Wildlife
Tropical coniferous forests may sound like an odd concept to northern Europeans who associate conifers with cooler northern climes. However, their ability to conserve moisture is the perfect adaptation for certain areas of the tropics and subtropics where conditions are drier year round. Parts of Asia and Central and North America have such conditions, with some of the most diverse examples of this kind of forest found in Mexico.
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Fire-friendly
In Florida and Georgia, pine prospers over oak thanks to forest fires.
In Florida and Georgia, pine prospers over oak thanks to forest fires.
Pangolins
Giant anteater
Mexican free-tailed bat
Asian golden cat
Black bear
Brown bear
Clouded leopard
Jaguar
Leopard
Leopard cat
Otter
Puma
Raccoon
Red fox
Snow leopard
South American coati
Striped Skunk
Tiger
White-nosed coati
Golden langur
Human
Siamang
Slow lorises
Toque macaque
Asian elephant
Brown rat
Great spotted woodpecker
American black vulture
Golden eagle
Lammergeier
Peregrine falcon
Pied kingfisher
Coal tit
Crows and ravens
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests are a forest biome. They are located in regions of semi-humid climate at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Most tropical and subtropical coniferous forest ecoregions are found in the Nearctic and Neotropic ecozones, from Mexico to Nicaragua and on the Greater Antilles, Bahamas, and Bermuda. Other tropical and subtropical coniferous forests ecoregions occur in Asia.
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Useful behaviours for this habitat
Ecozones where this habitat is found
Other Terrestrial habitats
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Bamboo 
Conifers 
Grasses and sedges 
Orchids 
Pines 
Fer-de-lance
Indian rock python
King cobra
Monocled cobra
Gopher tortoise
Leaf-cutter ants
Gossamer-winged butterflies
Monarch butterfly