Thewildlife of Myanmar includes itsflora andfauna and their naturalhabitats.
Like allSoutheastern Asian forests, the forests of Myanmar can be divided into two categories:monsoon forest andrainforest. Monsoon forest is dry at least three months a year, and is dominated bydeciduous trees. Rainforest has a rainy season of at least nine months, and are dominated bybroadleaf evergreen.
In the region north of theTropic of Cancer, in theHimalayan region,subtropical broadleaf evergreen dominates to an elevation of 2000 m, and from 2000 m to 3000 m,semi-deciduous broadleaf dominates, and above 3000 m, evergreenconifers andsubalpineforest are the primary fauna until thealpinescrubland.
The area fromYangon toMyitkyina is mostly monsoon forest, while peninsular Malaysia south ofMawlamyine is primarily rainforest, with some overlap between the two. Along the coasts ofRakhine State andTanintharyi Division,tidal forests occur inestuaries,lagoons,tidal creeks, andlow islands. These forests are host to the much-depletedMyanmar Coast mangroves habitat ofmangrove and other trees that grow in mud and are resistant tosea water. Forests along the beaches consist ofpalm trees,hibiscus,casuarinas, and other trees resistant to storms.
Myanmar is home to nearly300 known mammal species, 300reptile species, and about1000 bird species.[1] There are alsomany non-marine molluscs in Myanmar.
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