Samoan tropical moist forests
Tropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion of the Samoan Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Samoan tropical moist forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Samoan Islands of the Pacific Ocean.
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Samoan tropical moist forests | |
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Lowland rain forest on Savai'i | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Oceanian |
Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Geography | |
Area | 2,763 km2 (1,067 sq mi) |
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Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
Protected | 231 km2 (8%)[2] |
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Approximately 30% of Samoa's biodiversity is endemic, found only in Samoa, with new species still being discovered including two new butterflies in 2009 and freshwater fish new to science. The country has more native species of ferns and butterflies than New Zealand, a country 85 times larger.[3]