What is the Wallace Line?
Q: What is the Wallace Line?
A: The Wallace Line is a boundary that separates the ecozone of Asia and the Australasian ecozone.
Q: What is the transitional zone called?
A: The transitional zone is sometimes called Wallacea.
Q: Who is the line named after?
A: The line is named after Alfred Russel Wallace.
Q: Where does the line run through Indonesia?
A: The line runs through Indonesia, between Borneo and Sulawesi (Celebes); and through the Lombok Strait between Bali (in the west) and Lombok (in the east).
Q: Why do many bird species observe the line?
A: Many bird species observe the line because many birds do not cross even the smallest stretches of open ocean water.
Q: Are there any mammals that can be found on both sides of the line?
A: An exception is the Crab-eating Macaque, but most mammals are generally limited to one side or the other.
Q: Who first used the term 'Wallace's Line'?
A: The term 'Wallace's Line' was first used by Huxley in 1868.
