Natmataung (Mount Victoria) (16291)
Myanmar, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: A1e, B2

Year of last assessment: 2018

National site name: Natmataung (Mount Victoria)

Central coordinates: Latitude: 21.1667, Longitude: 93.9167

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 1500 to 3200

Area of KBA (km²): 1092.6377

Protected area coverage (%): 72.62

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Forest	100

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Road construction and hunting

Additional information