Caucasus mixed forests

Caucasus mixed forests
Shisha River Canyon in Caucasus Nature Reserve, Adygea, Russia
Ecoregion territory (encircled in magenta)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	List Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe Crimean Submediterranean forest complex Eastern Anatolian montane steppe Euxine-Colchic broadleaf forests Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests Pontic steppe
Geography
Area	170,405 km² (65,794 sq mi)
Countries	List Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Iran Russia Turkey
Coordinates	41°45′N 44°15′E / 41.75°N 44.25°E / 41.75; 44.25
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	30,540 km² (18%)

The Caucasus mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion in the Caucasus Mountains, as well as the adjacent Lesser Caucasus range and the eastern end of the Pontic Mountains.