Biomes

Fourteen biomes: large communities of plants and animals shaped by climate, from tropical rainforest to tundra.

Licence
CC BY 4.0
Chapter
Life
Kind of data
Classified grid
  • Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf forests
  • Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf forests
  • Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous forests
  • Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed forests
  • Temperate Conifer forests
  • Boreal forests/Taiga
  • Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands
  • Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands
  • Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
  • Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
  • Tundra
  • Mediterranean forests, Woodlands and Scrub
  • Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
  • Mangroves
Biomes on a globe
Biomes, world map