The provided diagram compares the features regarding the temperature zones of different types of mountains, which are classified as tropical or temperate, based on their altitude.
Overall, it is evident the average temperature of mountains near the equator is noticeably higher than that of mountains in middle latitudes. In addition, compared to temperate mountain, tropical mountain has a much greater diversity concerning categories of natural habitat.
Beginning with mountains situated in the equatorial area or of close proximity to the equatorial areas, at the height of 3000 meters above sea level, below the vegetation zones are all considered forest, which extends 1000 meters in height. In other words, these zones are divided into three distinct kinds of forests: cloud forest, mountain montane forest and tropical forests with the temperatures of 15°C, 21°C, and 27°C respectively. From 3000 meters to 4000 meters and 4000 meters to 5000 meters, the zones are correspondingly named as alpine grassland and bare rock at 9°C and 3°C in the given order. And for 5000 meters or upper, it is permanent snow, sitting at -3°C.
Continuing with the temperate mountain, at the height of below 2000 meters, the environments are considered forests, including coniferous forest and deciduous forest with temperatures ranging from approximately 6°C to 12°C. From 2000m to 2700m, the zones are divided into two: alpine meadow at 2°C and bare rock at -1°C. Finally, from 2700 onwards, the vegetation zones is regarded as permanent snow, with temperature dropping lower than -8°C.