Caatinga moist-forest enclaves
| Caatinga enclaves moist forests | |
|---|---|
Caatinga enclaves moist forests ecoregion as defined by WWF. | |
| Ecology | |
| Biome | Atlantic Forest |
| Borders | Caatinga |
| Mammal species | 124 |
| Geography | |
| Area | 4,800 km2 (1,900 sq mi) |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Ceará |
| Conservation | |
| Habitat loss | 14.9% |
| Protected | 6.59% |
The Caatinga enclaves moist forests is an ecoregion of the Tropical moist forests Biome, and the South American Atlantic Forest biome. It is located in northeastern Brazil.
The ecoregion forms a series of discontinuous, island-like enclaves amongst the much larger and dry Caatinga xeric shrubland and thorn forests ecoregion and Cerrado subtropical savannas ecoregion.