Biome

Biomes, also unofficially called ecosystems, are areas with specific height, light levels, vegetation, and types of Blocks. Minecraft Pocket Edition currently has most PC 1.7.2 biomes with an exception of a few biomes.

In total, Pocket Edition has 34 biomes.

Snowy
These biomes are known for their inclusion of Snow and Ice. Crops will grow slowly here.
 * Frozen River
 * Ice Plains
 * Ice Plains Spikes
 * Cold Beach
 * Cold Taiga
 * Cold Taiga (Mountainous)

Cold
These biomes are cold, but not cold enough to have snow everywhere.
 * Extreme Hills
 * Extreme Hills M
 * Taiga
 * Taiga M
 * Mega Taiga
 * Mega Spruce Taiga
 * Extreme Hills+
 * Extreme Hills+ M
 * Stone Beach

Lush
Lush biomes are warm and often contain Flowers. They are great for crop cultivation.
 * Plains
 * Sunflower Plains
 * Forest
 * Flower Forest
 * Swamp
 * Swamp M
 * River
 * Beach
 * Jungle
 * Jungle M
 * Jungle Edge
 * Jungle Edge M
 * Birch Forest
 * Birch Forest M
 * Birch Forest Hills M
 * Roofed Forest
 * Roofed Forest M
 * Mushroom Island
 * Mushroom Island Shore

Dry
Dry Biomes are very hot, and rarely contain any moisture or any foliage. It does not Rain here either.
 * Desert
 * Desert M
 * Savannah
 * Savannah M
 * Mesa
 * Mesa (Bryce)
 * Plateau
 * Plateau M

Neutral
These biomes are either completely filled with Water, or have tons of variants that vary depending on their biome.
 * Ocean
 * Deep Ocean
 * Hills (Variants)

Plains
Plains are the most common biomes. They are good for building due to the large available area.

Type

 * Lush

Features

 * Have large amount of Trees.
 * Plentiful Passive Mobs
 * Have exposed Caves and ravines
 * Lava Pools are more common

Desert
Deserts are hot biomes with vast stretches of Sand and Cacti. They do not feature many resources.

Type

 * Hot and Dry

Features

 * Large amounts of Sand and Sandstone
 * Cacti and Dead Bushes can only be found here
 * Desert Villages rarely spawn here
 * Desert Temples rarely spawn here
 * Desert Wells spawn as rare source of water
 * In Update 0.15.0, Husks have an 80% chance to spawn in place of a Zombie.

Extreme Hills
The Extreme Hills is a huge, steep, mountain-like biome.

Type

 * Cold

Features

 * Has Stone in plentiful quantities
 * Emerald Ore can be found here
 * Silverfish and Silverfish Stone spawn here
 * Ores can be found more commonly here

Forest
The Forest is a common biome featuring a large amount of Trees.

Type

 * Lush

Features

 * Trees are in large quantites
 * Spiders spawn more commonly
 * Wolves can be found here

Taiga
The Taiga is a relatively cold biome.

Type

 * Cold

Features

 * Spruce Trees spawn commonly
 * Leaves are frost-covered
 * Ferns and Podzol appear exclusively here
 * Rarely, Moss Stone Boulders may spawn

Swamp
The Swamp is an uncommon biome featuring murky water and an unpleasant atmosphere.

Type

 * Lush

Features

 * Lily Pads spawn on the water
 * Trees grow with long Vines
 * Mushrooms of both types are common
 * Water is darker, murkier, and does often contain patches of Clay
 * Witch Huts rarely spawn here
 * Slimes spawn more commonly in swamps
 * Slime Blocks have a small chance of spawning

Type

 * Depends of the Biome it cuts through

Features

 * Can cut through variety of biomes
 * Squids spawn frequently
 * Clay is easily found here

Type

 * Snowy

Features

 * Snow is found very commonly in the form of layers and blocks.
 * Endermen may create Snow Golems by accident here.
 * In Update 0.15.0, Strays have a 80% chance to spawn in place of a Skeleton.

Mushroom Island
Mushroom Biomes are rare biome spawning in oceans. It features mushroom-themed surroundings.

Type

 * Lush

Features

 * Mycelium, a purple, spreading block can be found in bountiful quantities
 * Trees are very rare
 * Giant Mushrooms spawn here in plentiful quantities.
 * Mushrooms are very common and can be found in any light level
 * Mooshrooms spawn exclusively here.
 * Hostile Mobs do not spawn

Beach
The Beach features Sand, Gravel, and clumps of Clay. It is often found when a Desert Biome reaches an Ocean Biome.

Type

 * Lush

Features

 * Have few to no trees
 * Clay can be found easily

Jungle
The Jungle is a dense, lush biome filled with trees and lots of unique resources.

Type

 * Lush

Features

 * Only Jungle Trees can be found here
 * Can sometimes create 'bush' like structures.
 * Ocelots spawn exclusively.
 * Cocoa Beans can be found growing on jungle trees
 * Melons can be found commonly as a good source of Melon Slices.
 * Vines often hang from the Jungle Trees
 * In Update 0.15.0, Jungle Temples may spawn here.

Birch Forest
A variant of the Forest biome that only has Birch Trees.

Type

 * Lush

Features

 * Similar to forest
 * Birch Trees spawn instead of Oak Trees

Roofed Forest
Also called the Dark Forest, the Roofed Forest features a thick foliage complete with giant mushrooms.

Type

 * Lush

Unique Mobs, Items, and Resources

 * Dark Oak Trees can only be found here
 * Hostile Mobs may spawn due to low light level
 * Giant Mushrooms spawn here in plentiful quantities

Cold Taiga
Cold Taigas are more cold, snowy versions of Taiga biomes.

Type

 * Snowy

Features

 * Also feature Snowy Leaves
 * Have all other Taiga features

Savannah
A warm, vast biome with Acacia Trees and large amounts of grass. They are almost always found near a Desert.

Type

 * Dry

Features

 * Villages are found most commonly here
 * Acacia Trees spawn in this biome exclusively, generate differently to normal trees
 * Features pale, yellow grass

Mesa
A Desert-like biome featuring Cactus, Dead Bushes, Red Sand, and Stained Clay of all kinds. Also called 'Red Deserts'.

Type

 * Dry

Features

 * Red Sand is exclusive to here, and can be found in large quantities
 * Clay, Stained Clay, and Hardened Clay spawn commonly
 * Mesa Mineshafts spawn here
 * Gold Ore spawns at any level, thus more common here.

Ice Spikes
The Ice Spikes is basically the Ice Plains Biome, but with huge tree-like ice spikes that release water when destroyed. It also features steep cliffs.

Type

 * Snowy

Unique Mobs, Items, and Resources

 * Ice Spikes spawn commonly
 * Packed Ice can only be obtained from this biome

Mega Spruce Taiga
Mega Spruce Taiga is a large Taiga forest featuring large Spruce Trees.

Type

 * Cold

Unique Mobs, Items, and Resources

 * Podzol spawns here instead of grass.
 * Similar features to the Taiga
 * Mossy Cobblestone can be found naturally in the form of Moss Stone Boulders.
 * Dead Bushes spawn rarely.

Deep Oceans
Deep Oceans are vast, deep bodies of Water.

Type

 * Neutral

Unique Mobs, Items and Resources

 * Ocean Monuments can generate.
 * Prismarine and related blocks may be found.
 * Guardians may spawn.