The Mucuim river flows through the
Mapinguari National Park, a conservation unit created in 2008. To the north of the national park it is crossed by the
Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230), then runs through the
Balata-Tufari National Forest before joining the Purus. The river flows through the
Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches. It flows through the
Purus várzea ecoregion before joining the Purus. ==See also==