Transcript The Rainforest

By:
Heather Catalanatto
What lives in the Rainforest?
 Rainforests are populated with insects, arachnids,
reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals
 There are also several species of plant life that thrive
here
Insects and arachnids
 Most of the animal
species found in the
rainforest are insects
 Some include
butterflies, beetles,
grasshoppers, and
caterpillars
 Arachnids that live in
the rainforest include
scorpions, spiders, and
tarantulas
Insects
Arachnids
Reptiles and Amphibians
 Tropical rainforests are home to a huge diversity of
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reptiles and amphibians
Some reptiles are snakes, lizards, turtles, and
crocodiles
Some amphibians include frogs, toads, salamanders,
newts, and caecilians.
These are found in virtually all rainforest habitats,
ranging from the high canopy to streams and creeks.
Many of these are endangered species
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
-Tropical rainforests are home to many
kinds of birds
- Some include parrots, hornbills, toucans,
and raptors like eagles, hawks, and
vultures.
-Some migratory birds live in rainforests
during the winter and return to cooler
regions during the spring and summer.
-Some of the migratory birds travel to the
United States , and Central America
-Many of these birds are on the
endangered species list
Birds
Mammals
- Tropical rainforests are home to many kinds of
mammals ranging in size
- The large mammals include jungle cats like:
tigers, jaguars, and leopards
- Primates in the rainforest include monkeys and
apes
- Most rainforest mammals are small, nocturnal,
and inconspicuous some are bats and rodents
- Even though we think of the large mammals
when we think of the rainforest the small
mammals are the most abundant
- As with most of the creatures in the rainforest
most of the mammals are on the endangered
species list
Plant Life
 Plant life is extremely abundant in
the Rainforest
 Most modern medicine is derived
from Rainforest plants
 Some include the blue gum, the
bromeliad, ferns, banana and
cacao trees, ginger, orchids, the
passion flower, plumerias, and
rubber trees
 The plants here contribute to most
of the worlds oxygen supply
Climate
 The Rainforest climate is very humid and warm all year
round.
 It is part of the tropical moist climate zone.
 The average rainfall is anywhere from 100 to 260
inches a year.
 The average daily temperature is about 77 degree
Fahrenheit.
Location
 The Rainforest is located near the Earths equator, it
covers only six percent of the Earth, but is home to
more species of plants and animals than anywhere else
in the world.
 There are Rainforests in Central America, Africa, the
Amazon, Australia, and Southern Asia.
 Rainforest are only found in a specific part of the world
 They are located anywhere from the Tropic of
Capricorn south of the equator to the Tropic of Cancer
which is north of the equator.
Locations of the Rainforests
Resources
 www.rainforestanimals.net
 www.Blueplanetbiomes.org
 www.thinkquest.org
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