The ecoregions of Madagascar, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund, include seven terrestrial, five freshwater, and two marine ecoregions. Madagascar's diverse natural habitats harbour a rich fauna and flora with high levels of endemism, but most ecoregions suffer from habitat loss.
Land cover (left) and topography (right) of Madagascar.
Lake Ravelobe in Ankarafantsika National Park.
Image: Lowland rainforest, Masoala National Park, Madagascar
Image: Isalo National Park 01
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopian Zone or Ethiopian Region.
Ituri Rainforest
African forest elephant
African Pygmies living in the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve