rainforest habitats
Tropical woodland environments
Rainforest habitats are the ecological environments found within tropical and temperate rainforests—regions characterized by dense vegetation, high rainfall, and remarkable biodiversity.
These habitats exist at multiple levels: the forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergent layer, each supporting distinct communities of plants and animals.
Deforestation threatens rainforest habitats worldwide.
- epiphytesPlants growing on others
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
- bromeliadsTropical plants, often epiphytic
- jaguarLarge American spotted cat
- canopyOverhead protective covering
orangutan · sloth · understory · humidity · decomposers · poison dart frog · microclimates · evapotranspiration · wildlife corridors · biodiversity · tree kangaroo · tree frog · seasonal flooding · strangler fig · leafcutter ant · harpy eagle · toucans · tropical birds
rainforest habitatsdesert habitats
Dry, sparse wilderness areas
arid lands · deserts · scrublands · steppes · badlands
rainforest habitatsbarren landscapes
Terrain lacking life or growth
deserts · tundra · polar deserts · wastelands · grasslands