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The term '''Malabar rainforests''' refers to one or more distinct [[ecoregion]]s recognized by [[biogeography|biogeographers]]:<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-03-21 |title=India's Agasthyamala among 20 UNESCO world biosphere reserves |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/India%E2%80%99s-Agasthyamala-among-20-UNESCO-world-biosphere-reserves/article14169417.ece |access-date=2025-06-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> <br />
# the [[Malabar Coast moist forests]] formerly occupied the coastal zone to the 250 metre elevation (but 95% of these forests no longer exist)<br />
# the [[South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests]] grow at intermediate elevations<br />
# the [[South Western Ghats montane rain forests]] cover the areas above 1000 metres elevation<br />
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==Malabar Coast moist forests==<br />
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The [[Malabar Coast moist forests]] is a [[tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests|tropical moist broadleaf forest]] [[ecoregion]] of southwestern [[India]]. It lies along India's [[Konkan]] and [[Malabar coast]]s, in a narrow strip between the [[Arabian Sea]] and the [[Western Ghats]] range, which runs parallel to the coast.<ref name=":0" /> It has an area of {{convert|35,500|km2|sqmi}}, and extends from northern [[Maharashtra]] through [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] to [[Kanyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]] in southernmost [[Tamil Nadu]]. In March 2016, the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve was included in the Biosphere programme of UNESCO at the International Coordinating Council held in Peru.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Homegrown |date=2021-06-08 |title=When Agasthyamala Became Part Of UNESCO's Perfect Biosphere List |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/lifestyle/unesco-names-indias-agasthyamala-in-their-worlds-perfect-biospheres-list |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Homegrown |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests==<br />
{{Main|South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests}}This ecoregion in the south of the [[Western Ghats]] consists of [[moist deciduous forests]], spanning [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Southern Asia: Southern India {{!}} Ecoregions {{!}} WWF |url=https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0150 |access-date=2025-09-27 |website=World Wildlife Fund |language=en-US}}</ref> It has an area of 9,200 square miles.<ref name=":1" /> Ecologically, it is home to genuses such as [[Adina (genus)|''Adina'']], ''[[Albizia]]'', ''[[Lagerstroemia]]'', ''[[Pterocarpus]]'', and [[Terminalia (plant)|''Terminalia'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-15 |title=South Western Ghats Moist Deciduous Forests |url=https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/south-western-ghats-moist-deciduous-forests/ |access-date=2025-09-27 |website=One Earth |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==South Western Ghats montane rain forests==<br />
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The Malabar squirrel is also found in the Malabar rainforests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bales |first=Rebecca |date=2021-06-13 |title=Indian Giant Squirrel |url=https://a-z-animals.com/animals/indian-giant-squirrel/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=A-Z Animals |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)]]<br />
* [[North Malabar]]<br />
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