Rainforest Biome Locations
Rainforests are thick, warm, wet forests. They receive at least 250cm of rain a year. Millions of plants and animals live in tropical rainforests including fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals.
Tropical rainforests are located in South America, West Africa, Australia, Southern India, and Southeast Asia.
Tropical rainforests are located in South America, West Africa, Australia, Southern India, and Southeast Asia.
South AmericaMammals:
Jaguar, ocelet, didelphid, opossums, sloth, howler monkey, spider monkey, capbybara, bats, marmosets, procyonids, peccaries. Birds: quetzal, macaw, tinamous, curassows, hoatzins, hummingbirds, eagles, oven birds, antbirds, flycatchers, puffbirds, toucans, jacamars, tanagers. Reptiles: anaconda, caiman, iguanas, lizards, boas, and coral snakes. Amphibians: Poison arrow frog. Fish: Electric eel, piranha, etc. |
AustraliaMammals:
Kangaroos, yellow-footed Antechinus, bandicoot, duck-billed platypus, sugar glider, red legged pademelon. Birds: cassowary, brogla, emerald dove, orange footed scrubfowl, sarus crane, laughing kookaburra. Reptiles: frilled lizard, green tree snake, spotted tree monitor Amphibians: giant tree frog, striped marsh frog, Dainty Green tree frog. |