Cardamom Mountains rain forests

Cardamom Mountains rain forests
Cardamom Mountains rain forests
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Indomalayan realm
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	Indochina mangroves; Chao Phraya lowland moist deciduous forests; Central Indochina dry forests;
Bird species	450
Mammal species	100+
Geography
Area	44,289 km2 (17,100 sq mi)
Countries	Cambodia; Thailand,; Vietnam;
Provinces	Chanthaburi Province; Trat Province; Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk; Kampong Speu; Kampot,; Kiên Giang Province;
Elevation	0-1,800 metres
Geology	Sandstone with some limestone, volcanic rock and granite
Conservation
Conservation status	relatively stable/intact
Protected	18,647 km² (43%)

The Cardamom Mountains rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Southeast Asia, as identified by the WWF. The ecoregion covers the Cardamom Mountains and Elephant Mountains and the adjacent coastal lowlands in eastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia, as well as the Vietnamese island of Dao Phu Quoc.