172
Name of hotspot
Original extent
(km
2
)
Remaining primary
vegetation (km
2
)
Area protected
(km
2
)
Plant
species
Endemic
plants
Vertebrate
species
Endemic
vertebrates
Extinct
species
Atlantic Forest
1,233,875
99,944
50,370
20,000
8000
2315
725
1
Cerrado
2,031,990
438,910
111,051
10,000
4400
2013
292
0
Chilean Winter Rainfall and
Valdivian Forests
397,142
119,143
50,745
3892
1957
419
107
0
Tropical Andes
1,542,644
385,661
246,871
30,000
15,000
4265
1733
2
Tumbes-Choco-Magdalena
274,597
65,903
34,338
11,000
2750
1956
364
4
Total
24,873,301
3,608,092
2,583,697
152,187
14,196
Table 4.16 (continued)
4 Changes on Earth as a Result of Interaction Between the Society and Nature
Name of hotspot
Original extent
(km
2
)
Remaining primary
vegetation (km
2
)
Area protected
(km
2
)
Plant
species
Endemic
plants
Vertebrate
species
Endemic
vertebrates
Extinct
species
Atlantic Forest
1,233,875
99,944
50,370
20,000
8000
2315
725
1
Cerrado
2,031,990
438,910
111,051
10,000
4400
2013
292
0
Chilean Winter Rainfall and
Valdivian Forests
397,142
119,143
50,745
3892
1957
419
107
0
Tropical Andes
1,542,644
385,661
246,871
30,000
15,000
4265
1733
2
Tumbes-Choco-Magdalena
274,597
65,903
34,338
11,000
2750
1956
364
4
Total
24,873,301
3,608,092
2,583,697
152,187
14,196
Table 4.16 (continued)
4 Changes on Earth as a Result of Interaction Between the Society and Nature