Madeira–Tapajós moist forests
| Madeira–Tapajós moist forests | |
|---|---|
Location in Brazil and Bolivia | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests – Amazon |
| Geography | |
| Area | 719,757.69 km2 (277,900.00 sq mi) |
| Country | Brazil, Bolivia |
| Coordinates | 8°45′50″S 61°36′18″W / 8.764°S 61.605°W |
The Madeira–Tapajós moist forests (NT0135) is an ecoregion in the Amazon basin. It is part of the Amazon biome. The ecoregion extends southwest from the Amazon River between its large Madeira and Tapajós tributaries, and crosses the border into Bolivia. In the south it transitions into the cerrado biome of Mato Grosso. In the state of Rondônia it contains some of the most degraded land of the Amazon basin.