Tropical Rainforest Animals Facts

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.

Tropical rainforest animals facts. Harpy eagle With a wing span of 2m 66ft this is the largest rainforest bird of prey feeding on monkeys and sloths in the canopy. But there are also many different species of monkeys. Many animals of the rainforest are camouflaged which aids them in avoiding predators.

A spider monkey is named for its long and thins arms legs and tails. 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.

An example of this is the South American three-toed sloth. Tropical rainforest are the home to a large number of animals and some of them are as follows. The black spider monkey has an essential role in the tropical rainforest ecosystem.

Tropical rainforest also spelled tropical rain forest luxuriant forest found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands around the Equator. Jungles are simply warm forests that are very densely vegetated at the forest floor. Monkeys can be divided into two groups old world monkeys that live in africa and asia and new world monkeys that live in south america.

Reptiles such as caimans and the green anaconda. Big cats like leopards lions and genets. Tropical Rainforest Animal Adaptation Facts.

They support 90000 of the 250000 plant species. And birds such as toucans macaws and the harpy eagle. See more ideas about rainforest animals animals rainforest activities.