page_title: Palearctic
hierarchical_section_title: Palearctic
context_page_description: The Palearctic ecozone is one of the eight dividing the Earth's surface.
  The Palearctic is by far the largest ecozone. It includes the terrestrial ecoregions of Europe, Asia north of the Himalayan foothills, northern Africa, and the northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
context_section_description: The Palearctic (or 'Palaearctic') ecozone is one of the eight dividing the Earth's surface.
  The Palearctic is by far the largest ecozone. It includes the terrestrial ecoregions of Europe, Asia north of the Himalayan foothills, northern Africa, and the northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
caption: The Palearctic ecozone.