Home›Species›Ecosystem›Eastern HimalayasEcosystemEastern HimalayasTropical RainforestReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe Eastern Himalayas extend from eastern Nepal through northeastern India, Bhutan, Tibet and Yunnan in China into northern Myanmar, and rank among the world's most significant biodiversity hotspots, carrying substantial biocultural diversity alongside their ecological richness. The region is home to more than 10,000 plant species, some 240 mammal species and roughly 750 bird species, including snow leopards, Indian rhinoceroses and Asian elephants, sustained by a monsoon climate that brings hot, wet conditions to the lowlands from June through September and average annual rainfall of about 10,000 millimeters in places, making the Eastern Himalayas markedly wetter than the Western Himalayas. Its dramatic elevation gradient, from steaming lowland valleys to high alpine terrain, has driven the evolution of a wide range of distinct habitats within a comparatively small area, and the region remains a major focus of global efforts to conserve mountain biodiversity.FactsEastern HimalayasConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesTake a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsArea (sq km)Well-attestedSourced to the subject's own account524,190 1Eastern HimalayasFilter Results9 entriesCommon GroupAllCaecilians (Gymnophiona) (1)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (2)Pines (Pinaceae) (1)TaxonomyAllAbies (1)Carnivora (1)Gymnophiona (1)Magnoliopsida (1)Panthera (1)Pardofelis (1)Passeriformes (2)Ursus (1)HabitatAllAlpine (2)Chaparral (1)Riparian Zone (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (2)Tropical Rainforest (1)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (1)Endangered (1)Least Concern (3)Near Threatened (1)Vulnerable (2)Everyday GroupAllCaecilians (Gymnophiona) (1)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (2)Pines (Pinaceae) (1)DietAllCarnivore (3)Herbivore (2)Insectivore (1)Omnivore (1)Photosynthetic Autotroph (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (1)Terrestrial (9)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (2)Relationship to PeopleAllEcotourism and Research (1)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)Hunted or Fished (3)Invasive or Introduced Species (1)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)Source of Timber or Wood (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (9)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Australia (2)Bahrain (1)Bangladesh (1)Belgium (2)Bolivia (1)Brazil (1)Cambodia (1)Colombia (1)Denmark (1)Ethiopia (1)Fiji (1)Georgia (1)Guinea (1)Iran (1)Jamaica (1)Japan (1)Kazakhstan (1)Kenya (1)Kuwait (1)Kyrgyzstan (1)Laos (1)Madagascar (1)Marshall Islands (1)Mauritius (1)Mexico (1)Myanmar (2)Nepal (2)Netherlands (1)Norway (4)Oman (1)Peru (1)Russia (1)Samoa (1)Saudi Arabia (1)Seychelles (1)South Asia (6)Spain (2)Sri Lanka (1)Sweden (1)São Tomé and Príncipe (1)Taiwan (1)Tajikistan (1)Tanzania (1)Thailand (1)Tonga (1)Uganda (1)Ukraine (1)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (2)Uzbekistan (1)Vietnam (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Abies densaEastern HimalayasAsian Black BearEastern HimalayasCaecilianEastern HimalayasCamellia sinensisEastern HimalayasGoldcrestEastern HimalayasMarbled CatEastern HimalayasRed PandaEastern HimalayasRed-vented BulbulEastern HimalayasSnow LeopardEastern HimalayasConnectionsDemonstratesMonsoon, Natural Phenomena Well-attested Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1HostsAbies densa, Species Well-attested Source Abies densa (Wikipedia)Asian Black Bear, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Asian Black BearAdditional Source Eastern Himalayas (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2Caecilian, Species Well-attested Source Caecilian (Wikipedia)Camellia sinensis, Species Well-attested Source Camellia sinensis (Wikipedia)Goldcrest, Species Well-attested Source Goldcrest (Wikipedia)Marbled Cat, Species Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Marbled cattier 2Red Panda, Species Well-attested Source World Wildlife FundRed-vented Bulbul, Species Well-attested Source Red-vented bulbul - WikipediaSnow Leopard, Species Well-attested Source World Wildlife FundIn BiomeMontane Grasslands and Shrublands, Biomes Well-attested Source World Wildlife FundIn the Other AtlasesFound InBhutanAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.ChinaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.IndiaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.NepalAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot (WorldAtlas)tier 3WorldAtlasIntroductionQuote, IntroductionThe Eastern Himalayas cover a total area of 524,190 sq.km, and extends from Central Nepal's Koshi Valley to northwest Yunnan in China, including southeast Tibet, Bhutan , parts of India (Sikkim Darjeeling Hills of West Bengal, northeast India), and northern Myanmar .View the SourceEastern Himalayas (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaWikipedia summary, lead paragraphThe Eastern Himalayas extend from eastern Nepal across Northeast India, Bhutan, the Tibet Autonomous Region to Yunnan in China and northern Myanmar.Hosts: Asian Black Bear, Article textAsian black bear, Himalayan vulture, and pikas are common at higher elevations, and also on the Tibetan plateau.View the SourceWorld Wildlife FundWorld Wildlife FundIn Biome: Montane Grasslands and ShrublandsHosts: Red PandaHosts: Snow LeopardView the SourceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDemonstrates: MonsoonView the SourceWikipedia: Marbled cattier 2WikipediaHosts: Marbled Cat, Wikipedia intro: "The marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) is a small wild cat native from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to an elevation of..."View the SourceRed-vented bulbul - WikipediaHosts: Red-vented Bulbul, SubspeciesQuote, Hosts: Red-vented Bulbul, SubspeciesFound in the central and eastern Himalayas from Nepal to Assam, north-eastern India and Bangladesh P. c. stanfordi - Deignan, 1949: Found in northern Burma and south-western China P. c. melanchimus - Deignan, 1949: Found in south-central Burma and northern Thailand P. c. wetmorei - Deignan, 1960: Found in eastern India P. c. saturatus - (Whistler & Kinnear, 1932): Originally deView the SourceCaecilian (Wikipedia)Hosts: Caecilian, Cultural significanceQuote, Hosts: Caecilian, Cultural significanceCaecilians in the Eastern Himalayas are colloquially known as "back ache snakes", while in the Western Ghats, Ichthyophis tricolor is considered to be more toxic than a king cobra.View the SourceGoldcrest (Wikipedia)Hosts: Goldcrest, Continental EurasiaQuote, Hosts: Goldcrest, Continental EurasiaBreeds in the Eastern Himalayas, Burma and China; it is like R. r. sikkimensis, but darker overall with dark green upper-parts and darker buff underparts.View the SourceCamellia sinensis (Wikipedia)Hosts: Camellia sinensis, CultivationQuote, Hosts: Camellia sinensis, CultivationCamellia sinensis is mainly cultivated in tropical and subtropical climates, in areas with at least 127 cm (50 in) of rainfall a year.View the SourceAbies densa (Wikipedia)Hosts: Abies densa, LeadQuote, Hosts: Abies densa, LeadAlso called the Himalayan alpine fir, Abies densa is a dominant conifer in the upper coniferous belt of the central and eastern Himalayas from Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and adjacent Tibet to Burma (Myanmar) in altitudes between 2800 and 3700 m.View the SourceTake a Related QuizWetlands, Reefs and Deltas: New EcosystemsCovers this kind of entry.Comments (0)No comments yet. 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