Tropical Andes Cloud Forest

Cloud forestColombia/Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia

CountryColombia/Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia

Area250,000 km2

TypeCloud forest

Key SpeciesSpectacled bear, Andean cock-of-the-rock, mountain tapir

About Tropical Andes Cloud Forest

The most biodiverse hotspot on Earth. Contains 15-17% of all plant species in 1% of land area. Over 30,000 plant species, 15,000 endemic. The spectacled bear is the only bear in South America. Padgett named it the global epicenter of biodiversity.

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