Rwenzori–Virunga montane moorlands

Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands
Lower Bigo Bog at 3400m in the Rwenzori Mountains with giant lobelia in foreground.
Boundaries of the Albertine Rift montane forests (turquoise) and Rwenzori-Virunga Montane Moorlands (magenta)
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biomemontane grasslands and shrublands
BordersAlbertine Rift montane forests
Geography
Area516 km2 (199 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected513 km² (99%)

The Ruwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion of the Rwenzori Mountains and Virunga Mountains in central Africa.

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