There are 14 Holdridge life zones in Guatemala:[1] [2] [3]
| Life zones | km² | % | Indicator vegetation species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subtropical thorn scrub | 928 | 0.85 | Cactus spp., Pereskia spp., Jacquinia aurantiaca, Guaiacum sanctum, Bucida macrostachya, Vachellia farnesiana, Cordia dentata. |
| Tropical dry forest | 216 | 0.20 | Omphalea oleifera, Talisia olivaeformis, Chloroleucon mangense, Jacaratia mexicana, Myrospermum frutescens. |
| Subtropical dry forest | 3,964 | 3.64 | Cochlospermum vitifolium, Swietenia humilis, Alvaradoa amorphoides, Sabal mexicana, Phyllocarpus septentrionalis, Ceiba aesculifolia, Albizia caribaea, Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia nitida, Leucaena guatemalensis. |
| Subtropical moist forest (temperate) | 12,320 | 11.32 | Pinus oocarpa, Curatella americana, Quercus spp., Byrsonima crassifolia. |
| Subtropical moist forest (warm) | 27,000 | 24.81 |
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| Subtropical wet forest (warm) | 40,700 | 37.41 |
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| Subtropical wet forest (temperate) | 2,584 | 2.38 | Liquidambar styraciflua, Persea donnell-smithii, Eurya seemanii, Pinus pseudostrobus, Persea schediana, Rapanea ferruginea, Clethra spp., Myrica spp., Croton draco. |
| Subtropical rain forest | 1,144 | 1.05 | Magnolia guatemalensis, Talauma spp., Alfaroa spp. |
| Tropical rain forest | 2,636 | 2.42 | Acacia cookii, Cordia gerascanthus, Zanthoxylum belicense, Crudia spp., Podocarpus spp., Basiloxylon excelsa. |
| Subtropical lower montane moist forest | 9,769 | 8.98 | Quercus spp., Pinus pseudostrobus, Pinus montezumae, Juniperus comitana, Alnus jorullensis, Ostrya spp., Carpinus spp., Prunus serotina capuli, Arbutus xalapensis. |
| Subtropical lower montane wet forest | 5,512 | 5.07 | Cupressus lusitanica, Pinus ayacahuite, Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, Pinus hartwegii, Pinus pseudostrobus, Alnus jorullensis, Quercus spp., Zinowiewia spp., Buddleja spp. |
| Subtropical lower montane rain forest | 908 | 0.83 | Podocarpus oleifolius, Alfaroa costaricensis, Engelhardtia spp., Billia hippocastanum, Magnolia guatemalensis, Brunellia spp., Oreopanax xalapensis, Hedyosmum mexicanum, Gunnera spp. |
| Subtropical montane moist forest | 88 | 0.08 | Juniperus standleyi, Pinus hartwegii. |
| Subtropical montane wet forest | 1,040 | 0.96 | Abies guatemalensis, Pinus ayacahuite, Pinus hartwegii, Pinus pseudostrobus, Cupressus lusitanica, Quercus spp., Bocona volcanica, Buddleja spp., Cestrum spp., Garya spp., Bacharia spp. |
| Total area | 108,809 | 100% | |
