Phnom Samkos ( km, ភ្នំសំកុស; Samkos Mountain) is the second-highest peak in Cambodia, located in the western
Cardamom Mountains
The Cardamom Mountains ( km, ជួរភ្នំក្រវាញ, ; th, ทิวเขาบรรทัด, ), or the Krâvanh Mountains, is a mountain range in the south west of Cambodia and Eastern Thailand. The majority of the range ...
at
above sea level. It is situated within the
Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary
Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in western Cambodia, bordering Thailand. The sanctuary was established in 1993 and covers . It is also designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA).
Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary is located i ...
, which takes its name from the mountain, and the
Central Cardamom Protected Forest. The elevation and surrounding forest basin support a large variety of rare
flora
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' ...
and
fauna
Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as ''Biota (ecology ...
.
See also
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Wildlife of Cambodia
The wildlife of Cambodia is very diverse with at least 162 mammal species, 600 bird species, 176 reptile species (including 89 subspecies), 900 freshwater fish species, 670 invertebrate species, and more than 3000 plant species. A single protecte ...
References
Mountains of Cambodia
Cardamom Mountains
Geography of Pursat province
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