Key Biodiversity Areas

Zeihmu Range (16293)
Myanmar, Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Zeihmu Range
Central coordinates: Latitude: 22.7500, Longitude: 93.5833
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1830 to 2560
Area of KBA (km2): 79.98535
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) KBA assessed during the 2011 revision of the CEPF Indo-Burma Ecosystem Profile.

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest100

Additional information


References: Group discussion at WCS office