Amazon Rainforest Animals And Plants. Home to more animal species than anywhere else, it’s the plants that provide food and homes for forest life. The amazon is home to over 50,000 species of lush rainforest plants, spread across eight countries in south america.
The amazon rainforest is an incredibly diverse ecosystem that is home to new species of plants, animals, insects, and birds that are discovered every day, and yet there are probably hundreds, if not thousands of species yet to be discovered. If placed over the united states, the amazon would stretch from western pennsylvania to eastern california and from canada to mexico.the forest is one of our largest terrestrial carbon. Click on the images below to read more about these amazing animals and to see photo credits on wikipedia.
The amazon is filled with 311 mammals, 1000 birds species, 1800 types of butterflies, and 2000 fish species (chandler, 2008).
The monkey brush vine is a parasitic vine that thrives by entangling with other plants or trees. About 80% of life in the rainforest can be found in the canopy, which is where the branches and leaves of most of the trees join up. These forests are known as the “lungs of the earth” because they absorb the largest amount of carbon dioxide on land and give out oxygen. And some of the unique amazon wildlife found in the rainforests: