Tapajós–Xingu moist forests

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The Tapajós–Xingu moist forests are a biodiverse tropical rainforest ecoregion in the central Brazilian Amazon, known for its rich endemic wildlife and extensive, relatively undisturbed forest cover between the Tapajós and Xingu rivers.

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Tapajós–Xingu moist forests canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion
moist broadleaf forest
tropical rainforest
biodiversityHotspot Amazonia
linked to: Amazon Basin
biome Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
boundedBy Tapajós River
Xingu River
climate equatorial
tropical humid
conservationStatus vulnerable
continent South America
country Brazil
ecoregionCode NT0180
hasCharacteristic high biodiversity
high endemism
low human population density
relatively intact forest cover
hasEcosystemService carbon storage
climate regulation
freshwater regulation
hasFauna amphibians
large mammals
macaws
parrots
primates
raptors
reptiles
hasFlora epiphytes
lianas
tall canopy trees
locatedIn Amazon Basin
Brazil
central Amazon
majorHabitatType Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
partOf Amazon rainforest
Neotropical realm
realm Neotropical
recognizedBy Global 200 ecoregions
WWF
separatedBy Tapajós River
Xingu River
threat agricultural expansion
cattle ranching
deforestation
hydroelectric development
logging
road construction
vegetationType evergreen rainforest
seasonally flooded forest
terra firme forest

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

Tapajós River ecoregion Tapajós–Xingu moist forests
Iriri River ecoregion Tapajós–Xingu moist forests