Tropical Rainforest Plants And Animals
Animals And Plants In The Tropical Rainforest Some of the animals of the rainforest include chimpanzee gorilla bison elephant okapi leopard pigs etc.
Tropical rainforest plants and animals. The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions of the rainforest. The rainforest plants provide food and shelter to the animals that live in the rainforest. A mazon rainforest alone is home to 427 different species of mammals till date.
They cover about 6 of the Earth s surface and are found all over the world but mostly in South America in Brazil. Reptiles of rainforest Birds of tropical rainforest. The tropical rainforest is full of humidity and is covered with many wildlife and plants of all kinds.
Half of all the animal and plant species known to man live within the tropical region. Many of these animals and a multitude of insects never set foot on the ground. Other primates include the orangutan spider monkey squirrel monkey black and red howler.
Some unique species of plants found in tropical rainforests are orchids epiphytes amazon water lily silky oak bromeliads and so on. The average temperature of the tropical rainforest is usually no higher than 93ºF and falls no lower than 68ºF. Small animals such as monkeys birds snakes rodents frogs and lizards are common in the tropical rainforest biome.
The animals use the tall trees for shelter hiding places from their predators and as a source of food. The climate of the tropical rainforest biome is perfect for plant and animal growth. Epiphytes are plants that live on other plants.
Rainforest plants such as large trees beautiful orchids strange-looking flowers and tasty fruits just add to the rainforest biome. Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the sunlight. Epiphytes are plants that live on other plants.