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The climate is tropical, with little seasonal variation. Mean maximum temperatures range from 30 °C in the lowlands to 21 °C on the high plateaus, and mean minimum temperatures range from 21º to 15 °C. Rainfall averages 1200 mm per year, increasing to 1400 mm at the
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Mabwati is a dense dry forest community which grows on deposits of
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The ecoregion is home to several large mammal species.
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545:N'Sele Nature Reserve
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407:critically endangered
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447:forest horseshoe bat
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201:Conservation status
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