Central American Atlantic moist forests

Central American Atlantic moist forests
Cerro Chachahuate
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Belizean Coast mangroves Central American dry forests Central American montane forests Central American pine–oak forests Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests Miskito pine forests Mosquitia–Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves Motagua Valley thornscrub Northern Honduras mangroves Petén–Veracruz moist forests
Geography
Area	89,979 km2 (34,741 sq mi)
Countries	Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Belize
Coordinates	13°45′N 84°45′W / 13.75°N 84.75°W / 13.75; -84.75
Conservation
Protected	30.2%[1]

The Central American Atlantic moist forests ecoregion (WWF ID: NT0111) covers the lowland coastal forests of Honduras, southeast Guatemala, and the eastern forests of Nicaragua (plus two small patches in Belize). Half of the ecoregion is closed-canopy tropical broadleaf evergreen forest, with tree heights reaching 50 meters.^[2][3][1] This ecoregion has the largest single fragment of natural forest in Central America, with a size of 14,629 square kilometres (5,648 sq mi).^[4] The total area is 89,979 square kilometres (34,741 sq mi).