Tropical Rainforest Animals Facts

Amphibians such as poison dart frogs and the red-eyed tree frog.

Tropical rainforest animals facts. And countless other animals such as hippopotamuses rhinos crocodiles elephants. But there are also many different species of monkeys. See more ideas about rainforest animals animals rainforest activities.

Rainforest plants such as large trees beautiful orchids strange-looking flowers and tasty fruits just add to the rainforest biome. And birds such as toucans macaws and the harpy eagle. An example of this is the South American three-toed sloth.

Tropical rainforests which worldwide make up one of Earths largest biomes major life zones are dominated by broad-leaved trees that form a dense upper canopy layer of foliage and contain a diverse array of vegetation and other life. Youve probably heard of some of them. Many animals of the rainforest are camouflaged which aids them in avoiding predators.

Rainforest animals include mammals such as sloths tapirs jaguars tigers howler monkeys spider monkeys and orangutans. Flowering tree In tropical rainforests some trees flower and others produce fruit all year ensuring plentiful food for the many animals. Tropical rainforests are home to the largest and the smallest the loudest and the quietest of all land animals as well as some of the most dangerous most beautiful most endearing and strangest looking animals on earth.

Rainforest animals facts monkeys. They support 90000 of the 250000 plant species. Tropical and temperate rainforests host an estimate of 30 to 50 million species of plants and animals.

Animals in tropical rainforests can be as diverse as exotic birds colorful frogs large insects and large cats. A spider monkey can swing through the rainforest canopy and hang suspended by their tail. A typical four square mile the rainforest can contain as many as 1500 species of flowering plants 750 species of trees 125 mammal species 400 species of birds 100 species of reptiles 60 amphibians and 150 diverse.