Tropical Rainforest Animals And Plants
The average temperature of the tropical rainforest is usually no higher than 93ºF and falls no lower than 68ºF.
Tropical rainforest animals and plants. While covering less than 6 percent of Earths surface rainforests are home to more than 50 percent of the worlds plant and animal species. Half of all the animal and plant species known to man live within the tropical region. There are many species of plants and animals in the rain forest.
Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the sunlight. Orchids are very common plants in the tropical rainforest. Tropical rainforest luxuriant forest found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands near the Equator.
Animals of the rainforest Reptiles of the Rainforest biome. Sep 1 2016 - Explore Sandee Dusbibers board Animals and plants that live in the rainforests followed by 176 people on Pinterest. Tropical rainforests such as the Amazon Rainforest in South America Daintree Rainforest in Australia and the Congo Rainforest in Africa are home to an incredible number of plants.
Want more natural history and wildlife videos. Among the mammals the largest predators include jaguar and cougar. Tropical rainforests form a lush green band around the equator between the two latitudinal lines of the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Some of the birds of rainforest Insects of tropical rainforests. The tropical rainforest is full of humidity and is covered with many wildlife and plants of all kinds. Epiphytes are plants that live on other plants.
The scientific named for the poison dart frog is Dendrobatidae. Animals in tropical rainforests can be as diverse as exotic birds colorful frogs large insects and large cats. Visit the official BBC Earth channel.