FOREST TYPES WITHIN THE TNR/ BAHUAHA -SONENE:

Seven distinguishable forest types are represented, From sub-tropical moist forest in the lowlands (Alt. 250 m, mean annual rainfall of 2,500 mm) to cloud forest (Alt. 1500+ m, mean annual rainfall of 4000+ mm), as well as tropical savanna ecosystems in the East of the reserve (the Pampas del Heath).

These forest types are home to over 20,000 plant species, the base and explanation for the incredible amount of animal diversity present. Scientific investigations in the area over the last twenty years have identified:

900 birds species (more than all the bird species in the continental USA and approximately 1/5 of the world total).
91 mammals,
1230 butterflies,
127 Amphibians and Reptiles, and so on...
The area truly lives up to its title as one of the biodiversity centers of the world.