Animals In The Rainforest Layers
Animals that live in the rainforest canopy layer in other parts of the world include orangutans aye-ayes and sugar gliders.
Animals in the rainforest layers. Reptiles include snakes turtles chameleons and other families. As you travel. Or very agile climbers.
Red-eyed tree frogs howler monkeys and many other rainforest monkeys coatis sloths toucans and iguanasAnimals that live in the rainforest canopy layer in other parts of the world include orangutans aye-ayes and sugar gliders. Insects spiders worms and other invertebrates animals without a backbone make up 95 percent of animals in this layer of the forest. The rainforest is made up of four vertical layers each with its own unique inhabitants.
You can find animals to add by. Large raptors such as white-tailed hawks and harpy eagles are its top predator s. However you may not realize how important it is to the ecosystem.
Okapi - a giraffe-like mammal Giant Anteater Blue and Yellow Macaw Brazilian Salmon Tarantula Poison Frog Orangutan Golden Lion Tamarin Sun Conure. Animals in the forest floor are the tigers Jaguars elephants and tapirs. A Rainforest Rhyme by Marianne Berkes iii.
This raptor can weigh as much as 907 kg 20 lb and can kill with its sharp long talons. The harpy eagle is a major predator of the rainforest. Some of the animals that live in the canopy layer of the rainforests are listed below.
The forest floor is generally dark and damp and is home to many plants insects amphibians spiders small mammals and lizards. Learn about some of them in this handout. Pictures from the Zoos or other websites.