From high mountain ranges to deep canyons, the Crete Mediterranean Forests ecoregion covers a wide range of habitats on Crete--an island located in the Mediterranean Sea between the Balkan Peninsula and Turkey. Oaks, carob, junipers, and tree-spurge thrive at lower elevations, where a number of animal species make their homes. Forests of pine and holly oak at middle elevations provide habitat for an endemic goat and several endemic rodents. Impressive cypress woodlands at higher elevations are the only place in the world to find the evergreen Cretan maple.
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