Afrotropic Ecozone - Afrotropic Terrestrial Ecoregions

Afrotropic Terrestrial Ecoregions

Afrotropic Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Albertine Rift montane forests	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests	Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Cameroonian Highlands forests	Cameroon, Nigeria
Central Congolian lowland forests	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Comoros forests	Comoros
Cross-Niger transition forests	Nigeria
Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests	Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria
East African montane forests	Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Eastern Arc forests	Tanzania, Kenya
Eastern Congolian swamp forests	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eastern Guinean forests	Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo
Ethiopian montane forests	Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
Granitic Seychelles forests	Seychelles
Guinean montane forests	Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Knysna-Amatole montane forests	South Africa
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic	South Africa
Madagascar lowland forests	Madagascar
Madagascar subhumid forests	Madagascar
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic	Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa
Mascarene forests	Mauritius, Réunion
Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests	Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
Niger Delta swamp forests	Nigeria
Nigerian lowland forests	Benin, Nigeria
Northeastern Congolian lowland forests	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of the Congo
Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic	Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania
Northwestern Congolian lowland forests	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of the Congo
São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón moist lowland forests	Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic	Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Western Congolian swamp forests	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
Western Guinean lowland forests	Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Afrotropic Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Cape Verde Islands dry forests	Cape Verde
Madagascar dry deciduous forests	Madagascar
Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests	Zambia, Angola

Afrotropic Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Angolan Miombo woodlands	Angola
Angolan Mopane woodlands	Angola, Namibia
Ascension scrub and grasslands	Ascension Island
Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands	Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
East Sudanian savanna	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda
Eastern Miombo woodlands	Mozambique, Tanzania
Guinean forest-savanna mosaic	Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Itigi-Sumbu thicket	Tanzania, Zambia
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands	Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Mandara Plateau mosaic	Cameroon, Nigeria
Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets	Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda
Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda
Sahelian Acacia savanna	Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan
Serengeti	Kenya, Tanzania
Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets	Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets	Kenya, Tanzania
Southern Africa bushveld	Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Southern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic	Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Southern Miombo woodlands	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Saint Helena scrub and woodlands	Saint Helena
Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic	Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
West Sudanian savanna	Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic	Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
Western Zambezian grasslands	Angola, Zambia
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands	Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands	Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Afrotropic Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Al Hajar Al Gharbi montane woodlands	Oman
Amsterdam and Saint-Paul Islands temperate grasslands	Amsterdam Island, Saint-Paul Island
Tristan da Cunha-Gough Islands shrub and grasslands	Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island

Afrotropic Flooded grasslands and savannas
East African halophytics	Kenya, Tanzania
Etosha Pan halophytics	Namibia
Inner Niger Delta flooded savanna	Mali
Lake Chad flooded savanna	Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria
Saharan flooded grasslands	South Sudan
Zambezian coastal flooded savanna	Mozambique
Zambezian flooded grasslands	Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
Zambezian halophytics	Botswana

Afrotropic Montane grasslands and shrublands
Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic	Angola
Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands	Angola
Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands	Lesotho, South Africa
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests	Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland
East African montane moorlands	Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic	Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands	Ethiopia, Sudan
Ethiopian montane moorlands	Ethiopia, Sudan
Highveld grasslands	Lesotho, South Africa
Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic	Nigeria
Madagascar ericoid thickets	Madagascar
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets	Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland
Ruwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda
South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic	Malawi, Mozambique
Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic	Malawi, Tanzania

Afrotropic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Albany thickets	South Africa
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld	South Africa
Montane fynbos and renosterveld	South Africa

Afrotropic Deserts and xeric shrublands
Aldabra Island xeric scrub	Seychelles
Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert	Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
East Saharan montane xeric woodlands	Chad, Sudan
Eritrean coastal desert	Djibouti, Eritrea
Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands	Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert	Oman, United Arab Emirates
Hobyo grasslands and shrublands	Somalia
Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub	Bassas da India, Europa
Kalahari xeric savanna	Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
Kaokoveld desert	Angola, Namibia
Madagascar spiny thickets	Madagascar
Madagascar succulent woodlands	Madagascar
Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands	Ethiopia, Kenya
Nama Karoo	Namibia, South Africa
Namib desert	Namibia
Namibian savanna woodlands	Namibia
Red Sea coastal desert	Egypt, Sudan
Socotra Island xeric shrublands	Yemen
Somali montane xeric woodlands	Somalia
Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna	Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands	Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Succulent Karoo	South Africa

Afrotropic Mangrove
Central African mangroves	Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria
East African mangroves	Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania
Guinean mangroves	Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast
Madagascar mangroves	Madagascar
Southern Africa mangroves	Mozambique, South Africa

Biomes and ecozones

Terrestrial
biomes

Polar/montane	Tundra Taiga, Boreal forests Montane grasslands and shrublands

Temperate	Coniferous forests Broadleaf and mixed forests Grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

(Sub)tropical	Coniferous forests Moist broadleaf forests Dry broadleaf forests Grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Dry	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Deserts and xeric shrublands

Wet	Flooded grasslands and savannas Riparian Wetland