Neotropical realm

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The Neotropical realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing tropical and subtropical ecosystems of Central and South America and the Caribbean, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and high levels of endemism.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Neotropics 120
Neotropical realm canonical 28
Neotropical region 14

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic realm
biogeographic region
biomeIncludes desert and xeric shrublands
mangroves
montane cloud forest
savanna
tropical dry forest
tropical rainforest
wetlands
borderedBy Afrotropical realm
Antarctic realm
Nearctic realm
linked to: Nearctic ecozone
climateType subtropical
tropical
contains Amazon rainforest
Andes biodiversity hotspots
Caribbean biodiversity hotspot
Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot
faunaCharacteristic Neotropical parrots
New World monkeys
hummingbirds
poison dart frogs
floraCharacteristic bromeliads
orchids
tree ferns
hasCharacteristic high biodiversity
high endemism
large number of endemic plant species
large number of endemic vertebrate species
species-rich rainforests
includesRegion Amazon Basin
Andean forests
linked to: Polylepis forest

Atlantic Forest
Caribbean
Caribbean islands
Central America
Cerrado
linked to: Brazilian Highlands

Chaco
Mesoamerican forests
Pantanal
South America
lowland tropical South America
southern Mexico
locatedIn Western Hemisphere
partOf Earth
recognizedBy WWF
biogeographers
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
climate change
deforestation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (166)

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

Amazon rainforest partOf Neotropical realm
Rhynchortyx nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Cracidae nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Anisophylleaceae distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Atelopus distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Atelopus belongsToBiogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute operatesIn Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Pinaroloxias biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
Mazama americana nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Sciurillinae nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Thraupidae belongsToBiogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
Cyathea distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Mona coqui biogeographicRealm Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Serranía de Majé region biogeographicRealm Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Penelope geographicDistribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Crax geographicDistribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Cecropia distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Valdivian temperate rain forest partOf Neotropical realm
Chilean Matorral partOf Neotropical realm
Mitu nativeTo Neotropical forests
linked to: Neotropical realm
Phenax distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Rousselia geographicDistribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Gouania distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Chelonoidis geographicDistribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Myriocarpa distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Atta cephalotes nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Aburria nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Aburria distributionRegion Neotropical realm
Dorylinae foundIn Neotropical region
linked to: Neotropical realm
Discaria belongsToBiogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
Urera nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Lozanella distributionRegion Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Chocó–Darién moist forests partOf Neotropical realm
Alvaradoa distributionRegion Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Sephanoides habitat Neotropical region
linked to: Neotropical realm
Tapirira nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Tapirira geographicRealm Neotropical realm
Sarcomphalus distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Metopium distributionRegion Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Magellanic subpolar forests partOf Neotropical realm
Australian floristic region distinguishedFrom Neotropical floristic region
linked to: Neotropical realm
WWF ecoregion classification includesRealm Neotropical realm
Astronium distributionRegion Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Burseraceae distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Spondias nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Yungas forest partOf Neotropical realm
Opisthocomiformes region Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Pipridae nativeRange Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
Pipridae biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
San Lorenzo forest sites locatedIn Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm