Animals In Australian Rainforests. The wet tropics is rich in biodiversity and special plants and animals. Rainforests cover between 6 and 7% of the world’s land surface, yet are home to more than half of all the world’s animal and plant species.
Sharman's rock wallaby ( petrogale sharmani ); As a result, they are warm and wet with lots of rainfall (up to 9 inches a day!) and lots of diversity in their plant and animal life. The animals in rainforests are adapted quite specifically to the layers that they live, with those in the forest being masters of the undergrowth.
Mahogany glider ( petaurus gracilis );
The ginger, australian maple, ferns, bleeding heart, coffee and etc. Using the information on slide 7, use google maps to locate the areas of rainforest around australia. On this page you’ll discover all our rainforest animals, but first…. The mammals present are primarily marsupials, such as small possums,.