WHAT ARE MONTANE

FORESTS?
About Them
The forests in the mountainous region are
called montane forests. The climate here
is generally cold. The temperature keeps
getting colder as the elevation increases.
Flora and fauna depends on height
because of change of climate. They are
Montane Forests – Colorado found between the submontane and
subalpine zone.

Montane forest in temperate climate

are found in Europe (the Alps etc.), in Montane Forests - Kenya
North America (Cascade Range etc.)
and Himalaya etc.
MONTANE
Montane forest in Mediterranean
FORESTS
climate are found in and Pakistan,
North Africa, Mexico etc.

Montane forest in the tropics consist

of tropical moist forest and tropical 1. Caucasus Mountains 2. Zagros
forest biome. Cloud forest is an Mountains 3. Tropical Montane
example of tropical montane forest. Forests in Malaysia
 In Borneo’s montane forests, there are Santa Marta Montane Forests
over 150 mammal species which makes
them the richest in species as
compared to similar forest in other
regions.

In Indian montane forests, Kashmir

Stag, wild sheep, jackrabbit, Tibetan
antelope, Yak, Snow leopard, squirrel,
Rare Red Panda are some common
animals.

In montane forests animals like Albertine Rift Montane Forests

orangutans, gibbons, langurs, gibbons
and macaques are also found.

“The clearest way into the

universe is through a forest
wilderness.” – John Muir
Pitcher plant – Kinabalu National Park in
Malaysia South Western Ghats Montane Rain
Forests
Wildlife
There are less plant and animal species
in montane forests because the climate Talamancan Montane Forests
here is adverse and there is lack of
food and shelter.

On the lowland slopes of Gunung Mulu

in Sarawak, 171 bird species are found.

Laughing-thrushes and treepie are

some important montane birds.