Plants And Animals In The Rainforest
Green animals also live there - bugs caterpillars bees beetles lizards parrots and snakes make their homes in the rainforest.
Plants and animals in the rainforest. As far as the flora of Amazon Rainforest is a concern there are approximately 40000 species of plants and trees found in the rainforest. The abundance of energy supports an abundance of plant and animal species. Sep 1 2016 - Explore Sandee Dusbibers board Animals and plants that live in the rainforests followed by 176 people on Pinterest.
Trees such as rubber trees giant Shorea trees banana trees cecropia trees and giant red cedars are some impressive rainforest trees. Ad Find Visit Today and Find More Results. In addition to the vast number of known rainforest animals biologists estimate that there are millions of species living in rainforests that are still to be discovered.
This abundance is due to the warm humid environment and includes some of the most beautiful and interesting flora. Most animals in the rainforest live in the canopy. The layer below the canopy is called the understory.
The last layer is the forest floor where only a few plants grow because its so dark. About half of the worlds rare plants and flowers take root here. Ad Find Visit Today and Find More Results.
Not only is it home to so many animals plants and trees but it also is essential to the functioning of our world. Apart from being a source of food plants provide animals shelter and a place to hide from predators. Rainforests regulate the rain patterns for the rest of the world which is one of the most important reasons why there is a lot of effort put into saving the rainforest.
The most common plants and trees of Amazon Rainforest are as follows Euterpe Precatoria. Over 200000 species of plants thrive in rain forests. See more ideas about rainforest rainforest animals animals.