Tropical Rainforest Plants And Animals
Half of all the animal and plant species known to man live within the tropical region.
Tropical rainforest plants and animals. The average temperature of the tropical rainforest is usually no higher than 93ºF and falls no lower than 68ºF. Tropical rainforest also spelled tropical rain forest luxuriant forest found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands around the Equator. Animals of the rainforest Reptiles of the Rainforest biome.
The animals use the tall trees for shelter hiding places from their predators and as a source of food. Common animals found in tropical rainforests include. There are more than 23 of plant species in the world that are found in tropical rainforests.
Other primates include the orangutan spider monkey squirrel monkey black and red howler. Small animals such as monkeys birds snakes rodents frogs and lizards are common in the tropical rainforest biome. Rainforest plants provide the basic supply of.
Some unique species of plants found in tropical rainforests are orchids epiphytes amazon water lily silky oak bromeliads and so on. The rainforest plants provide food and shelter to the animals that live in the rainforest. Tropical rainforests also have an almost constant supply of water and a wide variety of food for the animals.
A mazon rainforest alone is home to 427 different species of mammals till date. 2 August 2018. Rainforest plants such as large trees beautiful orchids strange-looking flowers and tasty fruits just add to the rainforest biome.
Many of these animals and a multitude of insects never set foot on the ground. It contains the most plant species. The scientific named for.