotropics 8
Tropical Africa 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic realm ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Afrotropical ⓘ
Afrotropics ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
characterizedBy desert and semi-desert biomes ⓘ
dry forest biomes ⓘ
montane ecosystems ⓘ
savanna biomes ⓘ
subtropical ecosystems ⓘ
tropical ecosystems ⓘ
tropical rainforest biomes ⓘ
contains Cape Floristic Region ⓘ
Congo Rainforest ⓘ
East African montane forests ⓘ
Guinean forests of West Africa ⓘ
Madagascar dry deciduous forests ⓘ
Madagascar lowland forests ⓘ
Miombo woodlands ⓘ
Sahel region ⓘ
linked to: Sahel
faunaIncludes African elephant ⓘ
chimpanzee ⓘ
giraffe ⓘ
gorilla ⓘ
lemurs ⓘ
lion ⓘ
floraIncludes acacia trees ⓘ
baobab trees ⓘ
proteas ⓘ
hasBoundaryWith Indomalayan realm ⓘ
Palearctic realm ⓘ
hasClimate arid ⓘ
subtropical ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
hasProperty high biodiversity ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
includesRegion Cape Verde ⓘ
linked to: Cape Verde Islands

Central Africa ⓘ
Comoros ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea islands ⓘ
Madagascar ⓘ
Mascarene Islands ⓘ
Seychelles ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
locatedIn sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
partOf Earth ⓘ
usedIn biogeography ⓘ
conservation biology ⓘ
ecology ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Macaronesia → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical ⓘ
Afromontane forests → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Palearctic realm → borderedBy → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Guinean forests of West Africa → partOf → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets → realm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Indomalayan realm → borderedBy → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
WWF ecoregion classification → includesRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Anisophyllea → belongsToFloraOf → Tropical Africa ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Afrotropical realm → alsoKnownAs → Afrotropics ⓘ
subject linked to: Afrotropical
linked to: Afrotropical
Certhioidea → distribution → Afrotropics ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Trogoniformes → geographicDistribution → Afrotropics ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot → partOf → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Zambezian flooded grasslands → partOf → Afrotropic ecozone ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands → biomeRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Strumigenys → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Afrotropics ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Sahel–Central African forest transition zone → partOf → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Oriental region → borderedBy → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Palearctic–African migratory route → regionLinked → Afrotropics ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Acropyga → geographicDistribution → Afrotropics ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Aenictogiton → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Guinean forest–savanna mosaic → partOf → Afrotropic biogeographic realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Mascarene forests → partOf → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Sarcolaenaceae → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Albertine Rift montane forest → partOf → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Paleotropical floristic region → sharesTaxaWith → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Kirkia → belongsToFloraOf → Tropical Africa ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
uMhlathuze Estuary → biogeographicalRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Gulf of Guinea islands → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Madagascar dry deciduous forests → realm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Madagascar lowland forests → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Schoenicola → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Eremomela → geographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
western Madagascar → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Bernieridae → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Erythrocercidae → geographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Brachypteraciidae → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Campephaga → foundInBiogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Nguru Mountains → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Petrodromus → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Philepittidae → geographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Calyptomenidae → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Neomixis → geographicRegion → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Poliolais → distribution → Afrotropics ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Eutropius → ecoregion → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Eutropius → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Bathyclarias → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
East African savanna → ecoregionOf → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Torgos → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic → biogeographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
Heterotis → geographicRealm → Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical