Afrotropical

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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 (5)

Label Occurrences
Afrotropical realm 11
Afrotropics 6
Afrotropic ecozone 1

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 (20)

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